Wham!’s ‘Closing Christmas’ Returns to No. 1 on U.K. Singles Chart

The race is on for the U.K’s Authentic Christmas No. 1, and with every week to move, Wham! is ready to be the contender to overcome because the duo’s 1984 hit “Closing Christmas” has landed at No. 1 at the Authentic Singles Chart on Friday (Dec. 13). 

The duo, made up of Andrew Ridgeley and the past due George Michael, at the moment are at No. 1 for an 8th non-consecutive week in simply 4 years; “Closing Christmas” first reached the summit of the charts in 2021.

The music additionally bagged the coveted Christmas No. 1 spot for the primary time in 2023, having been crushed to it in 1984 through Band Assist’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” LadBaby – the moniker for YouTube influencer Mark Hoyle – holds the file for choice of Christmas chart-toppers with 5 other songs hitting No. 1 between 2018 and 2022, beating The Beatles’ earlier file of 4.

Wham! noticed off various different festive classics, and is in pole place forward of the announcement of Christmas No. 1 within the U.K. on Dec. 20.

A few of the different contenders are Mariah Carey’s “All I Need for Christmas Is You” (No. 3), Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Across the Christmas Tree” (No. 5), and Tom Grennan’s new Amazon Tune unique “It Can’t Be Christmas” (No. 6).

Chatting with the Bedford Impartial previous this week, Grennan stated it felt “loopy” to be going up towards “a band and artist that I’ve at all times beloved and admired.” He added: “I used to be in reality aware of now not writing a tacky Christmas music. It might were really easy to have completed that, however I sought after to place out the most productive I may be able to do.”

Gracie Abrams sees her five-week reign at No. 1 with “That’s So True” come to an finish, striking at No. 2. An extra slew of Xmas-themed tracks make appearances in different places within the best 40, together with Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” (No. 7), Ariana Grande’s “Santa Inform Me” (No. 9) and Laufey’s “Christmas Magic,” (No. 20).

British vocalist Lola Younger breaks into the highest 20 for the primary time with “Messy” (No. 11) following a upward push of 24 puts week-on-week. Chatting with Billboard U.K. final month, the 23-year-old mentioned the slow-burn luck of the one and why she believes it has attached with fanatics. “I select to provide realness and fact. I’ve were given just a little of a stomach out, I f–king swear a host and I’ve a laugh,” she stated. “And that’s what individuals are resonating with.”

See the total rundown of the Authentic Singles Chart right here.