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, 14th December 2023

We're almost full Christmas this week, so the last Top of the Pops before Christmas looks more like TOTP2, with archive performances from the likes of Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms making up the bulk of the show. King Ed Sheeran, Queen Mariah Carey and (with a non-festive hit!) Taylor Swift do come into the studio, though - three pretty big names I think you'll agree.

Debuts: None

Ed Sheeran - Merry Christmas

Up 10 to number 7

Taylor Swift - You're Losing Me

Highest New Entry - In at number 20

Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

Up 11 to number 9

The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

Up 14 to number 4

Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Up 8 to number 6

Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

Up 15 to number 10

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

Up 4 to number 2

Wham! - Last Christmas

Up 4 to number 1

PRESENTERS: Olly Murs dressed as Father Christmas and Greg James dressed as an elf

Top of the Pops, 3rd December 2020

It's December and the big guns are coming out. BTS, Mendes and Bieber and Cyrus and Lipa all take their best shots at the chart, although for the moment they are still behind Ariana Grande and also the surprisingly resilient Wes Nelson and Hardy Caprio.

In an effort to avoid too much repetition, we pass over Mariah and a couple of others and dig down to number 33 for a classic Christmas toe-tapper from Shakin' Stevens.

Debuts: None.

Dua Lipa - Levitating

Up 5 to number 5

Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber - Monster

In at number 9

Meduza ft. Dermot Kennedy - Paradise

Up 2 to number 18

BTS - Life Goes On

In at number 10

Wes Nelson and Hardy Caprio - See Nobody

Up 1 to number 4

From The Vault: Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

Back in at number 33

Miley Cyrus with Dua Lipa - Prisoner

Highest New Entry - In at number 8

Ariana Grande - Positions / 34 + 35

Fifth week at number 1 / Up 4 to number 13

PRESENTERS: Hugh Grant and Martine McCutcheon

Top of the Pops, 15th December 2016

The Christmas invasion has set in, so there is hot (or cold) competition for the From The Vault slot this week. Main billing is given to the Pogues but there's also room for clips of Wham!, Shakin' Stevens, Wizzard and others. A secondary effect of all these older songs climbing the chart is that we have to look a little lower down for current acts to invite, meaning that Charli XCX, John Legend and (wow!) Adele return to the show with tracks that have been in the lower part of the chart for a few weeks or longer.

Sean Paul is back with a rare lead artist credit, bringing Brits Critics' Choice nominee and burgeoning friend of the show Dua Lipa along with him. And then - why not? - the two of them stay on for another exclusive interpretation of Clean Bandit's now five-week number 1.

Debuts: Lil Yachty, Starley.

Zara Larsson - I Would Like

Up 33 to number 21

Charli XCX ft. Lil Yachty - After The Afterparty

Up 7 to number 34

John Legend - Love Me Now

Up 3 to number 30

Starley - Call On Me

Up 13 to number 45

Adele - Water Under The Bridge

Up 12 to number 49

From The Vault: Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairy Tale Of New York plus Xmas faves from Wham!, Shakin' Stevens, Wizzard, Band Aid and Chris Rea

High Climber - Up 50 to number 16 / Back in at numbers 19, 28, 37, 41 and 46

Sean Paul and Dua Lipa - No Lie / Blow Your Mind

Up 4 to number 48 / Up 5 to number 67

Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul and Dua Lipa - Rockabye

Fifth week at number 1

PRESENTERS: Olly Murs dressed as Father Christmas and Nick Grimshaw dressed as an elf