Do you hit go on your Christmas playlist as soon as you turn the calendar to 1st of November every year? Or can you not stomach hearing another carol on the radio even approaching the big day? Love 'em or hate 'em, the Christmas number one has always been a massive deal. And that's why there's so much excitement around Christmas number one bets.
Didn't know you could even place Christmas number one bets? Well you can! At bet365 (bonus code here if you want to sign up), they've got a whole host of festive markets and Christmas number one bets are just one, as well as Christmas snow wagers and many more.
To find the Christmas number one bets section on bet365, simply scroll down the left-hand side of the bet365 Sport site until you get to Specials. Then go to United Kingdom. Once you're there, scroll until you see UK Christmas Number 1 Single 2024.
And if you really want to place those bets, remember you've got to do it before 16:00 on 13 December.
So if you've got a feeling in your jingle bells on who'll hit the top spot, it's time to start getting those Christmas number one bets in!
If you need a refresher on who's in contention for the top spot, we're here to remind you…
At the time of writing Wham! are the odds-on favourite to win, with 8/13. However, odds are changing all the time, so make sure to check what's currently on the bet365 site. Last Christmas is such a belter, it's been putting people in the Christmas spirit since it was released in 1984. And it's been covered by a huge array of massive stars, from Crazy Frog to Taylor Swift!
It didn't reach number one on the year of release, Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas made sure of that (hot tip, Band Aid 40 is currently in joint third-place in the UK Christmas number one bets race). Although of course, that's also an absolutely amazing track and also guest starred George Michael. But it did finally become the UK Christmas Number One in 2023. So can Wham! do it again this year?
If you're of a certain age, you might not have even heard of Tom Grennan, let alone his tune It Can't Be Christmas. However, it's time you listen up because at the time of writing, he was runner-up in the odds race to win Christmas number one bets!
This singer-songwriter from Bedford has been releasing solo albums since 2018 and has steadily grown a following since then. He released his Christmas song for this year in early November and people have been taking note. Check out the latest odds now…
The Queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas is less of a song and more of an institution! We frankly cannot believe that it hasn't hit the number one spot in the UK for Christmas before. A travesty. At the time of writing, it's in joint-third position at 12/1 odds to reach it this year. So is that where you'll be placing your Christmas number one bets?
Now this is an underdog for Christmas number one bets if ever we did see one. Sabrina Carpenter has had an incredible 2024. Rising from a solid b-list position on the pop circuits right up to pop royalty this year with songs like Espresso and Please Please Please, she's brought some of the most fun (and funniest) tunes to us this year.
But a really pleasant surprise to pop fans was her recent Netflix Special A Nonsense Christmas. Extremely fun, extremely kitsch and featuring lots of special guests including the highly-lauded Chappel Roan. So will this see her titular song (originally released in 2023) climb the charts to reach the UK's number one slot?
There are long shot odds on it at the moment are 40/1 (although it might've changed by the time you're reading this!), but maybe Sabrina will be a dark horse and surprise us all this Christmas…
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