Frontrunners include Sleaford Mods’ cover of Pet Shop Boys’ West End Girls and Check Meowt by Nala the Station Cat.

By Molly Moss

Published: Monday, 27 November 2023 at 19:00 PM

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Christmas 2023 might still be a little way off, but speculation about who could hit the peak position on the charts is already rife after frontrunners LadBaby announced they were pulling out of the Number 1 Christmas single race.

Comprised of Mark and Roxanne Hoyle, the LadBaby duo have consistently topped the charts around Christmas with their pastry-filled charity singles such as I Love Sausage Rolls and Don’t Stop Me Eatin’.

“We wanted to pass the baton over,” Mark and Roxanne Hoyle said in a statement, announcing their decision to pull out of the Number 1 single race.

“The public backing a sausage roll – only in Great Britain.”

And now, Official Charts Company have revealed the artists who are most likely to bag the top position on the UK charts in 2023. 

Among those listed are a number of charity singles, including Sleaford Mods’ cover of Pet Shop Boys’ West End Girls and Check Meowt by Nala the Station Cat.

A bunch of classic festive tracks are also expected to make their way up the charts, including Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You and Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl.

So, what are the contending songs for the 2023 Christmas Number One? Read on for everything you need to know.

Which song will be Christmas Number 1 in 2023?

The Christmas Number 1 for 2023 has yet to be confirmed so we can only speculate and consider the contenders.

The current bookies’ favourite to be Christmas Number 1 in 2023, according to Bookies.com, is ‘Fairytale of New York’ by The Pogues (featuring Kirsty MacColl).