Christmas Number One 2024 Odds: Current Favourites
The race to become the UK Christmas Number One 2024 is nearly over, with the winner set to be announced on Friday, December 20th. Wham!’s iconic Last Christmas finally reached the top spot last year, and it is currently the favourite to take the festive crown once again. However, it faces stiff competition from the likes of Mariah Carey, Tom Grennan, and Band-Aid. Who will be triumphant come Friday evening? Join me as I look at the UK Christmas Number One 2024 odds and find out. Top contenders for 2024 Christmas number 1 2024 is shaping up to be one of the most competitive years in recent memory for the Christmas Number One crown. Join me as I take a look at the leading contenders: Wham! – Last Christmas Wham!’s iconic Last Christmas song is the current bookies’ favourite to take the top spot. George Michael and Andrew Ridgley’s Christmas classic finally topped the charts last Christmas, and its renaissance looks to continue this year, with the song currently at 2/7 with talkSPORT BET to make it to the top of the charts again. Bet on Wham! – Last Christmas at 2/7 with talkSPORT BET Tom Grennan – It Can’t Be Christmas Tom Grennan gave us the unexpected song of the Euros this summer with ‘The Best a Man Can Get (Gilette), and he has now emerged as a surprise contender for Christmas number one. It Can’t Be Christmas made a huge leap from 25th to 6th in this week’s charts, which suggests momentum could be on its side. While I suspect it may be a little too late for it to pip Wham!, it could still be worth a punt. Back Tom Grennan at 8/1 with bet365 Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas When looking through the list of every UK Christmas Number One since 1952, it is amazing to think that Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas has never taken the top spot. Similar to Last Christmas, the song has become one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time, and fans have rallied behind it in recent years to try and finally get it to the top. Unfortunately, I suspect it will have to wait another year. Back Mariah Carey to get Christmas Number at 14/1 with BetVictor Yorkshire Pudding Boy – All I Am Another surprise candidate with UK bookies for Christmas Number One this year is Yorkshire Pudding Boy – All I Am. Sticking with the trend of charity hits dominating the festive charts in recent years, Southend youngster Aaron Paley performs the song. Aaron and his father, James, went viral earlier this year when they posted a video dressed up as Yorkshire Pudding monsters. The duo are now using this new-found viral fame to launch a bid for Christmas Number One, with all proceeds from All I Am going towards the UK National Autism Society. Whether the song takes the top spot, the Paleys can be proud of their efforts this year. Back Yorkshire Pudding Boy to reach Christmas Number One at 16/1 with talkSPORT BET Band-Aid 40 – Do They Know It’s Christmas While the debate will rage on about the depiction of Africa in Bob Gedolf’s iconic Band-Aid hit, the song is back again for its 40th anniversary, and it is hoping to reach the top spot for a fourth time. Versions of the song topped the charts in 1984, 1989, and 2004. While I don’t think you can ever count out Band-Aid, the song’s popularity has seriously dwindled in recent years, and it looks unlikely to take the crown again. Back Band-Aid 40 at 16/1 with BetVictor Gracie Abrams – That’s so True Gracie Abrams conceded her position at the top of the UK charts this week to Wham! after five weeks at the top of the charts. Like the Bookies, I can’t see her returning to dethrone George and Andrew ahead of Christmas. Back Gracie Abrams as an outside bet, you can do so at 33/1 with bet365 Brenda Lee – Rocking Around the Christmas Tree 80-year-old pop icon Brenda Lee broke all sorts of records last year when her Christmas classic Rocking Around the Christmas Tree topped the Billboard Hot 100. She is looking to repeat that feat on this side of the Atlantic this year, but her odds are slim. Rocking Around the Christmas Tree currently sits at number 5 in the charts. Back Brenda Lee to be Christmas Number One at 33/1 with bet365 Rose & Bruno Mars – APT Rounding off the list is Rose & Bruno Mars’ APT. The catchy pop tune currently sits at number 4 in the charts and is a serious outsider to take the festive top spot, sitting at 66/1 with bet365. Bet on Rose & Bruno Mars – APT for Christmas No. 1 at 66/1 with bet365 The current Christmas number 1 odds George Michael’s Wham! lead the pack in the race for this year’s Christmas Number One. The following are the current odds for the eight main candidates. 2024 Christmas Number 1OddsProbabilityWham! – Last Christmas2/777.8%Tom Grennan – It Can’t Be Christmas8/111.1%Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas14/16.7%Yorkshire Pudding Boy – All I Am16/15.9%Band-Aid 40 – Do They Know It’s Christmas?16/15.9%Gracie Ab
The race to become the UK Christmas Number One 2024 is nearly over, with the winner set to be announced on Friday, December 20th. Wham!’s iconic Last Christmas finally reached the top spot last year, and it is currently the favourite to take the festive crown once again.
However, it faces stiff competition from the likes of Mariah Carey, Tom Grennan, and Band-Aid. Who will be triumphant come Friday evening? Join me as I look at the UK Christmas Number One 2024 odds and find out.
