Britain’s top 15 favourite Christmas songs revealed
Nothing beats a good Christmas jingle and every year Brits have dozens of beloved tunes to choose from.
According to research by Betway, here are the country’s top 15 festive songs:
- Last Christmas, Wham! and All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey
- It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, Michael Buble
- Santa Tell Me, Ariana Grande
- Do They Know It’s Christmas, Band Aid and Mistletoe, Justin Bieber
- Merry Christmas Everyone, Shakin’ Stevens
- Fairytale Of New York, Pogues Ft Kirsty Maccoll
- Underneath The Tree, Kelly Clarkson
- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over), John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band and Jingle Bell Rock, Bobby Helms
- Holly Jolly Christmas, Michael Buble
- One More Sleep, Leona Lewis and Wonderful Christmastime, Paul Mccartney
- It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, Andy Williams
- Lonely This Christmas, Mud
- I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, Wizzard
- Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow, Dean Martin and Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord, Boney M
What are the names of Santa’s reindeer?
Santa originally had eight reindeer.
But in 1939 Rudolph came onto the scene to make nine.
The little reindeer helping Santa make his journey are called:
- Dasher
- Dancer
- Prancer
- Vixen
- Comet
- Cupid
- Donner
- Blitzen
- Rudolph
Where is Lapland?
Lapland is actually part of Finland and is not near the North Pole.
It is however close to the Arctic Circle.
Temperatures in Lapland can drop below -30˚ Celsius in the winter, although don’t worry about visiting Santa as temperatures are normally between -15 and 0˚C in winter.
As the North Pole is so inaccessible Santa sets up an official village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, known as “Santa’s official North Pole residence”.
HE'S DONE IT!
Santa Claus has done it, over 7.8 billion presents delivered all across the globe.
It was a long journey, lasting just under 24 hours, and seeing Father Christmas spread festive cheer across the globe.
Have a wonderful Christmas everyone!
The many names of Father Christmas
The big man in red goes by many names in many lands, but what do you call him?
Father Christmas – Father Christmas, as he is known in the UK, was inspired to spread the magic of Christmas by St. Nikolas of Myra.
Santa Claus – The popular name for Father Christmas comes from the Dutch “Sinter Klaas”.
St Nicholas – We are, of course, talking about St Nick here.
Kris Kringle – This is an Americanised version of the Austrian Christkind, meaning Christ-child.
Santa's last leg
Santa is reaching the final stretch of his journey, with over 7.7 billion presents delivered so far.
Keep going Santa!
