The homelands festive all time most popular songs during December, The Winter Holidays & Winterval
The Star December Festive Countdown
An epic countdown of the biggest festive hits, the songs that were non festive but the biggest in the Star Chart at this time of year, and all time Christmas themes from movies & TV and even the most popular christmas carols all mixed together in a huge Top 100 going out all day across the Homelands on Winters Eve (Christmas Eve in the UK).
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100 Spice Girls – Too Much
99 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – The Power Of Love
INTERVIEW - Jon Morter on The Hillsborough Justice Collective single.
98 The Justice Collective – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Jon Morter speaks to us about how The Justice Collective was put together.
97 Boney M – Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord
96 Queen – These Are The Days Of Our Lives
INTERVIEW - Jon Morter on the Rage Against The Machine Campaign for the UK Christmas No. 1.
95 Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name Jon Morter speaks to us in Central City about
94 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax (Don’t Do It)
93 Carol – Auld Lang Syne
92 Mariah Carey – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
91 Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh
90 Dean Martin – Let It Snow, Let It Snow
89 Coca Cola – Holidays Are Coming
88 The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)
87 Carol - O Little Town of Bethlehem
86 Bob The Builder – Can We Fix It?
85 BBC Children In Need – Perfect Day
84 Eartha Kitt – Santa Baby
83 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donavan – Especially For You
82 Bing Crosby – White Christmas Holiday Inn (1942)
81 Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus – We All Stand Together
80 Boyz II Men – End Of The Road
79 Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock
78 Tchaikovsky - Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker Suite)
77 Doris Day – Winter Wonderland
76 Military Wives Choir – Wherever We Are
75 Jackson 5 – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
74 Mr Blobby – Mr Blobby
73 Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
72 Andy Williams – The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
71 Mel & Kim – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
70 Band Aid II – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
69 The Wizard Of Oz – If Only I Had a Brain
68 Queen – Thank God It’s Christmas
67 Carol – 12 Days Of Christmas
66 Mashup – Pumpin’ Up The Christmas
65 Destiny’s Child – 8 Days of Christmas
64 Disney’s Frozen – Idina Menzel – Let It Go
63 Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
62 Home Alone - The House
61 The Wizard Of Oz – Main Title
60 East 17 – Stay Another Day
59 The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping
58 Sonic 3D: Flickies Island – Diamond Dust Act 1
57 SWV – This Christmas
56 Paul McCartney – Pipes Of Peace
55 Ozzy Osbourne & Kelly Osbourne – Changes
54 ABBA – Happy New Year
53 Mud – Lonely This Christmas
52 Elton John – Step Into Christmas
51 Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
50 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin’ Stupid (Like I Love You)
49 Dina Carroll – The Perfect Year
48 Cliff Richard – Mistletoe & Wine
47 Brian Seal – Merry Christmas
46 Ollie Hand – This Is Christmas
45 Jess Glynne – This Christmas
44 Lady GaGa – Christmas Tree
43 Carol - Hark The Herald Angels Sing
42 Carol - Rudolph The Red Nosed Raindeer
41 Robbie Williams – Angels
40 Cliff Richard – Saviour’s Day
39 Shayne Ward – That’s My Goal
38 Will Young – Leave Right Now
37 The Spice Girls – 2 Becomes 1
36 Meat Loaf – I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)
35 Roy Wood & Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
34 Singin’ In The Rain – Gene Kelly – Singin’ In The Rain
33 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York
32 Kelly Clarkson – Underneath The Tree
31 Carol - Deck The Halls
30 The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir – A Bridge Over You
29 Carol - Ding Dong Merrily On High
INTERVIEW with Karine Polwart about her cover of "Merry Christmas Everybody"
28 Karine Polwart – Merry Christmas Everybody
27 Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules – Mad World
26 Home Alone – We Overslept Again
25 Steeleye Span – Gaudete
24 The Wizard Of Oz – Optimistic Voices
23 Ed Sheeran & Elton John – Merry Christmas
22 Carol - Jingle Bells
21 John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
20 Carol - Silent Night
19 The Wizard Of Oz – Munchkinland Medley
18 Carol - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
17 Take That – Greatest Day used in Christmas Day montage.
16 Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmas Time
15 The Wizard Of Oz – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
14 The Snowman – Aled Jones – Walking In The Air
13 Home Alone – Home Alone Theme (Somewhere In My Memory)
12 Cliff Richard – The Millennium Prayer
11 Wham! – Last Christmas
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10 Elf – Main Title The main festive theme to the 2003 family film starring Will Ferrell.
09 Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas Originally released in 1988.
08 Home Alone – Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
07 Home Alone 2: Lost In New York – Darlene Love – All Alone On Christmas
The song was written for the festive family comedy sequel, although only a minor hit in the UK, it was big on The Star Chart and in the US.
06 Mariah Carey – Oh Santa From her 2nd festive album "Merry Christmas II You".
05 The Polar Express – Josh Groban – Believe From the 2004 festive family film starring Tom Hanks.
INTERVIEW with Pete Russell about how he came to write the atmospheric christmas song "Remember It's Christmas (This Time Of Year).
04 Pete Russell feat. Tori Beaumont – Remember It’s Christmas (This Time Of Year) An original christmas song from Liverpool an anthem to remind us to think of the lost, lonely & anxious over the festive season.
03 Shakin’ Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone Released for the festive season of 1985.
02 Slade – Merry Christmas Everybody
Was originally released for the festive season of 1973.
01 Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You
Originally reached no. 4 in the UK in 1994 but rose to #1 thanks to streaming being counted for the chart in 2021, it was also a former Star Chart #1.
Further Down
156 The Beatles - Day Tripper
155 Bryan Adams - Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
154 Oliver! - Food, Glorious Food
153 NEW LadBaby - Food Aid
152 Love Actually – Bill Nighy – Christmas Is All Around
151 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
150 GOODLAUG/Seal Services – Idiots & Swines
149 The Wizard Of Oz – If Only I Had The Nerve
148 Mariah Carey – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
147 Peter Kay presents Geraldine – Once Upon a Christmas Song
146 Bo Selecta – Proper Crimbo
145 LadBaby – Don’t Stop Me Eatin’
144 KT Tunstall – This Christmas
143 Mariah Carey – Silent Night
142 Sam Smith – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
141 LadBaby – I Love Sausage Rolls
140 David Essex – A Winter’s Tale
139 Shakin’ Stevens – Blue Christmas
138 Greg Lake – I Believe In Father Christmas
137 Mike Oldfield – In Dulce Jublio
136 LadBaby, Elton John & Ed Sheeran – Sausage Rolls For Everyone
135 Peter Farrie’s MySongLife - Energy
134 Disney’s Alice In Wonderland – The Unbirthday Song
133 Sam Bailey – Skyscraper
132 LadBaby – I Love Sausage Rolls
131 The Human League – Don’t You Want Me
130 It’s a Wonderful Life – Buffalo Gals
129 Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas
128 The Sound Of Music – My Favourite Things
127 The Housemartins – Caravan Of Love
126 Disney’s Mary Poppins – Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
125 LadBaby – We Built This City
124 Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson – Oh Santa
123 Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory – Pure Imagination
122 Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell
121 South Park – Chef – Chocolate Salty Balls
120 Carol - Good King Wenceslas
119 The Ronettes – Slight Ride
118 Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
117 Frank Sinatra – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
116 John Lennon - Imagine
115 Bing Crosby & David Bowie – Peace On Earth (Little Drummer Boy)
114 Henry Ball live – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
113 Carol - Away in a Manger
112 Steps - Heartbeat
111 Spice Girls – Goodbye
110 Morecambe & Wise –Bring Me Sunshine
109 Michael Jackson – Earth Song
108 Elton John – Candle In The Wind ‘97
107 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (The Bodyguard)
106 Mike Oldfield – in Dulce Jublio
105 Gary Glitter – Another Rock & Roll Christmas
104 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
103 Jona Lewie – Stop The Cavalry
102 Johnny Mathis – When a Child Is Born
101 The Wizard Of Oz – If Only I I Had a Heart
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