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The music video for the new version of Oh Santa has now surpassed 17 million views (surpassing in 5 days the views of the original Oh Santa in 10 years...)
I guess it'll do 20 million on first week.
They've just released a lyric video too.
I guess it's because the song is starting to fall in US:
Positions was a little higher than Mariah on Spotify with ACR rules yesterday. The gap seems to me big enough, but we need to see today and tomorrow updates.
Dec 06 - 779,474,861 - +5,954,650 - 1994 - All I want for Christmas Is You
Dec 07 - 783,688,082 - +4,213,221 - 1994 - All I want for Christmas Is You
Dec 08 - 787,979,695 - +4,291,613 - 1994 - All I want for Christmas Is You
Dec 06 - 106,996,933 - +916,291 - 1994 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Dec 07 - 107,705,069 - +708,136 - 1994 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Dec 08 - 108,398,415 - +693,346 - 1994 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Dec 06 - 64,335,964 - +272,654 - 2011 - All I want for Christmas Is You (ft. JB)
Dec 07 - 64,535,373 - +199,409 - 2011 - All I want for Christmas Is You (ft. JB)
Dec 08 - 64,729,569 - +194,196 - 2011 - All I want for Christmas Is You (ft. JB)
Dec 06 - 55,700,805 - +434,205 - 1994 - O Holy Night
Dec 07 - 56,032,248 - +331,443 - 1994 - O Holy Night
Dec 08 - 56,368,538 - +336,290 - 1994 - O Holy Night
Dec 06 - 46,014,123 - +254,481 - 1994 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Dec 07 - 46,218,968 - +204,845 - 1994 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Dec 08 - 46,422,521 - +203,553 - 1994 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Dec 06 - 35,609,956 - +314,499 - 1994 - Silent Night
Dec 07 - 35,859,249 - +249,293 - 1994 - Silent Night
Dec 08 - 36,110,221 - +250,972 - 1994 - Silent Night
Dec 06 - 22,730,257 - +144,262 - 2010 - All I want for Christmas Is You (ExtraFestive)
Dec 07 - 22,817,352 - +87,095 - 2010 - All I want for Christmas Is You (ExtraFestive)
Dec 08 - 22,906,984 - +89,632 - 2010 - All I want for Christmas Is You (ExtraFestive)
Dec 06 - 22,129,471 - +105,540 - 2010 - Oh Santa
Dec 07 - 22,223,916 - +94,445 - 2010 - Oh Santa
Dec 08 - 22,316,822 - +92,906 - 2010 - Oh Santa
Dec 06 - 14,111,089 - +68,804 - 1994 - Joy to The World
Dec 07 - 14,166,212 - +55,123 - 1994 - Joy to The World
Dec 08 - 14,221,128 - +54,916 - 1994 - Joy to The World
Dec 06 - 13,286,195 - +56,682 - 1994 - Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
Dec 07 - 13,330,559 - +44,364 - 1994 - Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
Dec 08 - 13,375,137 - +44,578 - 1994 - Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
Dec 06 - 11,986,770 - +55,003 - 1994 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria
Dec 07 - 12,031,262 - +44,492 - 1994 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria
Dec 08 - 12,076,313 - +45,051 - 1994 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria
Dec 06 - 9,529,641 - +43,408 - 1994 - Jesus Born On This Day
Dec 07 - 9,564,025 - +34,384 - 1994 - Jesus Born On This Day
Dec 08 - 9,598,622 - +34,597 - 1994 - Jesus Born On This Day
Dec 06 - 8,885,384 - +39,465 - 1994 - Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child
Dec 07 - 8,916,109 - +30,725 - 1994 - Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child
Dec 08 - 8,947,047 - +30,938 - 1994 - Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child
Dec 06 - 6,416,507 - +50,617 - 2011 - When Christmas Comes (ft. JL)
Dec 07 - 6,467,151 - +50,644 - 2011 - When Christmas Comes (ft. JL)
Dec 08 - 6,515,610 - +48,459 - 2011 - When Christmas Comes (ft. JL)
Dec 06 - 4,917,085 - +18,757 - 2010 - Christmas Time Is In The Air Again
Dec 07 - 4,932,630 - +15,545 - 2010 - Christmas Time Is In The Air Again
Dec 08 - 4,948,142 - +15,512 - 2010 - Christmas Time Is In The Air Again
Dec 06 - 4,707,233 - +13,326 - 2010 - Auld Lang Syne
Dec 07 - 4,718,039 - +10,806 - 2010 - Auld Lang Syne
Dec 08 - 4,728,660 - +10,621 - 2010 - Auld Lang Syne
Dec 06 - 4,671,071 - +12,719 - 2017 - The Star
Dec 07 - 4,681,892 - +10,821 - 2017 - The Star
Dec 08 - 4,692,697 - +10,805 - 2017 - The Star
Dec 06 - 2,366,198 - +757,283 - 2020 - Oh Santa Remix
Dec 07 - 2,911,317 - +545,119 - 2020 - Oh Santa Remix
Dec 08 - 3,398,478 - +487,161 - 2020 - Oh Santa Remix
Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You vs. Wham's Last Christmas: Which Christmas classic wins?
09 December 2020 | By Rob Copsey
Choosing your favourite Christmas song is a bit like picking out a new festive jumper: they're all vaguely similar and have a very limited window of use each year - yet they're extremely, unequivocally important.
And while there are plenty of Christmas classics to enjoy, when it comes to the Official Chart there are two obvious favourites that out-twinkle the rest: Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You, and Last Christmas by Wham!.
Famously, neither song has reached Number 1 in the UK, but chart history could at long last change this week, as both battle it out for the top spot on the Official Singles Chart.
Each track has a storied history on the Official Chart. Mariah's single lost out on the Christmas Number 1 to East 17 in 1994, while Wham! took second place to Band Aid's unstoppable Do They Know It's Christmas? in 1984.
Recent years have seen both lead the charge on the annual resurgence of festive songs in the Top 40, propelled by Mariah's recent coronation as the Queen of Christmas, and fan-led campaigns for Wham! following George's untimely death on Christmas Day in 2016.
Below, we put Christmas classics head-to-head, delving into their UK sales, streams and other celebrated chart stats. Who wins is for you to decide..
Official Chart peak
Both AIWFCIY and Last Christmas have reached Number 2 on the Official Singles Chart, but Mariah has held the runner-up slot for more weeks overall, seven compared to six.
Official all-time sales
Based on pure sales only (downloads and physical single sales), both are million sellers and rank among the UK's best-sellers of all-time. Still, Wham! win this one by a considerable margin, fast-approaching 2 million copies sold, making it the UK's best-selling single not to reach Number 1 - though it does have the advantage of being released ten years before Mariah's song.
Official UK streams
Both boast impressive numbers, particularly for songs that pre-date the streaming era (by 20 years for Mariah and 30 years for Wham!). Mariah's figure has the added sparkle of being the UK's most-streamed Christmas song ever.
Weeks on the Official Singles Chart Top 100
Last year saw AIWFCIY break a landmark 100 weeks on the Official Chart, though Last Christmas isn't far behind.
Biggest week of UK streams
Last Christmas wins this round, racking up a mightily festive 17.1 million UK plays in a single week last December. The song currently holds the Official Chart record for record for the most streams in a week.
Wow, this ish is getting serious. As long as Kween can sneak a week in, I don’t care if Wham eventually overtake her afterwards.
Originally posted by DOSSOME
Since 2005, neither she nor any artist alive or otherwise has managed to release or even record anything better than We Belong Together.
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As long as Kween can sneak a week in, I don’t care if Wham eventually overtake her afterwards. 
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