Kylie Minogue beats Wham! to Christmas No1 spot
Kylie Minogue has secured her first-ever UK Christmas Number One single, dethroning Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' with her festive hit 'XMAS'. Discover how she did it and what it means for her career.
Kylie Minogue has secured her first-ever UK Christmas Number One single, dethroning Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' with her festive hit 'XMAS'. Discover how she did it and what it means for her career.
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Kylie Minogue makes chart history, securing her first UK Christmas No 1 single with Amazon-exclusive track 'Xmas'. She becomes the first woman with No 1s in four decades.
Kylie Minogue's 'XMAS' is the Official Christmas Number One for 2025, ending Wham!'s two-year streak. The hit marks her eighth UK chart-topper and a historic fourth-decade milestone.
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Mild UK winters trigger unusual December birdsong from skylarks and thrushes. Is it a charming natural event or a stark climate crisis warning? Read the analysis.
John Harris, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey analyse the defining political events of 2025 and look ahead to 2026. Listen to the Politics Weekly UK podcast now.
Kylie Minogue is ahead in the race for Christmas number one, with Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' trailing. A charity single for Gaza is also climbing the charts. Who will win?
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