XMAS + Christmas (Fully Wrapped Edition) - XMAS #1!

[Halli]

I wonder if Amazon will continue to push the song as hard if they do manage to get the #1 this Friday.

I would imagine so right up until Christmas day!

 

[Pingu]

Also and I think this is the biggest factor, it actually benefits her that Christmas day falls on a Thursday. No doubt Wham will overtake her over the weekend.

Yes it’s quite early as Christmas charts go, so she’s managing to get in there before the streams for the oldies go stratospheric.

 

[Halli]

The video on Youtube is already at around 600K views which is pretty impressive...according to the FB Kylie loon groups I follow!

 

[Devil]

That looks very comfortable now, hopefully that makes it guaranteed.

Amazon streams next week should hopefully see her comfortably top five/ten again as well.

How marvellous that Kylie is getting the Christmas number one in 2025.

 

[octophone]

Amazon reducing the price of the unsold physicals from 24th onwards will probably help too.

 

[Halli]

and her first Number one single since 2003 and Slow

 

[Eddie]

That looks very comfortable now, hopefully that makes it guaranteed.

Amazon streams next week should hopefully see her comfortably top five/ten again as well.

How marvellous that Kylie is getting the Christmas number one in 2025.

After 37(!) years of being denied it by Cliff!

 

[Pingu]

Also Book of Stats™ time, but most people in my office are well aware that Kylie has a Christmas single out (and some of them even like it...) so it doesn't even feel like quite as much of a scam as previous Amazon releases have done.

 

[Eddie]

I prefer Boot of Stats...

 

[Halli]

She did the French Dance with the Stars yesterday, is there any footage? She looks sensational in a pic I've seen

 

[Eddie]

Are you sure? They're saying she flew to LA after Strictly (on her way to Melbourne no doubt) on SayHey.

 

[Nancy]

Maybe it was a pre-record that was shown yesterday.

 

[Halli]

She did the French Dance with the Stars yesterday, is there any footage? She looks sensational in a pic I've seen

Whoops it was from a perf in 2016

 

[lolly]

I refuse to get my hopes up just yet

 

[lolly]

I'm a little confused

I've bought it from Amazon, rather than her store. How can I be sure when I play it in Amazon Music that I'm streaming it, rather than just playing the track I've downloaded? And does it even matter, if Amazon are registering a play?

 

[Eddie]

As penance for your error @Halli Ho Ho Hoe , you have to film yourself doing this routine:

 

[Eddie]

I'm a little confused

I've bought it from amazon, rather than her store. How can I be sure when I play it in Amazon Music that I'm streaming it, rather than just playing the track I've downloaded?

It's your fault for buying it on Amazon (also it's cheaper on her store, I think).

Anyway, just move the file from the default location. That should do it I think.

 

[lolly]

What a load of FAFF

 

[Eddie]

For reference, the sales figures for the last time she was in contention for the Crimbo #1:

W/E 10th Dec 1988

Especially for you. 62 560
Mistletoe and wine 128 418

W/E 17th Dec 1988

Especially for you. 130 050
Mistletoe and wine 160 973

W/E 24th Dec 1988

Especially for you. 109 174
Mistletoe and wine 174 148

W/E 31st Dec 1988

Especially for you. 187 255
Mistletoe and wine 218 943

 

[Doris]

What a load of FAFF

EXACTLY!! I’ve bought all four versions on her website and have to fiddle about to get them from there on to my phone when really I’d much rather just have a multi track cd single!

 

[Eddie]

She is the bookies' favourite now. WhoooOOoooop!

 

[Iguana]

I have purchased the three tracks from her website, DOING MY BIT.

X
M
A
S!

 

[Iguana]

This is basically GAY TAX isn't it.

 

[Eddie]

Surprised they haven't released any remixes. They could have recruited Pete Hammond to do one.

 

[lolly]

Surprised they haven't released any remixes. They could have recruited Pete Hammond to do one.

I wouldn't rule out something new released tomorrow, surely?

 

[Sheena]

I’m so pleased for her…

…and I still actually haven’t heard anything beyond the chorus!

 

[FetchFugly]

 

[funky]

I've just seen the midweeks - OMG!

Very pleased for a Kylie #1, moreso because it's something different and feels like an actual Xmas chart battle for the first time in a while.

Still haven't heard the song though

 

[Eddie]

The video on Youtube is already at around 600K views which is pretty impressive...according to the FB Kylie loon groups I follow!

800K now. WhoooooOooooop!

 

[FetchFugly]

Getting such evil vibes from Lego Xmas Kylie though.

 

[Eddie]

At this stage, Matthew just needs to push for a LEGO Kylie flm. He's a loon like the rest of us.

 

[Pingu]

There's a new remix available via her website today.

 

[Eddie]

https://kylie-xmas.tmstor.es/product/xmas-gingey-s-party-mix-amazon-music-original-download

 

[Sheena]

God, it's all so TAWDRY

 

[Eddie]

I'll have you know Gingey is a renowned remixer...

 

[Sheena]

Couldn't give two fucks if it was a Morales and Pettibone mix CD, it's the "BUY ME, BUY ME, BUY ME" of it all...

 

[Sheena]

Interestingly, a die hard Kylie fan I follow on Instagram has found this whole project "the straw that broke the camel's back". When the new versions of "Fully Wrapped" were being pedalled last week, he finally broke and said he's stopping collecting.

Weirdly, it was the download version with "EXTRA TRACKS!" (all of which had been previously available) that actually broke him, but still...it's indicative of the whole sorry overformatting nonsense.

 

[Eddie]

Oh I caved and bought the zoetrope (damn you @Jacqui from Hobbycraft (at Christmas) ) as well as some of the downloads and I stopped collecting years ago!

 

[Eddie]

I suppose this is in response to Andrew Ridgeley going low and rallying the WHAM troops by saying a 3rd consecutive Christmas #1 is what "George would have wanted".

 

[funky]

The SINISTER underbelly of this year’s Christmas chart battle!

Get Netflix Documentaries on the phone STAT!