The most Instagrammable Christmas markets in the UK have been revealed
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It's that time of the year, the Christmas songs have started on Downtown Radio and there are plenty of conversations about a trip to the local Christmas market, but forget about food, drink and Christmas presents, in the age of social media, it's just been revealed which Christmas markets are most Instagrammable in the UK!
In a list complied by thortful.com, who gathered together the use of hashtags and Instagram images at the markets, they have named Manchester's Christmas markets the most Instagrammable in the whole of the UK.
The northwestern market has apparently had more than 41,000 hashtags, whereas its nearest competitor was Edinburgh's with 31,000. Other Christmas markets which made the Top 18 include Birmingham, Leeds and York.
See the full Top 18 Instagrammable Christmas markets below with the number of hashtags:
- Manchester Christmas Market (41,507)
- Edinburgh Christmas Market (31,124)
- Bath Christmas Market (23,064)
- Winter Wonderland Hyde Park, London (18,072)
- Birmingham Christmas Market (9,867)
- Lincoln Christmas Market (9,313)
- Belfast Christmas Market (5,786)
- Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market (4,410)
- York Christmas Market (4,295)
- Leeds Christmas Market (3,724)
- Glasgow George Square Christmas Market (2,661)
- Southbank Centre Winter Festival, London (2,271)
- Cardiff Christmas Market (2,002)
- Oxford Christmas Market (851)
- Winter Wonderland Nottingham (789)
- Blenheim Palace (752)
- Leeds Castle Christmas Market, Kent (410)
- Aberdeen Christmas Market (255)
For those who aren't familiar with Manchester's Christmas markets, there are more than 300 wooden chalets spread across 10 locations in the city. Whilst in Edinburgh, the most Instagrammable spot is on the big wheel with an astonishing 360-degree view of the city.
In other Christmas news it's been revealed just how much Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You', and all your other Christmas songs make in royalties every year. According PrezzyBox, Mariah has already earned around £3.4 million in royalties this year, not bad for a song that was originally released in 1994, and co-written by Mariah and Walter Afanasief.
Now take a look to see what was Christmas Number 1 in the year you were born:
1952
Al Martino - 'Here in My Heart'
1953
Frankie Laine - 'Answer Me'
1954
Winifred Atwell - 'Let's Have Another Party'
1955
Dickie Valentine - 'Christmas Alphabet'
1956
Johnnie Ray - 'Just Walking in the Rain'
1957
Harry Belafonte - 'Mary's Boy Child'
1958
Conway Twitty - 'It's Only Make Believe'
1959
Emile Ford and The Checkmates - 'What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?'
1960
Cliff Richard and The Shadows - 'I Love You'
1961
Danny Williams - 'Moon River'
1962
Elvis Presley - 'Return to Sender'
1963
The Beatles - 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'
1964
The Beatles - 'I Feel Fine'
1965
The Beatles - 'Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out'
1966
Tom Jones - 'Green, Green Grass of Home'
1967
The Beatles - 'Hello, Goodbye'
1968
The Scaffold - 'Lily the Pink'
1970
Dave Edmunds - 'I Hear You Knocking'
1971
Benny Hill - 'Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)'
1972
Little Jimmy Osmond - 'Long Haired Lover from Liverpool'
1973
Slade - 'Merry Xmas Everybody'
1974
Mud - 'Lonely This Christmas'
1975
Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
1976
Johnny Mathis - 'When a Child is Born'
1977
Wings - 'Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School'
1978
Boney M - 'Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord'
1979
Pink Floyd - 'Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)'
1980
St. Winifred's School Choir - 'There's No One Quite Like Grandma'
1981
The Human League - 'Don't You Want Me'
1982
Renée and Renato - 'Save Your Love'
1983
The Flying Pickets - 'Only You'
1984
Band Aid - 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'
1985
Shakin' Stevens - 'Merry Christmas Everyone'
1986
Jackie Wilson - 'Reet Petite'
1987
Pet Shop Boys - 'Always on My Mind'
1988
Cliff Richard - 'Mistletoe & Wine'
1989
Band Aid II - 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'
1990
Cliff Richard - 'Saviour's Day'
1991
Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are the Days of Our Lives'
1992
Whitney Houston - 'I Will Always Love You'
1993
Mr Blobby - 'Mr Blobby'
1994
East 17 - 'Stay Another Day'
1995
Michael Jackson - 'Earth Song'
1996
Spice Girls - '2 Become 1'
1997
Spice Girls - 'Too Much'
1998
Spice Girls - 'Goodbye'
1999
Westlife - 'I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun'
2000
Bob the Builder - 'Can We Fix It?'
2001
Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - 'Somethin' Stupid'
2002
Girls Aloud - 'Sound of the Underground'
2003
Michael Andrews and Gary Jules - 'Mad World'
2004
Band Aid 20 - 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'
2005
Shayne Ward - 'That's My Goal'
2006
Leona Lewis - 'A Moment Like This'
2007
Leon Jackson - 'When You Believe'
2008
Alexandra Burke - 'Hallelujah'
2009
Rage Against the Machine - 'Killing in the Name'
2010
Matt Cardle - 'When We Collide'
2011
Military Wives with Gareth Malone - 'Wherever You Are'
2012
The Justice Collective - 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother'
2013
Sam Bailey - 'Skyscaper'
2014
Ben Haenow - 'Something I Need'
2015
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - 'A Bridge Over You'
2016
Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie - 'Rockabye'
2017
Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé - 'Perfect'
2018
'We Built This City ...on Sausage Rolls' - LadBaby
2019
'I Love Sausage Rolls' - LadBaby
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