# Christmas Number One

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A look back at every Christmas number one since 1980

Good times.

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Dec 24th 2018, 8:00 PM

Quiz: Can you match the Christmas number one with the year?

Can you remember which songs climbed the summit of the charts?

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Dec 23rd 2017, 8:00 PM

SPL: Celtic struggle to break Hearts

However, the Hoops extended their SPL lead to 10 points thanks to goals from James Forrest and Kris Commons.

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Dec 21st 2013, 3:08 PM

'Chamakh for Good': Take That hit reworked as heartfelt tribute to Palace striker

“Whatever I said, whatever I did, I didn’t mean it, I just want Chamakh for good.”

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Dec 18th 2013, 11:17 AM

James Arthur's Impossible is the Christmas number one in Ireland

The X Factor winner pipped A Song for Lily Mae at the post.

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Dec 21st 2012, 12:51 PM

Meet the man behind 'Let the Snowflakes Fall'

Ultan Sherry, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, tells his story.

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Dec 6th 2012, 11:01 AM

No luck for Bandits as Cardle claims Irish top spot

The rubbery Limerick hip-hop duo will have to make do with second best: the X Factor champion is Number One for Christmas.

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Dec 24th 2010, 12:34 PM

Christmas Number One? 'Bandits sit second with a week to go

The plastic bag wearing Limerick lads are pipped by Matt Cardle, but there’s a week to go before Christmas…

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Dec 18th 2010, 2:55 PM

Could 273 seconds of silence become the Christmas number 1?

A Facebook campaign seeks to make John Cage’s seminal 4’33″ – a piece composed of silence’ – a festive chart-topper.

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Oct 15th 2010, 2:08 PM