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- Wham! and Mariah Carey sit as 3/1 joint favourites for this year's Christmas Number One
- Tom Grennan's Amazon Music Original could be big contender
- Further odds look at most watched TV show on Christmas Day this year
Wham! and Mariah Carey sit as 3/1 joint favourites for this year's Christmas Number One
Betting odds are now available with UK Betting Sites for this year's Christmas Number One with bookies placing Wham! and Mariah Carey as the early joint favourites to have the top spot this festive period.
Wham! finally hit the Christmas Number One spot lasts year with their classic hit 'Last Christmas' 39 years on from when it was first released all the way back on 3 December 1984.
The late great George Michael and his bandmate Andrew Ridgeley sit as 3/1 joint favourites with William Hill to have their second consecutive Christmas Number One with Mariah Carey now alongside them in the latest market.
Mariah's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' regularly features in the festive playlists around the world and now the singer has already put out a new single sleeve for the song this year.
The song has never had the Christmas Number One spot but has been top of the charts on three separate occasions and now Carey looks to follow Wham! by finally hitting the top spot on Christmas Day.
| Christmas Number One 2024 | Odds* | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Wham! | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Mariah Carey | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Tom Grennan | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Taylor Swift | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Oasis | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Sabrina Carpenter | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Sam Ryder | 16/1 | 5.9% |
What the expert says...
Tom Grennan's Amazon Music Original could be big contender
Tom Grennan is 4/1 behind Wham! and Mariah Carey for Christmas Number One this year and he's one of several big names that feature in the market.
Grennan has officially entered the race this year with his new song 'It Can't Be Christmas' which is an Amazon Music Original.
This is massive news for Grennan's chances of top spot with the thousands of houses around the country with Amazon's Alexa devices asking for Christmas songs set to be fed his song first.
That gave Sam Ryder a big chance of the top spot last year with his own Amazon Original song You're Christmas To Me peaking at Number 2.
Christmas Number 1 2024 - Betting Odds and Info
Further odds look at most watched TV show on Christmas Day this year
Further Christmas Special betting markets take a look at what will be the most watched television show on Christmas Day this year with Gavin and Stacey battling King Charles for the top spot.
The BBC comedy was the most watched show five years ago on December 25th 2019 when the last Christmas Special of the series aired but the King usually sits at number one with his speech.
Now both shows are odds-on for the top spot with the King's festive speech having just a 1.5% better probability of being most watched according to the latest betting odds.
| Christmas Day Most Watched Show 2024 | Odds* | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| King Charles' Speech (BBC) | 1/2 | 66.7% |
| Gavin and Stacey | 8/15 | 65.2% |
| Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| The 1% Club | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Doctor Who | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Call The Midwife | 12/1 | 7.7% |
*As bookmakers currently aren't taking bets on this event, odds have been compiled as theoretical probability from an entertainment perspective only and come from an industry expert
