Close behind is Mariah Carey’s modern holiday standard ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ at Number 19, while Elton John and CMAT’s ‘Step Into Christmas’ is poised to land at Number 28. Rounding out the early festive surge inside the Top 40 are Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Underneath The Tree’ at Number 36, The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s ‘Fairytale of New York’ at Number 37, and Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ at Number 39.
At the very top of the standings, Jamie Miller’s ‘Babydoll’ begins its campaign for a fifth consecutive week at Number 1, holding off Ashe’s ‘Stop The Wedding’ at Number 2. Meanwhile, American singer-songwriter sombr is on course to achieve a brand-new career peak, with ‘My Body Isn’t Ready’ climbing two places to Number 3, just ahead of Tate McRae’s ‘Housewife’ at Number 4 and Sienna Spiro’s ‘Great Expectation’ at Number 5.
Further down the Top 10, Ella Langley holds steady at Number 6 with ‘Choosin’ Texas’, while Sienna Spiro claims a second Top 10 contender as ‘Die On This Hill’ climbs to Number 7. Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s ‘Rein Me In’ rises to Number 8, followed by Dean’s solo track ‘Man I Need’ breaking into the Top 10 at Number 9, and ADELA’s ‘Nicole Kidman’ sitting at Number 10.
Elsewhere in the Top 40, Justice, Tame Impala, and SZA’s ‘Flower In A Hurricane’ looks set to rocket up to Number 22 following the release of GTA VI, while Grace’s ‘Not Over Yet’ climbs to Number 30 after featuring in the JD Sports Christmas campaign, and Shawn Mendes’ ‘Treat You Better’ eyes a Number 31 return thanks to a tenth-anniversary picture disc vinyl. Full chart details are available via Official Charts.
