These are the contenders for UK Christmas 2023 Number One

nme.com:

LadBaby would be stepping down from their streak of annual Number One tracks.Comprised of Mark and Roxanne Hoyle, the LadBaby duo have consistently topped the charts around Christmas for their sausage roll-themed takes on famous tracks.

These include ‘We Built This City’ (2018), ‘I Love Sausage Rolls’ (2019), ‘Don’t Stop Me Eatin’’ (2020), ‘Sausage Rolls For Everyone’ (2021) and ‘Food Aid’ (2022).Now, Official Charts Company have revealed the artists who are most likely to take the top position on the UK charts – compiling a list of the contending songs for the 2023 Christmas Number One.Among those listed are a variety of charity singles, including ‘West End Girls’ – the recently shared track by post-punk duo Sleaford Mods.

Shared earlier this week, the track sees the Nottingham band deliver a cover of Pet Shop Boys’ 1985 hit single in aid of the homeless charity, Shelter.Another contender looking to donate funds to charity with their track is from Nala The Station Cat.

After becoming an online sensation, the four-year-old cat has released a track called ‘Check Meowt’ – with funds set to be donated to the RSPCA and Stevenage homelessness charity Feed Up Warm Up.As expected, some classic festive tracks are also predicted to surge during the latter half of next month, with iconic songs including Slade’s ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’, Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ and the ‘Fairytale Of New York’ classic by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl.Less conventional hits are also making their way up the charts according to the Official Charts Company – with Australian rock veterans AC/DC becoming frontrunners after a campaign was launched online.