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These are the Christmas singles that spent the longest at No 1

These are the Christmas singles that spent the longest at No 1

X Factor winner Ben Haenow has the Christmas No 1 spot with Something I Need. These are the longest-serving seasonal singles:

10 Michael Jackson, Earth Song, 1995 (6 weeks)

9 Johnnie Ray, Just Walkin’ in the Rain, 1956 (7 weeks)

8 Harry Belafonte, Mary’s Boy Child, 1957 (7 weeks)

7 Tom Jones, Green, Green Grass of Home, 1966 (7 weeks)

6 The Beatles, Hello, Goodbye, 1967 (7 weeks)

5 Frankie Laine, Answer Me, 1953 (8 weeks)

4 Wings, Mull of Kintyre, 1977 (9 weeks)

3 Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, 1975 (9 weeks)

2 Al Martino, Here in My Heart, 1952 (9 weeks)

1 Whitney Houston, I Will Always Love You, 1992 (10 weeks)

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