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Classic FM Chart: Andre Rieu's 'Happy Days' is crowned as the Christmas number one
22 December 2019, 18:55
The coveted Christmas number one is crowned this week - and it's André Rieu's 'Happy Days'.
After a year packed with fantastic classical releases, the sought after top spot of Christmas number one has been crowned – and it's Happy Days by André Rieu which takes the top spot.
Closely behind are Classic FM presenter Aled Jones and Russell Watson with their album Back in Harmony, which sits at No. 2, followed closely by Andrea Bocelli's Si Forever, which takes the No. 3 position.
The four artists have held a tight grasp over the top three spots in the chart for the past few weeks – fighting off competition from John Williams, the Choir of King’s College and Einaudi.
There are only two new entries in the chart this week, including John Williams' soundtrack to the recently released Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and Christmas by the Gesualdo Six.
| This Week | Last Week | Title & Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | HAPPY DAYS, ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS OR Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 2 | 2 | BACK IN HARMONY, ALED JONES & RUSSELL WATSON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 3 | 3 | SI FOREVER, ANDREA BOCELLI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 4 | 5 | CHRISTMAS PORTRAITS, RICK WAKEMAN Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 5 | 4 | CAROLS FROM KING'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR/WILLCOCKS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 6 | 7 | SI, ANDREA BOCELLI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 7 | 6 | CHRISTMAS AT KING'S, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 8 | 10 | HOME ALONE - OST, JOHN WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 9 | 9 | ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 10 | 13 | THE GREAT BRITISH CAROL COLLECTION, CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 11 | 12 | IN HARMONY, ALED JONES & RUSSELL WATSON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 12 | 11 | CHRISTMAS AT DOWNTON ABBEY, VARIOUS ARTISTS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 13 | 16 | THE JOHN RUTTER CHRISTMAS ALBUM, CAMBRIDGE SINGERS/RUTTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 14 | NEW | STAR WARS - THE RISE OF SKYWALKER - OST, JOHN WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 15 | 14 | BEST OF CHRISTMAS, ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS OR Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 16 | 25 | CHRISTMAS CAROLS WITH, LIBERA Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 17 | 8 | MUSIC FOR HEALING, GARETH MALONE Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 18 | 15 | 100 YEARS OF NINE LESSONS & CAROLS, KING'S CC/WILLCOCKS/LEDGER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 19 | 17 | ESSENTIAL CAROLS, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR/WILLCOCKS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 20 | 19 | THE COLOURS OF CHRISTMAS, JOHN RUTTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 21 | 22 | CAROLS FROM CAMBRIDGE - THE VERY BEST, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 22 | 29 | INSPIRATION, SHEKU KANNEH-MASON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 23 | 24 | SEVEN DAYS WALKING - DAY ONE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 24 | 23 | THE NATION'S FAVOURITE CAROLS, RPO/CITY LONDON CH/WETTON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 25 | 18 | GREATEST CHRISTMAS CAROLS - 50, VARIOUS ARTISTS Download from iTunes |
| 26 | RE-ENTRY | LIVE IN CONCERT, ANDRE RIEU Buy from Amazon |
| 27 | RE-ENTRY | CLASSIC FM - CAROLS FROM KING'S, KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR/WILLCOCKS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 28 | 27 | THE WORLD OF - A SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION, HANS ZIMMER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 29 | NEW | CHRISTMAS, GESUALDO SIX/PARK Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 30 | 20 | ROYAL FIREWORKS, ALISON BALSOM/BALSOM ENSEMBLE Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
