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The power of downloads strikes again. Following on from this BBC article, the number of tracks that make it into the charts for holidays seems to go into full swing at Christmas.  Whilst there were a few for Hallowe’en, expanding the list of Christmas songs in this weeks chart, to the full Top 200 shows many more.  Some of these are genuine physical releases with a Christmas theme, mostly from adverts (#25, #44, #71), even more are from downloads alone. With another two charts due before Christmas, this number may increase.

week ending 15/12/2007
#8 - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
#12 - Fairytale Of New York  - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl
#25 - It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
#27 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
#33 - Merry Christmas Everyone  - Shakin’ Stevens
#37 - Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
#38 - Do They Know It’s Christmas? - Band Aid
#44 - Don’t Shoot Me Santa - The Killers
#51 - Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
#60 - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John And Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band With the Harlem Community Choir
#61 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby
#71 - It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
#77 - Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
#82 - Elton John’s Christmas EP - Elton John
#83 - Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Boney M
#86 - Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
#90 - Walking In The Air - Aled Jones
#100 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
#101 - Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue
#106 - The Christmas Song - Nat ‘King’ Cole
#108 - Stay Another Day - East 17
#118 - Lonely This Christmas - Mud
#120 - Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town - Bruce Springsteen
#121 - Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
#123 - Frosty The Snowman - The Ronettes
#128 - Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
#134 - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
#137 - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby And David Bowie
#139 - Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness
#148 - When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis
#152 - Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong
#153 - Do They Know It’s Christmas? - Band Aid 20
#160 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
#161 - 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
#181 - Please Come Home For Christmas - The Eagles
#184 - Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses