An American pop star has confessed she ‘thought the Christmas number one was only a plot in Love Actually’ despite being in for the top spot this year.
Christina Perri has released single Kid At Christmas with British singer Calum Scott and are in the running for this years number one which is currently being dominated by Wham!
The Jar of Hearts singer said: ‘I didn’t even realise that [it was a thing] we don’t have anything like that. Nothing! Nobody is celebrating new Christmas music here.
‘They’re all like, “Screw all of you making music we only love classics like Nat King Cole”. No, I’m kidding.’
The competition for Christmas number one has been big this year with the likes of Tom Grennan, Laufey, Paloma Faith, and Perrie Edwards all releasing new festive tracks.
In the US, Christmas radio stations do exist but the battle for the number one spot on Christmas Day is an undeniably British tradition.
An American pop star has confessed she ‘thought the Christmas number one was only a plot in Love Actually’ despite being in for the top spot this year; pictured Andrew Lincoln portraying Mark in Love Actually
Christina Perri has released single Kid At Christmas with British singer Calum Scott and are in the running for this years number one which is currently being dominated by Wham!
The A Thousand Years songstress said: ‘I think it’s really cool. Well, first of all, it’s definitely not the reason why I did this song, because I didn’t even know about it!
‘I love, love, love Christmas. When [Calum and I] met, I was like, ‘Oh my god, I really hope we work together’. Then when this came up, everyone knows I love Christmas, so I was just excited to be a part of it.’
Calum previously narrowly missed out on number one with his cover of Dancing On My Own after finding fame on Britain’s Got Talent nearly 10 years ago.
Meanwhile Christina admitted she feels ‘kind of old’ after dropping her debut single 15 years ago.
The song A Thousand Years famously appeared on the Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 soundtrack, written as an original track for the film in 2011.
It comes after Tom Grennan showcased his crazy ‘Christmas number 1′ tattoo as he stays hopeful to beat WHAM! to the festive charts’ top spot.
The musician, 29, teamed up with Amazon to write the special festive song, It Can’t Be Christmas, for their latest advert.
And in a snap shared to his Instagram on Sunday, the singer has showed his confidence in his new hit as he got a tattoo to mark the potential occasion.
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The Jar of Hearts singer said: ‘I didn’t even realise that [it was a thing] we don’t have anything like that. Nothing! Nobody is celebrating new Christmas music here’; pictured 2019
The competition for Christmas number one has been big this year with the likes of Tom Grennan (L), Laufey, Paloma Faith, and Perrie Edwards (R) all releasing new festive tracks
In the US, Christmas radio stations do exist but the battle for the number one spot on Christmas Day is an undeniably British tradition
It comes after Tom Grennan showcased his crazy ‘Christmas number 1′ tattoo as he stays hopeful to beat WHAM ! to the festive charts’ top spot
Permanently marking the occasion with the words marked on his right leg, the performer begged his fans to let his move ‘flop’ and get listening to his latest release.
Sharing a reel to his Instagram, Tom said: ‘I thought I’d make it interesting. I’m going to get ‘Christmas no.1 2024 is…’ and I’m gonna let you lot decide what goes on my leg. It’s up to you. Stream it, buy the vinyl. We’ll see what happens. You lot, do not let this flop.’
The footage of Tom getting the tattoo done was sound tracked by It Can’t Be Christmas’ lyrics ‘Have I gone stupid? Maybe. Have I gone mad? Someone save me.’ The Christmas Number 1 reveal on Friday will be the judge!’
Tom’s It Can’t Be Christmas is one of Amazon Music’s new festive releases for 2024.
The song first entered the Top 40 two weeks ago reaching Number 25, before climbing to Number 6 on last Friday’s chart.
The move marks the performer’s comeback and he could be successful as last year’s Amazon song reached number two.
Tom will be hoping to beat Amazon’s previous star Sam Ryder’s tune You’re Christmas To Me.
Amazon has had a strong of successful Christmas marketing campaign featuring UK-based pop stars.
In 2019, Ellie Goulding’s cover of Joni Mitchell’s River, topped the charts.
