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- LadBaby is now odds on to be this year's Christmas Number One although no song has been announced yet
- Tyson Fury was backed into favourite but has since drifted out to 8/1
- We take a look at the last decade of Christmas Number One's
LadBaby is now odds on to be this year's Christmas Number One although no song has been announced yet
YouTuber LadBaby is now odds on with bookies to get this year's Christmas Number One and make it a fifth consecutive year at the top of the Christmas charts.
Last year's single 'Sausage Rolls for Everyone' with Ed Sheeran and Elton John was the social media man's fourth Christmas Number One.
William Hill now make LadBaby the 8/13 favourite to do the same again this year ahead of Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds in second favourite.
| UK Christmas Number One 2022 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| LadBaby | 8/13 | 61.9% |
| Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds (Three Lions)
|
4/1 | 20.0% |
| Tyson Fury | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Lewis Capaldi | 14/1 | 6.7% |
| Kate Bush | 16/1 | 5.9% |
The second favourite being Three Lions likely rests on England's performance at the World Cup as it would be no surprise to see it start to pick up streams the more they progress.
The trio are rereleasing the song with a Christmas version subtitled (It's Coming Home For Christmas) which will also help their chances of Number One.
Tyson Fury was backed into favourite but has since drifted out to 8/1
Boxer Tyson Fury was backed into 3/1 from as big as 16/1 to be this year's Christmas Number One after his debut single was released earlier this month.
Fury's cover of Neil Diamond hit 'Sweet Caroline' was described as 'England's unofficial World Cup song' but failed to do anything in the UK charts.
According to the Official Charts website there was no position for Fury in the Top 75 for his release of Sweet Caroline.
Image via Official Charts.
We take a look at the last decade of Christmas Number One's
The last few years have been dominated by LadBaby in the UK Christmas Number One 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
