The Christmas songs Brits are fed up of have been revealed – and the results might surprise you.
Mariah Carey has dominated the festive period over the years with her hit All I Want For Christmas Is You.
But a poll by Twix has suggested Brits have finally tired of the track, which was released in 1994, as it topped the list of Christmas tunes they are fed up of hearing.
Following in close behind was a more recent tune, Justin Bieber’s 2011 seasonal song Mistletoe – which the star released when he was just 17 years old.
Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know it’s Christmas’ also made its way onto the chocolate company’s list, alongside East 17’s Stay Another Day and Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande.
But Mariah shouldn’t fret, as just days ago the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) found her track to still be one of the pubic’s go-to choices at Christmas.
Mariah Carey has dominated the festive period over the years with her hit All I Want For Christmas Is You – but a poll by Twix has suggested Brits have finally tired of the track, which was released in 1994, as it topped the list of Christmas tunes they are fed up of hearing
Following in close behind was a more recent tune, Justin Bieber’s 2011 seasonal song Mistletoe – which the star released when he was just 17 years old
Duo George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s number one hit came top, with 40% of people selecting the 1980s ballad Last Christmas as their choice.
Next to make the poll in second position were Anglo-Irish punks The Pogues with their hit, Fairytale Of New York, and British rock band Wizzard’s I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, which both got a 36% vote.
At third was All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah; while Silent Night, Canadian singer Michael Buble’s It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas and Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas tied for fourth.
The next spot on the chart among the 2,000 asked went to classic song White Christmas from American singer and actor Bing Crosby.
Also featuring on the list were: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite; Shakin’ Stevens’ Merry Christmas Everyone; John and Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band’s Happy Xmas (War Is Over) along with the carols Away In A Manger; Once In Royal David’s City; O Holy Night; and O Come, All Ye Faithful.
The top five songs were broadly the same for orchestral music fans, who also put Wham! in top position, and featured the other tracks as some of their favourites.
Huw Davies, deputy managing director at the RPO, said: ‘For decades, December has been a time of year when rock and pop acts across the UK aspire to secure the coveted Christmas number one position in the charts.
Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know it’s Christmas’ also made its way onto the chocolate company’s list, alongside East 17’s Stay Another Day and Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande
But Mariah shouldn’t fret, as just days ago t he Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) found her track to still be one of the pubic’s go-to choices at Christmas (Mariah Carey pictured 1994)
Duo George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley ‘s number one hit came top, with 40% of people selecting the 1980s ballad Last Christmas as their choice (Wham! pictured)
‘Our poll on the nation’s favourite Christmas music also reminds us of the timeless appeal of the hymns, religious and choral music that have a special place in people’s hearts.
‘In fact, the popularity of Christmas music from the choral and classical genre comes at a time of year when engagement with classical music has hit an annual peak.
‘Our research indicates that 83% of UK adults say they will engage with classical and choral music in some shape or form during the month of December – and many people that have no prior connection with the genre say Christmas is the right time for them to give it a go.’
Last year Wham! claimed its first Christmas number one with their festive hit – 39 years after its original release.
The track, first released in December 1984, was famously beaten that year by the charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas?
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Wham’s Last Christmas hitting the airwaves, cementing its position as one of the greatest festive hits of all time and with a video documenting a trip to a ski chalet that’s just as loved as the song.
Next to make the poll in second position were Anglo-Irish punks The Pogues with their hit, Fairytale Of New York, (pictured) and British rock band Wizzard’s I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, which both got a 36% vote.
To mark the occasion, Andrew has returned to the same Swiss Alpine village where the video was filmed, joined by Wham! backing singers Shirlie Kemp and Helen ‘Pepsi’ DeMacque was well as Jon Fowler, Cheryl Harrison, Pat Fernandes and David Ridler, who also appeared in the video.
The trip was also designed as a tribute to George, following his death in 2016 at the age of 53, with Andrew telling BBC Two’s documentary Wham! Last Christmas Unwrapped: ‘There is an incompleteness being here without George. When he left us, he died at Christmas.
‘To lose such a dear friend, when you have a particular bond, it was a truly desperate moment. He was my other half, I’d never conceived of a future without him.’
The group last performed together at WHAM! The Final concert at Wembley in June 1986 and despite multiple rumours of a reunion, they never performed again together.
Their first public reunion came 31 years later when Andrew, Pepsi and Shirley appeared on stage at the BRIT Awards in 2017 to pay tribute to George.
