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inated the 1960s Christmas No.1s, Grass Of Home grabbed the 1966 also recorded the first of seven to members of their fan club.
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five top 40 hits for Liverpool group McGough, comedian John Gorman of Paul McCartney. It was a refined g The Ballad Of Lydia Pinkham.
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1984 – BAND AID, Do They Know It’s Christmas
The 37 performing artists – representing 14 different groups and four solo acts – boasted 23 No.1 singles between them, with Sting and the Police accounting for five, George Michael and Wham! for four and Paul Weller for four from his time with The Jam.
1993 – MR BLOBBY, Mr Blobby
This finished as the sixth best–selling single of the year, but Mr Blobby’s fanbase deserted him by the time of his 1995 follow–up, Christmas in Blobbyland – it only reached No.36.
1994 – EAST 17, Stay Another Day (below)
The four–track CD single also included an up–tempo Less SAD Mix, which paired the poignant lyrics of the original song with a bangin’ dance beat, and a More SAD Mix, which added the noise of barking dogs and seagulls.
1996 – SPICE GIRLS, 2 Become 1 1997 – SPICE GIRLS, Too Much 1998 – SPICE GIRLS, Goodbye
The fivesome became the second act after the Beatles to notch up three consecutive Christmas No.1s. In 1997, they beat the Teletubbies to the top spot while, in 1998, South Park’s Chef was runner–up with his Chocolate Salty Balls.
2000 – BOB THE BUILDER, Can We Fix It?
This became the biggest–selling single by a non–human solo artist and finished the year as the best–selling single of 2000, ahead of All Saints’ Pure Shores.
2003 – MICHAEL ANDREWS feat GARY JULES, Mad World
This depressing ballad telling of “dreams in which I’m dying” from psychological thriller Donnie Darko was replaced three weeks later by the Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus’ debut single.
2005 – SHAYNE WARD, That’s My Goal 2006 – LEONA LEWIS, A Moment Like This
2007 – LEON JACKSON, When You Believe
2008 – ALEXANDRA BURKE, Hallelujah
2010 – MATT CARDLE, When We Collide
2013 – SAM BAILEY, Skyscraper
2014 – BEN HAENOW, Something I Need
X Factor winners ruled the Christmas charts for a very long time!