Frontrunners include Sleaford Mods\u2019 cover of Pet Shop Boys\u2019 West End Girls and Check Meowt by Nala the Station Cat. <\/p>
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.<\/span><\/p>\n 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\u2019t Stop Me Eatin\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe wanted to pass the baton over,\u201d Mark and Roxanne Hoyle said in a statement, announcing their decision to pull out of the Number 1 single race.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe public backing a sausage roll \u2013 only in Great Britain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n And now, Official Charts Company<\/a> have revealed the artists who are most likely to bag the top position on the UK charts in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Among those listed are a number of charity singles, including Sleaford Mods\u2019 cover of Pet Shop Boys\u2019 West End Girls and Check Meowt by Nala the Station Cat.<\/span><\/p>\n A bunch of classic festive tracks are also expected to make their way up the charts, including Mariah Carey\u2019s All I Want for Christmas Is You and Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl.<\/span><\/p>\n So, what are the contending songs for the 2023 Christmas Number One? Read on for everything you need to know.<\/span><\/p>\n The Christmas Number 1 for 2023 has yet to be confirmed so we can only speculate and consider the contenders.<\/p>\n The current bookies\u2019 favourite to be Christmas Number 1 in 2023, according to Bookies.com<\/a>, is \u2018Fairytale of New York\u2019 by The Pogues (featuring Kirsty MacColl)<\/strong>.<\/p>\nWhich song will be Christmas Number 1 in 2023?<\/strong><\/h2>\n