Christmas number one: Who's in the running for 2020?

The countdown for Christmas is well and truly here, which means the race for Christmas number one is officially ON!

The battle to top the festive chart is a tradition that goes back decades. It started in 1952 when an artist called Al Martino claimed the title with a song called Here in my Heart.

So who's in the running for 2020?

Can Mariah Carey hold on? Will it be LadBaby for a third year in a row? Or will Justin Bieber do it? Let's take a look...

Mariah Carey

All I Want For Christmas Is You has finally become a UK number one after 26 years!

Singer Mariah Carey's song All I Want For Christmas Is You finally topped the UK music charts after 26 years!

It was originally released in 1994 but only managed to get to number two in the UK charts that year.

The question is... can she hold on to the title until Christmas day?

Justin Bieber

Pop star Justin Bieber has teamed up with an NHS choir in the hope of topping the music charts this Christmas.

The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir have added their voices to a special version of Bieber's single Holy and all the profits will be split between NHS Charities Together and the choir's local NHS Trust charity.

They've joined together five years after going head-to-head in a closely fought race for Christmas number one in 2015!

LadBaby

LadBaby (Mark and Roxanne Hoyle) with their Official Christmas Number 1 Award for I Love Sausage Rolls

It looks like last year's festive chart-toppers, LadBaby, are going to try for a hat-trick - yep this would be their THIRD Christmas number one in a row if they can make it!

Can they do it again?

The dad blogger and YouTube star has secured the number one spot for the last two years, with 2018's We Built This City and then I Love Sausage Rolls in 2019.

This year their single is called Don't Stop Me Eatin' - a sausage-roll themed take on American rock band Journey's Don't Stop Believin'.

All money from the sale of the song will go to the foodbank charity The Trussell Trust.

Jess Glynne

Jess Glynne's recording of This Christmas is proving very popular.

It's already climbing up the UK Official Singles chart and we're sure if she hits the top spot there's no place she'd Rather Be.

Can she go all the way in time for Christmas?

Liam Gallagher

Oasis legend Liam Gallagher has released his first ever festive single All You're Dreaming Of.

We're sure all he's dreaming of is being a festive chart-topper!

Money raised from the song will go to the charity Action For Children - they work to protect and support vulnerable children and young people across the UK.

The Dancing Binmen

This next song sounds a bit rubbish...but don't bin it off just yet!

Three bin men from Wolverhampton - Jack Johnson, Henry Wright and Adrian Breakwell - became pretty famous for their dances as they collected the waste from people's bins during the first lockdown.

Now they hope to spread some Christmas cheer and get to number one with Boogie Round The Bins At Christmas.

All money raised from their song will also go to charity.

A Candle For Carson

The Christmas number one race is quite often about giving back and showing kindness in your community and A Candle for Carson is a song that has brought the entire town of Blackburn together.

Producers Chris Dewhurst and Andy Rose along with the singer Miranda Myles produced the song in memory of a little boy called Carson, who sadly passed away.

All the money raised from the single will go to a charity Carson's family hope to set up in his name.

The Rock Choir

The Rock Choir has joined thousands across England, Wales and Scotland to form one big virtual choir to record a special version of Keeping the Dream Alive.

That's a lot of people... but is it enough?

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran in the running with his new song 'Afterglow'.

He released the song just three days before Christmas, can he grab the top spot with his last minute entry?

ICU Liberty Singers

A group of NHS intensive care unit workers from across the country came together to record their rendition of Every Breath You Take.

They sang together on Zoom and now hope to be Christmas number one!

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