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The Official Charts Company said that pop sensation Kylie Minogue is dominating a three-way competition for this year\u2019s Christmas number one.<\/strong><\/p>\n The closest rival, Wham\u2019s Last Christmas, which has dominated the charts for the past two years, is currently 7,000 units behind her festive track XMAS.<\/p>\n The charity track Lullaby by Togeth For Palestine, a supergroup that includes Dan Smith of Bastille, Celeste, Neneh Cherry, Nadine Shah, Brian Eno, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock of Little Mix, is ranked third with just 231 sales behind Wham.<\/p>\n If Kylie maintains her lead, XMAS would become her first number one single since Slow in 2003. \u201cI think I\u2019d cry,\u201d she added to BBC News.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been an unbelievable year, so that would be the cherry on top,\u201d she further added.<\/p>\n Kylie\u2019s song, which she performed on Sunday night on Strictly Come Dancing, is practically a yuletide YMCA because it includes a dance sequence that spells out the letters X-M-A-S.<\/p>\n More significantly, it\u2019s exclusive to Amazon in terms of charts. When you ask Amazon-branded smart speakers to play Christmas music, it appears prominently on the playlists you hear, and each stream counts toward the chart.<\/p>\n The 10th anniversary editions of the star\u2019s Kylie Christmas album, which peaked at the top of the album charts last week, included a brand-new song called XMAS.<\/p>\n Although it was present during the initial recording sessions, it was never included. Kylie told the BBC that the song\u2019s unfinished state had long troubled her.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not something I\u2019ve constantly thought about, but it\u2019s had a place in my mind,\u201d Kylie said.<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cAs the years went by, I kept thinking someone else was going to release a song called Xmas\u2014and it would have been so annoying that I didn\u2019t get it done in time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the only song that\u2019s ever lived with me this long,\u201d the pop star further said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n