The Christmas Countdown for 2023 is here - sponsored by Marks Electrical.

 

Below are the 40 favourite Christmas songs you voted for the previous year - in our Christmas Countdown 2022.

 

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              Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

7              Bing Crosby - White Christmas

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

9              Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born

10           David Essex - A Winter's Tale

11           Mud - Lonely This Christmas

12           Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

13           Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine

14           Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

15           Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song              

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

17           Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

18           Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child

19           Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

20           Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day        

21           José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

22           Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child

23           The Partridge Family - My Christmas Card To You

24           Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas

25           Gilbert O'Sullivan - Christmas Song           

26           Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

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

28           The Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling

29           Elton John - Step Into Christmas

30           Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo        

31           Jethro Tull - Ring Out, Solstice Bells

32           Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa

33           The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

34           Nat King Cole - O Holy Night

35           Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)      

36           Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

37           George Michael - December Song

38           Cliff Richard - Little Town

39           Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

40           Perry Como - Christmas Dream