Jack Saunders is kicking off the countdown to this year's Christmas number one. Follow along by clicking watch live at the top of the page. The UK singles chart as we know it began in November 1952 - ...

Join Jack Saunders for the biggest chart countdown of the year and find out who will top the festive chart for 2025.

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