Michael Bublé Scores The UK’s Biggest Christmas Song Of The 21st Century
The Michael Bublé festive favourite It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas is officially the UK’s biggest Christmas song of the 21st century, according to the Official Charts Company.
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Taking into account combined sales and streams of yuletide songs released this century, the track reaches the summit with a total of 1.9 million UK chart units; including an impressive 206 million UK streams.
A cover of the original 1951 track written by Meredith Wilson and since covered by Bing Crosby and Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters, Bublé’s 2011 take on It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas reached a peak of No 6 on the Official Singles Chart back in December 2022.
Its parent album Christmas, also released in 2011, remains a festive staple and returned to the top of the charts in 2022.
Bublé also boasts a further 12 songs in the Top 40 list, including Holly Jolly Christmas (No 8), Santa Claus is Coming to Town (No 15) and Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (No 19).
There are also strong showings for modern Christmas classics from Coldplay, The Darkness, Ed Sheeran, Kylie and Sia, among others.
The UK’s Top 20 21st Century Christmas songs
1. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Michael Bublé
2. Santa Tell Me – Ariana Grande
3. Somewhere Only We Know – Lily Allen
4. One More Sleep – Leona Lewis
5. Underneath The Tree – Kelly Clarkson
6. Do They Know It’s Christmas – Band Aid 20
7. Mistletoe – Justin Bieber
8. Holly Jolly Christmas – Michael Bublé
9. Christmas Lights – Coldplay
10. Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)- The Darkness
11. Santa Baby – Kylie Minogue
12. Snowman – Sia
13. Merry Christmas – Ed Sheeran & Elton John
14. Do They Know It’s Christmas Band – Aid 30
15. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Michael Bublé
16. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Sam Smith
17. Baby It’s Cold Outside – Idina Menzel Ft Bublé
18. Santa’s Coming For Us – Sia
19. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Bublé
20. Jingle Bells – Michael Bublé/Puppini Sisters