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For all these years, Mariah Carey topped the charts during Christmas, because of her iconic 1994 songAll I Want For Christmas is You.But surprisingly, the singer and her renowned song are no longer the essence of the 21st-century holidays. According to reports, her song is no longer a big hit.
NMEreleased the list of the top 40 biggest Christmas songs of the 21st century in the UK, as per November reports. Surprisingly, Mariah Carey’s 1994 song is number 40th on the list where Ariana Grande’s cover ofSanta Tell Mebecame second. Guess which singer topped the list with their biggest Christmas songs, in the UK?
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The Top 5 Biggest Christmas Songs in the UK
With December being the month of celebration and holidays, and marking the end of a year, we’re here with your favorite singers and their best Christmas songs. Although we recently celebrated Christmas,NMEreleased the list of the top 40 biggest Christmas songs of the 21st century in the UK, as per reports from the middle of November 2023.
But let’s begin with the top five best Christmas songs and the singer who toppled everyone else on the list. Beginning withMichael Bublé‘sIt’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmastopping the list, we haveAriana Grandein second position for her cover songSanta Tell Me.
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Following Grande’s cover, there’s Lily Allen’s 2014 take of Keane‘sSomewhere Only We Knowin third position. Further, in fourth position we have fan favorite Justin Bieber with his songMistletoe, which is followed byColdplay’sChristmas Lightsin fifth position on the list of biggest Christmas songs of the 21st century.
Mariah Carey Stumbled Down to Last Position
Surprisingly,Mariah Carey‘s 1994 hitAll I Want For Christmas is You,is somehow nowhere in the top 10 list. Listeners appear to have lost their interest in the song that perpetually maintained its position as one of the best Christmas songs, for decades, until now. As perNME’slist, Carey’s song unfortunately went down to the last position.
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As per the list, The Darkness’Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)closed the list of top 10 favorite songs, followed by other tracks that proved to be quite popular among listeners. Thus, the list featured Kylie Minogue’s cover ofSanta Babyin 11th position, along withEd Sheeranand Elton John’sMerry Christmasin 15th position.
Getting closer to the end of the list, as reported from the middle of November 2023, it featuredBritney Spears‘My Only Wish (This Year)in 26th position and Destiny’s Child‘s8 Days Of Christmascame in at 32nd position. Meanwhile, the list ended with classic Christmas songs from Wham! and Mariah Carey in the last few positions.
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