So, we've asked two experts, both former Carol Competition judges, for their advice on how to create an original Christmas number one. Don’t forget - the deadline for entries is 11.59pm on ...

Click the button below to learn about some of our earliest Christmas number ones. Sir Cliff Richard has managed to top the charts in five decades, with number one singles from the 1950s to the 1990s.

HE left onlookers open-mouthed as he burst into song as part of his bid to gain Christmas number one. ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge ...