Christmas Number One --- What's the Deal-i-o?

Also at Christmas you tend to spend more time in shops and public places as well as potentially more time in a family environment. If records are played in those places then there is some benefit in their being good ones.

Yes, but in the week before Christmas IIRC. Knocked off the top by Band Aid.

Most unexpected and least "Christmassy" (at least in terms of holding what Tom described, probably correctly, as Abba's worst song off the top): "Another Brick In The Wall Part II". I can't say I like it, but I can't say I hate it, either.

Worst: "What about the Africans? I can't even breathe!" or whatever it was. *Six weeks* at number one, that fucker had. Look where "Cry" entered the chart yesterday and be grateful it's not '95.

"Earth Song" is Jackson's best 90s single, though. "What about the elephants? Have we lost their trust?" - the exact moment where mania beat out melody in the Jackson saga.

Abba's worst single? What was this I said? (I've completely forgotten). Abba's best non-single is "Happy New Year", which is routinely included on Christmas compilations despite being one of the bitterest and bleakest records ever made.

I was referring to "I Have A Dream", number two behind "Another Brick In The Wall" at Christmas 1979, which you described as Abba's "contribution to world piece and worst song" when alluding to Westlife's version (which of course *was* Xmas No 1) in your boybands piece nearly two years ago. Actually, I suspect some of their early cheesy mainland-Europe-only hits were worse (I mean, "I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do"? I don't.)

With you on "Happy New Year". This is, at least, the 13th year it's made me cry.

As for my favourite, I have to side with Tom and go for the Pet Shop Boys.

However, special mentions should go to some of my other favourites, namely 'Don't You Want Me' by The Human League, 'These Are The Days Of Our Lives' by Queen and 'Two Become One' by The Spice Girls.

I have a new favorite. That Spice Girls song was garbage aside from the string arrangement.

Can't even remember them. Hmm...

*scrounges the net*

Nice use of the word 'endeavour.' ;-)

Sickly streetlamps distorted through the panes in our front-door (twelve feet away across the blackness of the front room). The smell of the thick decades-old faded-green quilt thrown across the drop- leaf dinner table... working through Geography homework on the uneven surface, lit by the fluorescent strip in the kitchen.

1971 and 1981.

This used to be a big deal.

Nowadays, the Christmas number one all over the West is the same mid 90s recording by Mariah Carey, and this happens every year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIzsxWjYT6I

Enjoyed this

xp Nah, it still has some life in it yet

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They didn't managed to make John Cage's "4.33" go to the top in 2010, in spite of all the campgaigning. But let's see. Those Christmas songs are pretty hard to beat these days because every shop turning on some Christmas playlist on Spotify, Apple Music or wherever counts.

it's #8 in the midweeks, so has a slightly better chance

https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart-update/

current number one is "ladbaby" a tiktoker.

destroy the uk

ladbaby have been xmas number one the previous two years, they are shitter than you can possibly imagine

christ. mr blobby must be turning in his grave

I've checked with him and this is his answer

DEATH TO ALL LADLORDS AND LADLADIES

— Mr. Blobby (@WorstBlobby) December 24, 2020

Kunts up to #6 in the charts now, one last push