Which are the most popular ever Christmas songs?

We hope you enjoyed last year's Christmas Countdown - listed below.  

Voting's now underway for our 2025 chart. Tell us your favourites here - and enjoy the whole chart on Christmas Eve from 10.00am with Peter Quinn and Rob Jones.

The Boom Christmas Countdown 2024

1             Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas

2             The Pogues And Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

3             Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

4             Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas

5             Wham! - Last Christmas

               

6             Bing Crosby - White Christmas

7             Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

8             Mud - Lonely This Christmas

9             John Lennon And Yoko Ono - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

10          Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

               

11          David Essex - A Winter's Tale

12          Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

13          José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

14          Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born

15          Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

               

16          Bing Crosby And David Bowie - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

17          Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

18          Steeleye Span - Gaudete

19          Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine

20          Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child

               

21          Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas

22          Gilbert O'Sullivan - Christmas Song

23          Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

24          The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas

25          Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo

26          Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child

               

27          Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

28          The Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling

29          Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time

30          Showaddywaddy - Hey Mr. Christmas

               

31          Wings - Mull Of Kintyre

32          The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

33          Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

34          Elton John - Step Into Christmas

35          Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace

               

36          Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

37          Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again

38          Jethro Tull - Ring Out, Solstice Bells

39          Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa

40          Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

               

41          Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

42          Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day

43          George Michael - December Song

44          Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

45          Perry Como - Christmas Dream

               

46          East 17 - Stay Another Day

47          Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold, Cold Christmas

48          Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love

49          Nat King Cole - O Holy Night

50          Aled Jones - Walking In The Air