UK 2025 Christmas No.1 Race Reaches Climax

The United Kingdom's Christmas Number One single for 2025 remains undecided as the festive chart race reaches its climax, pitting Wham!'s enduring hit "Last Christmas" against Kylie Minogue's new release "XMAS" and a charity track by Together For Palestine. The Official Charts Company will reveal the full Christmas Singles Chart at 5:45 p.m. today, following an announcement on BBC Radio 1 starting at 3 p.m.

This year's competition has drawn significant attention due to its tight margins, with sales and streams counted from December 12 to 11:59 p.m. on December 18. According to midweek figures from the Official Charts Company, Minogue's "XMAS" leads by 7,000 units over "Last Christmas," while the charity single "Lullaby" trails Wham! by just 231 streams, placing it third. Betting odds from Sky Bet reflect the closeness, listing Minogue as the favorite at 2/9, followed by Wham! at 5/4 and "Lullaby" at 22/1. Other entries, including Mariah Carey's classics and RAYE's "Where Is My Husband?", linger in contention but face longer odds.

Wham!'s "Last Christmas," originally released in 1984 by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, topped the charts in 2023 and 2024, marking the first...