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From Wham! to Mariah Carey: How to win Christmas number one race

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Wham!'s Last Christmas is the frontrunner after reclaiming the top spot in the last chart before Christmas .

Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is not far behind.

The festive number one will be announced on BBC Radio 1's chart show from 16:00 GMT on Friday .

Official Chart Company boss Martin Talbot says physical or download sales count more than streams.

Christmas number one race began as an invention of British bookmakers in 1984 .

Chart expert James Masterson says the concept has been "ruined" in recent years .

Last Christmas "won by default" because it appears at the top of all the Christmas playlists playing the same old songs, every single year , in much the same order"..

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