Top of the Pops, 18th December 2025

We've found three non-Christmas hits to open the show with this week: Zara Larsson is randomly back in the chart, Olivia Dean cannot be defeated even by Santa, and Sonny Fodera is doing remarkably well, though still barged out of the top 50.

After that it's wall-to-wall tinsel, with a new one from Gwen Stefani, another four-oldie round-up, a modern classic from Leona Lewis and even an appearance from King Ed Sheeran. Wham! process imperiously to the top spot, as is their right.

Debuts: None

Zara Larsson - Lush Life

Up 10 to number 49

Sonny Fodera and D.O.D. ft. Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us

Up 3 to number 51

Olivia Dean - Man I Need

Up 1 to number 7

Gwen Stefani - Shake The Snow Globe

Up 12 to number 40

Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

Up 14 to number 44

From The Vault Round-Up: The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York / Elton John - Step Into Christmas / Dean Martin - Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow / Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

Up 4 to number 8 / Up 2 to number 18 / Up 25 to number 19 / Up 4 to number 21

Ed Sheeran - Merry Christmas

Up 6 to number 41

Wham! - Last Christmas

Up 2 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Mariah Carey and Noddy Holder

Top of the Pops, 11th December 2025

Reindeer-type music continues to charge up the chart, so there's another From The Vault round-up of oldies - but also new or at least vaguely contemporary Christmas faves from Kylie Minogue, Laufey, friend of the show Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter - not a bad line-up.

Many congratulations also to Haven, Djo and indeed Taylor Swift for doing well with non-Christmas music. Can Taylor cling on until the big day?

Debuts: Haven, Kaitlin Aragon

Haven ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run

Up 16 to number 21

Djo - End Of Beginning

Back in at number 34

Kylie Minogue - XMAS

Up 40 to number 24

Laufey - Winter Wonderland

Back in at number 18

From The Vault Round-Up: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You / Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree / Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone / Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Up 9 to number 4 / Up 15 to number 9 / Up 24 to number 16 / Up 30 to number 23

Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

Up 18 to number 10

Sabrina Carpenter - A Nonsense Christmas

Up 15 to number 42

Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia

Seventh week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Mollie King dressed as Father Christmas and Matt Edmondson dressed as an elf

Top of the Pops, 4th December 2025

The rising Christmas tide can be ignored no longer, so this week's show features a round-up or montage of popular Christmas oldies, evergreen as a Norwegian pine. That's not the only chart story of the week, though: the latest Wicked film brings friend of the show Ariana Grande and her BFF Cynthia Erivo, and there are exciting entries for Tate McRae and Stray Kids.

EsDeeKid continues his breakout year, and RAYE almost climbs to the top, but not quite - Taylor holds firm with her Shakespearean musings.

Debuts: None

EsDeeKid - 4 Raws

Up 8 to number 27

Tate McRae - Nobody's Girl

In at number 16

RAYE - Where Is My Husband?

Up 1 to number 2

Stray Kids - Do It

In at number 35

Olivia Dean - Let Alone The One You Love

In at number 21

From The Vault Round-Up: Wham! - Last Christmas / Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree / Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock / Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas

Up 10 to number 9 / Up 15 to number 23 / Up 23 to number 34 / Up 29 to number 45

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo - For Good

Highest New Entry - In at number 14

Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia

Sixth week at number 1

PRESENTER: Radzi Chinyanganya