Grennan’s It Can’t Be Christmas is one of many Amazon-exclusive singles in recent festive chart races

Alexa, can you make a Christmas No 1? As this year’s battle for the most played and bought track of the festive season reaches its climax, Amazon is continuing its push to dominate the Christmas charts.

With the results of the race to be announced on Friday, the bookies’ favourite, Last Christmas by Wham!, remains in the lead, but hot on its heels is Tom Grennan’s It Can’t Be Christmas, a track commissioned by Amazon and exclusive to the company’s streaming platform.