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The Decline of the Christmas Number One in the UK
TLDR The Christmas number one in the UK has become less popular over the years, with only seven songs ever having the word "Christmas" in the title, and the last Christmassy song reaching number one almost 20 years ago. Reality shows like X Factor and unconventional contenders have contributed to the decline of the Christmas number one tradition.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
The Christmas number one has been boring for the past 20 years due to reality shows like X Factor and Lad Baby's annual food-related songs.
01:58
This year's Christmas number one song in the UK will make history, and it's predicted to be one of four songs.
03:25
The Christmas number one in the UK has become less popular over the years, with only seven songs ever having the word "Christmas" in the title, and the last Christmassy song reaching number one almost 20 years ago.
05:08
In 2009, a Facebook campaign successfully got Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name" to be the Christmas number one, overthrowing Simon Cowell's X Factor winner.
06:43
Several unlikely contenders for the Christmas number one include Nala the Stevenage station cat, Sleaford mods, Suede, and EMF with Stephen Fry.
08:11
The Christmas song "Chestnut's Roasting on an Open Fire" was written by Thora Hurd's son-in-law, and the song "Mistletoe and Wine" was written by the same man who wrote the theme tune to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
09:37
The songwriter of the song "Christmas Wrapping" used the money he made from the Spice Girls' cover version to buy Jeffrey Dahmer's house in Ohio.
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