The Christmas Charts - 2007

In 2007 we had the inevitable X Factor winner getting the Christmas number one. It came from Leon Jackson with "When You Believe". Another inevitability was that it was a cover, it was originally a hit in 1998 for Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

As for actual Christmas music, well there was loads. It was the first year that downloads counted towards the singles chart without being released in physical format. So this was the start of the annual return to the charts for several records. These are the ones returning:

Mariah Carey	All I Want For Christmas Is You
Pogues	Fairytale Of New York
Wham	Last Christmas
Wizzard	I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Slade	Merry Xmas Everybody
Shakin Stevens	Merry Xmas Everyone
Band Aid	Do They Know It's Christmas?
John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band	Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

It also meant old Christmas records that had never been in the UK Top 40 now had the opportunity to do so. There were two of them this year, "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" by Andy Williams and "Driving Home For Christmas" by Chris Rea.

We also had a new Christmas song which came from the Killers with "Don't Shoot Me Santa" which reached number 34. Despite being only 10 years old, I'd guess it's forgotten by most, if they ever heard it in the first place. Today is the first time I've ever heard it.