Pogues beat Mariah Carey, Band Aid to be most-played Christmas song

The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's 'Fairytale of New York' has been named as the UK's mostplayed Christmas song over the past year.

PRS for Music has published the new list, which sees the 1987 festive favourite top the list of most popular tracks from December 2011 to December 2012.

Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas is You' comes in second place, followed by Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' at three.

Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' comes in at four, while classics by John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney, Wizzard and Slade also feature in the top ten.

Bing Crosby's seminal 'White Christmas' only lands at 23, while Sir Cliff Richard's 'Mistletoe and Wine' makes 37.

The top 20 in full:

1. The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - 'Fairytale of New York'2. Mariah Carey - 'All I Want for Christmas is You'3. Band Aid - 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'4. Wham! - 'Last Christmas'5. Various - 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'6. Various - 'Do You Hear What I Hear?'7.= John Lennon - 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'7.= Paul McCartney - 'Wonderful Christmastime'9. Wizzard - 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday'10. Slade - 'Merry Xmas Everybody'11. Shakin' Stevens! - 'Merry Christmas Everyone'12. Various - 'Sleigh Ride'13. East 17 - 'Stay Another Day'14. Chris Rea - 'Driving Home for Christmas'15. Brenda Lee - 'Rocking Around the Christmas Tree'16. Elton John - 'Step Into Christmas'17. The Pretenders - '2000 Miles'18. Connie Francis / Gabriella Cilmi - 'Warm This Winter'19. Darlene Love - 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)'20. Various - 'Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!'

Watch the video for 'Fairytale of New York' below:

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