The most played Christmas song of the decade

Mariah Carey has most played Christmas song of the decade

November 30, 2010 by Alan Pedder

 

Music Week has named Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ as the most played Christmas song of the past ten years. Mariah came out on top in a chart compiled by PPL based on the number of plays on radio, TV and across business over the last decade, and, amazingly, was the chart’s most recently released inclusion.
We love the original but whether the new ‘Extra Festive’ version of the song featured on her second Christmas collection, Merry Christmas II You, out now, will even be remembered in another ten years is a whole other matter.

Here’s the chart in full:

01 Mariah Carey, ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’
02 Wham!, ‘Last Christmas’
03 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl, ‘Fairytale Of New York’
04 Slade, ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’
05 Wizzard, ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’
06 Band Aid, ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
07 Chris Rea, ‘Driving Home For Christmas’
08 Jona Lewie, ‘Stop The Cavalry’
09 Bing Crosby, ‘White Christmas’
10 Dean Martin, ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’
11 Greg Lake, ‘I Believe In Father Christmas’
12 Paul McCartney, ‘Wonderful Christmastime’
13 Shakin’ Stevens, ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’
14 Elton John, ‘Step Into Christmas’
15 Frankie Goes To Hollywood, ‘The Power Of Love’
16 John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band, ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’
17 Brenda Lee, ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’
18 Darlene Love, ‘Winter Wonderland’
19 East 17, ‘Stay Another Day’
20 The Pretenders, ’2000 Miles’