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The UK’s Christmas number ones have ranged from classic holiday tunes to some surprisingly unseasonal songs. Here’s a complete run-down.

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From nostalgic indie-rock to punky expressions of festive angst, the best alternative Christmas songs make for a cool Yuletide soundtrack.

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Plenty of Yuletide records are disposable, but the best Christmas albums really do capture the magic of the holiday season.

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An enduring Yuletide chestnut, It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas has become one of Michael Bublé’s signature songs.

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Songs of good cheer with serious messages to impart, the best Christmas carols are winter warmers that never fail to lift the spirits.

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Believed to be the first Christmas song ever recorded, Jingle Bells was not even originally written for the holiday season.

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From festive celebrations to seasonal sass and holiday heartbreak, the best Christmas songs cover all the Yuletide bases.

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Now an annual tradition, the best John Lewis Christmas advert songs have provided us with some stunning and moving cover versions.

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Christmas is a time for surprises – and the biggest Christmas songs to never make No.1 still have us looking back on the charts in disbelief.

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Wizzard’s Phil Spector-esque bid for Yuletide glory, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday remains a timeless seasonal classic.

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