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(Andrew Ridgeley photographed this evening at a signing at the RCA Records pop-up shop at Mare St Market, Kings Cross, London. Credit Official Charts.)<\/p>\n
MORE: Meet your 2025 Official Christmas Number 1 single contenders<\/a><\/p>\n RAYE<\/a>\u2019s WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!<\/a> lands just behind WHAM! this week at Number 2, a third week in the runner-up spot, can Christmas party season push her all the way next week?\u00a0<\/p>\n Kelly Clarkson<\/a>\u2019s euphoric Underneath The Tree<\/a> celebrates a brand-new peak this week, breaking the Top 5 for the first time (5). The track was originally released back in 2013 and entered the UK Top 10 for the first time last year, its rise again this week\u00a0arguably securing its status as a modern-day Christmas classic.\u00a0<\/p>\n Everybody\u2019s goin\u2019 X-M-A-S as Kylie Minogue<\/a>\u2019s Amazon Music UK exclusive XMAS<\/a> asserts its Christmas Number 1 capabilities. The track lifts eight to a new Number 16 peak this week with its vinyl and CD versions arriving today and counting in the Christmas Number 1 race. It comes as Kylie banks her 11th Official Number 1 album with Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped).\u00a0<\/p>\n Other festive favourites on the rise\u00a0<\/p>\n As excitement for the big day builds, a slew of seasonal staples scale the Top 40 this week:\u00a0<\/p>\n Michael Bubl\u00e9 – It\u2019s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (Number 29, up two) and Holly Jolly Christmas (Number 35, up three)\u00a0<\/p>\n Olivia Dean<\/a> is also among the favourites for Christmas Number 1, as three of her tracks hold strong in the Top 10, So Easy (To Fall In Love)<\/a> (6), Man I Need<\/a> (7) and Sam Fender<\/a> team-up Rein Me In<\/a> (9) look to spoil the WHAM! party.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Don\u2019t rule them out just yet. HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon<\/a>\u2019s I Run<\/a> does just that, as it vaults seven places to Number 14 this week. They couldn\u2019t make a late surge for the Christmas Number 1 crown, could they?\u00a0<\/p>\n See the full Official Singles Chart Top 100 here from 5.45pm.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow the Official Christmas Number 1 race<\/p>\n The Official Christmas Number 1 race 2024 kicks off Friday December 12 with sales and streams counting up until midnight (11.59pm) on Thursday, December 18.<\/p>\n Tune in to The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1 on Friday December 19 from 4pm to hear the Christmas Top 40 countdown and the exclusive reveal of the Official Christmas Number 1 2024.<\/p>\n The full Top 100 Official Christmas Singles Chart<\/a> and Albums Chart<\/a> will be published on OfficialCharts.com from 5.45pm.<\/p>\n Join the conversation now using the hashtag #XmasNo1. For all the latest race updates join the Official Charts mailing list<\/a> for Breaking News on this year\u2019s race and beyond. Follow @OfficialCharts on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, X<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, Threads<\/a>\u00a0and Bluesky<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n