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Created Sat 7th Nov 12:24pm PST by kruijs[Power User]

Which of these songs will be the Top Christmas Cracker on the UK Top 40?

Background: Applies to the highest placed previously released Christmas song in the UK Top 40 (BBC Radio 1) on Christmas Day 2009.

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/music/uk-christmas-no.1?ev_oc_grp_ids=119659

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
Forecast history %
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
65%
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas
14%
Wham - Last Christmas
7%
Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas
2%
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
4%
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
2%
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time
2%
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
1%
Dean Martin-Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
1%
Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
1%
Question suspends in 4 weeks

Suspend date: Mon 21st Dec 11:59pm PST (4 weeks to go)

Initial likelihoods: The Pogues - Fairytale of New York: 50%, Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas: 29%, Wham - Last Christmas: 5%, Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas: 4%, Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody: 3%, Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas: 3%, Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time: 3%, Bing Crosby - White Christmas : 1%, Dean Martin-Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!: 1%, Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: 1%

Action history:

Created Sat 7th Nov 12:24pm PST by kruijs[Power User]

Suspend date: Mon 21st Dec 11:59pm PST (4 weeks to go) details

 

Predictions (40)

1 day ago
bds321 predicted The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (H$300 at 64%)
2 days ago
crstals predicted The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (H$250 at 62%)
2 days ago
ceebdub predicted Bing Crosby - White Christmas (H$20 at 1%)
3 days ago
broxted predicted The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (H$2 at 62%)
6 days ago
ghostbuster predicted Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas (H$10 at 2%)

Comments (4)

  1 ghostbuster
what a great Q, wish i'd thought of it. (oh no, it's gonna be christmas really soon.)
posted 2 weeks ago
  2 kruijs[Power User]
last year's version:
http://www.hubdub.com/m24779
posted 2 weeks ago
  3 ladylara
I want to vote for Billy Mack (aka Bill Nighy) singing, "Christmas is All Around Me" ( I feel it in my fingers,...)
posted 2 weeks ago
  4 jenniandboys[Admin]
.. I feel it in my toes (I LOVE that movie)
posted 1 week ago

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