Overview
- Contenders span major pop names and curveballs, including Taylor Swift, Denise Welch, and Wicked leads Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
- The Official Charts Company highlighted Taylor Swift’s Opalite and Elizabeth Taylor as potential challengers alongside her hit The Fate of Ophelia.
- Bookmakers place Tom Fletcher’s Paddington The Musical single One of Us among the favourites, with fresh entries from Raye and Labrinth’s John Lewis advert track in the mix.
- Charity releases such as Together For Palestine’s Lullaby and a Home Care’s Got Talent version of Angels join the race, while festive evergreens could also climb.
- Last year’s winner was Wham!’s Last Christmas, and no official frontrunner has been identified ahead of the 12 December start to counting.