The most Instagrammable Christmas markets in the UK have been revealed

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Manchester Christmas Market
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 5th Dec 2019
Last updated 6th Dec 2019

It's that time of the year, the Christmas songs have started on Northsound 1 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:

  1. Manchester Christmas Market (41,507)
  2. Edinburgh Christmas Market (31,124)
  3. Bath Christmas Market (23,064)
  4. Winter Wonderland Hyde Park, London (18,072)
  5. Birmingham Christmas Market (9,867)
  6. Lincoln Christmas Market (9,313)
  7. Belfast Christmas Market (5,786)
  8. Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market (4,410)
  9. York Christmas Market (4,295)
  10. Leeds Christmas Market (3,724)
  11. Glasgow George Square Christmas Market (2,661)
  12. Southbank Centre Winter Festival, London (2,271)
  13. Cardiff Christmas Market (2,002)
  14. Oxford Christmas Market (851)
  15. Winter Wonderland Nottingham (789)
  16. Blenheim Palace (752)
  17. Leeds Castle Christmas Market, Kent (410)
  18. 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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