sits at number 18, The Ronettes’ Sleigh Ride (1963) is at number 22 while Chris Rea’s 36-year-old Driving Home For Christmas is at number 25. And at number 37 is Freezing This Christmas ...

A look back through the singles charts of Christmas past shows that the festive number two is often more memorable than number one – particularly during the years when a succession of X-Factor ...