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- LadBaby is the betting favourite to get a 5th consecutive number one at 4/1!
- Three Lions is second favourite in the betting market ahead of the Winter World Cup
- We look back at the last decade of Christmas Number One's
LadBaby is the betting favourite to get a 5th consecutive number one at 4/1!
Odds are now available for the 2022 UK Christmas Number One and it's LadBaby who lead the way to get a 5th consecutive hit at the festive period.
Bookmakers make LadBaby 4/1 to get the Christmas Number One this year giving him a 20% chance of doing so.
William Hill have a full list of potential candidates including Elton John and Michael Buble, who is known for a Christmas song or two.
| UK Christmas Number One 2022 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| LadBaby | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds (Three Lions) | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Elton John | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Michael Buble | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Cliff Richard | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Three Lions is second favourite in the betting market ahead of the Winter World Cup
This year's World Cup will take place this Winter from the middle of November to the middle of December.
If England were to go on and win the World Cup then it's fair to say that Three Lions will be heard absolutely everywhere.
There will be re-recordings, special versions and much more by Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds and bookies says there's a 7/1 chance it will be Christmas Number One.
We look back at the last decade of Christmas Number One's
Recent years have of course been dominated by LadBaby in the Christmas Number 1 race, but there have been a variety of winners since 2010!
Ed Sheeran duetted with LadBaby for last year's Number One and he has featured before in 2017 with his song 'Perfect'.
Christmas Number One's since 2010 have looked like:
- 2010 - Matt Cardle - When We Collide
- 2011 - Military Wives with Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are
- 2012 - The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
- 2013 - Sam Bailey - Skyscraper
- 2014 - Ben Haenow - Something I Need
- 2015 - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge Over You
- 2016 - Clean Bandit ft Sean Paul and Anne-Marie - Rockabye
- 2017 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect
- 2018 - Lad Baby - We Built This City
- 2019 - Lad Baby - I Love Sausage Rolls
- 2020 - Lad Baby - Don't Stop Me Eatin'
- 2021 - Lad Baby ft Ed Sheeran with Elton John - Sausage Rolls for Everyone
