Christmas Number 1 Battle 2025: Kylie Minogue Pulls Ahead Of Wham!

The race for this year s Christmas number one is officially onWith just days to go until this year’s Christmas number one is announced, it looks like Wham!’s hit Last Christmas may well have to settle for this year’s festive silver medal.In both 2023 and 2024, Last Christmas topped the Christmas chart in the UK, making music history as the first song to do so in two consecutive years.However, Kylie Minogue could be standing in the way of the song pulling off the hat-trick.Kylie’s latest festive effort, the Amazon Music exclusive XMAS, is currently on course to be named the Christmas number one, according to new data.Kylie Minogue performing XMAS on Strictly Come Dancing over the weekendFollowing the physical releases of XMAS on Friday, not to mention the Australian pop superstar’s performance of her new festive hit on Strictly Come Dancing over the weekend, the Official Charts Company said that Kylie is currently on track to be this year’s Christmas number one.They noted that Kylie is currently 7,000 units ahead of Wham!’s Last Christmas, while the charity single Lullaby by Together For Palestine is on course for the number three position.Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael of Wham! on stage in 1984Rounding off the predicted top five are Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You and The Pogues’ Fairytale Of New York, the latter of which was recently revealed to be the UK’s favourite Christmas tune, even if it has now occupied every spot in the UK top 20 aside from the top spot.It’s worth noting that, for now, this is just a prediction, and with four days’ worth of streaming still to be taken into consideration, there could well be an upset before the Christmas number one is announced on Friday evening.Should Kylie manage the Christmas number one, it will be the first of her almost-40-year pop career, and her first UK number one since Slow, which was released 22 years ago.Kylie has been on something of a winning streak since her song Padam Padam became her biggest hit in decades in 2023, earning her a rare UK top 10 and her first Grammy win in 20 years.READ MORE:Our Verdict On All Of The Must-Listen New Christmas Songs Released In 202521 Alternative Christmas Bangers To Freshen Up Your Festive PlaylistThe UK s Favourite Christmas Song Probably Isn t The One You Had In Mind

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