The Traditional Anachronism Of A Bet On The Christmas No.1

Christmas arrives with all the usual hoopla and for each of us means something slightly different. Whether a religious festival, a crass commercial fleecing, or just some time off work the season brings with it traditions. For those who frequent online betting sites in the UK like Bet365 that means a bet on a White Christmas, checking the odds on the BBC SPOTY award and, of course a bet on the Christmas No.1. So who should you back in this year’s slightly anachronistic tradition?

Once upon a time the Christmas No.1 meant something. The Charts meant something. They related to record sales, and were, for the most part genuine. To rig the numbers in the old days you had to physically go out and buy copies of the single. Now you can get a botnet to do it in a few seconds. So, it has, perhaps, lost some of its charm. Still, akin to many of the anachronisms of the season, people continue to bet on the Christmas No.1. Nostalgia plays a large part in that.

We used to hang on the Top 40. We listened out for the new top of the pops, as it were. Those heydays are long gone. Indeed many of those responsible are now serving out sentences at her majesty’s pleasure. Still, despite acknowledging some shameful history, we have kept the tradition regardless. So you can find a whole range of prices for a bet on the Christmas No.1 at Bet365 and other online sportsbook sites in the UK. Naturally, some are far better than others.

Ed & Elton Stand Between LadBaby And A 4th Consecutive Win

Those in the running probably enjoying it, in so far as it is at least a boost to sales. However you can bet on the Christmas No.1 phenomena feeling a tad odd these days. Perhaps that’s because we tend to listen to music more personally, and portably, now. Efforts to make somehow still socially relevant or significant seem a tad over-egged. Still, it’s a fun novelty wager, and a little more light hearted than taking advantage of UK gambling laws to bet on the Winter Olympics.   

So put aside the nagging doubts and cast an eye over the odds on the Christmas No.1. Enjoy the silliness of this ridiculously irrelevant and particularly close contest this yuletide. Yes, that’s right, for the first time in a while there is no runaway leader yet. Typically, by now, someone has wrapped it up. Not so in the heady days of 2021. No, this time round the repeat winner LadBaby has some competition. And if Elton John and Ed Sheeran can’t beat him, then no one can, really.

Christmas No.1 Odds

• Gypsy Pistoleros – 33/1
• Mariah Carey – 33/1
• Gary Barlow & Sheridan Smith – 33/1
• Darlene Love – 33/1
• Steve Steinman – 25/1
• Crazy Frog – 25/1
• ABBA – 22/1
• RuPaul – 20/1
• The Lathums – 16/1
• George Ezra – 16/1
• Adele – 11/1
• Have A Word Pod – 7/1
• LadBaby – 10/11
• Elton John & Ed Sheeran – 10/11

Bet365 Has All You Need To Bet On The Christmas No.1

Of course, Elton John is a bit past it now. That’s true. And, frankly, Ed Sheeran is to music what beige is to color, but at least they’re real musicians. You can’t really say the same for the novelty act that is LadBaby. He’s won the last three times. His winners were We Built This City (On Sausage Rolls), I Love Sausage Rolls and Don’t Stop Me Eatin’. True classics. However online bookies in the UK like Bet365 still think he’s the best bet on the Christmas No.1 this year too.

Or at least give him as much chance as people in the music industry decades longer. Right now the odds on the Christmas No.1 are close. A bet on LadBaby gets around 10/11 and so does a bet on Elton John and Ed Sheeran. Oh sure you can find other prices for a bet on the Christmas No.1. But Have A Word Pod is 7/1 and the closest chance. So this, really is a two horse race. Yes, it might not be the same as a bet on sports in the UK or anywhere else, but c’mon. It’s Christmas. 

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We take a look at the prices on offer for the bizarrely British yuletide wager that is a bet on the Christmas No.1.