Who is the 2022 Christmas number 1?
THE battle for the 2022 Official Christmas Number 1 has become a festive tradition in the UK.
Each year, music fans wait in anticipation to find out which festive single has been awarded the top spot - and now the wait is over, here's a look at this year's Christmas Champions.
Who is the 2022 Christmas number 1?
Taking the top spot this year was none other than social media star Mark Hoyle and his wife Roxanne - also known as LadBaby and LadBaby Mum.
Not only did the couple land the Christmas number 1, they also made chart history by securing the top spot for a fifth consecutive year – surpassing a record set by The Beatles in the 1960s.
What is the 2022 Christmas number 1?
The single that claimed the winning spot was titled ''Food Aid'' which reworked the classical festive hit ''Band Aid song Do They Know It’s Christmas? ''
In true LadBaby style, they created a Christmas hit with a twist - with the lyrics referring to the current cost of living crisis.
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Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis even made an appearance on the winning track.
All profits from the new single will be split equally between food bank charity the Trussell Trust and the Band Aid Trust.
The track which sold more than 65,000 units in the run up to Christmas - becoming the fastest-selling single of 2022 to date.
After receiving the news, LadBaby said: “I can’t quite believe it. We’re number one. The charity has made it five years in a row. How have we done this again?
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“We want to say thank you to everyone who has supported us for the last five years. A massive apology to The Beatles, and to all The Beatles’ fans… I’m sorry.
“The charity wins. The Trussell Trust gets Christmas number one again.
“Thank you to all the people who have downloaded, all the people who believed in us and brought a bit of Christmas magic. We love you all. Yes mate.”
Hot on LadBaby's heels in the race for Christmas number 1 was the festive favourite ''Last Christmas'' by Wham.
The Sidemen were close behind with their festive single ''Christmas Drillings'' - surpassing Mariah Carey, Ed Sheeran and Elton John.
Who was Christmas number 1 last year?
LadBaby was No. 1 in 2021, in fact he has hit the top spot since 2018.
His first charity single - a parody cover of Starship's 1985 single We Built This City - was We Built This City on Sausage Rolls.
Then in 2019, the sausage roll theme continued and the couple released a single entitled I Love Sausage Rolls, a parody cover of Alan Merrill's I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
The song became the Christmas number one, beating the likes of Stormzy, Lewis Capaldi and Dua Lipa - and spent one week in the top 40.
In 2020, the couple once again announced their new Christmas single entitled Don't Stop Me Eatin, a parody cover of Don't Stop Believin by Journey - which beat the likes of Russ Abbot, Justin Bieber, The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir and Liam Gallagher to the top spot.
In 2020, LadBaby released an additional duet version of Don't Stop Me Eatin', which featured Ronan Keating performing the song with LadBabyMum Roxanne Hoyle - and the single was a huge hit once again.
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Then in 2021, LadBaby secured their fourth Christmas No1 in a row with their latest song Sausage Rolls For Everyone.
This fourth hit featured both Ed Sheeran and Elton John.