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Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ has been a fan-favourite for decades now, so it's no surprise that the song is back to No. 1 in the UK for the final week of the year. According to the results of the Official Charts Company, 'Last Christmas' has managed to scoop over 79,000 combined chart units, which also includes a market-leading 18 million streams, to bag the last No. 1 of the year 2022.  The latest survey has a festive spirit attached to it, with holiday numbers swamping the Top 40 on the charts. With a total of 34 Christmas songs in the Top 40, we have ‘All I Want For Christmas is You’ by Mariah Carey, ‘Merry Christmas’ by Ed Sheeran and Elton John, ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ by Brenda Lee, ‘It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas rebounds’ by Michael Bublé, ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ by Bobby Helms, ‘Original Someday At Christmas’ by Lizzo, ‘Fairytale of New York’ by The Pogues and ‘It’s The Most Wonderful Time of Year’ by Andy Williams. 

Michael Bublé is back on No. 1 in the UK with his Christmas special, ‘Christmas (via reprise)’. He is a Canadian singer, who released the studio album ‘Christmas’ in 2011. Now, as we begin 2023, Bublé has reached No. 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart for the fifth non consecutive week after creating a stir when it was first released.  Now with Christmas gone, the festive tunes are stepping down the charts and people are returning to newer tunes. Cliff Richard’s ‘Christmas with Cliff’, Bocelli’s ‘A Family Christmas’ and Andre Rieu and Johann Strauss Orchestra’s ‘Silver Bells’ have climbed down the chart with a massive fall. However, Bing Crosby has defied the trend by climbing up some 60 spots to reach No. 27 with his ‘Christmas Classics’. Currently, Elton John’s ‘Diamonds’, The Weeknd’s ‘The Highlights’ and Avatar 2: The Way of Water soundtrack single ‘Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength)’ are best-sellers. 

Miley announced her new single ‘Flowers’ during ‘Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party’. The song will be released on 13th January. The singer made the announcement towards the middle of the show, which was aired live. This year marked the second edition of ‘Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party’. Dolly Parton, who is Miley’s godmother, played co-host.