Give It Up For Atwell AKA The Poptimists Christmas Number One Canon

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Since I have a bit of spare time today I thought a 'proper' canon would be a good idea. Then I thought, NO! let's get festive with the Christmas Number Ones canon. Halfway through it I realised that Christmas Number Ones are often, indeed usually, completely rubbish and the whole fuss over it is overrated and we've polled all the good ones a grillion times anyway. BUT it was too late to turn back - so here we go, EIGHTEEN big ticks, you might not need them all.


[Poll #889366]


Three points of order:

i. I checked in about 5 different places before being actually persuaded that "Caravan Of Love" was not Wobs No.1
ii. "Last Christmas" is the highest-selling No.2 single in Britain ever, fact fans.
iii. I left off the reissue of Bo Rhap.

Comments

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

'Stay Another Day' is a Christmas song because it came out in December and has bells on it. That's all there is to it really.

'Always On My Mind' is NOT a Christmas song but it is the best Christmas #1 ever by some distance.

[damnspynovels.livejournal.com]

If Erasure's Stop! is a Christmas song, then Stay Another Day qualifies under the same bells rule.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

fine by me! the opening "we'll be together again" of 'Stop' suggests Christmasesque social or romantic union also.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

WHAT ROT. Neither is a Christmas song.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

ok maybe not 'Stop'

but could you imagine 'Stay Another Day' being released at any other time of year. June for example? i think not.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

wait a minute, isn't the version of stay another day that we hear now a REMIX of the original? ie i'm SURE there was a versh without the tubular bells on...

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

It probably is the best single to be #1 at Xmas, but I think the phrase 'best Christmas #1' should involve bonus points for being a Christmas song, so I would choose Slade - by far the best Xmas song in this list.

[mippy.livejournal.com]

Definition - does it get played on The Hits Xmas song rundowns? I think that's a reasonable enough criterion.