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\n\tJack Harlow<\/a> is loving life at the summit of the U.K. singles chart as \u201cLovin On Me\u201d (via Atlantic) enters its third week at No. 1. <\/p>\n \n\tThe Louisville rapper\u2019s latest hit snares its biggest seven-day volume yet with 55,000 combined units, the Official Charts Company reports.<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, Noah Kahan<\/a> enjoys a new career high with \u201cStick Season\u201d (Republic Records), up 4-2, while Casso, Raye and D-Block Europe\u2019s \u201cPrada\u201d (Ministry of Sound) completes the podium, down 2-3.<\/p>\n \n\tChristmas isn\u2019t yet here, but you wouldn\u2019t know it by studying the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, Dec. 1. <\/p>\n \n\tAll told, 16 festive tracks place in the top 40 this week, the OCC reports, including two top 10s. Wham<\/a>\u2019s enduring \u201880s classic \u201cLast Christmas\u201d (Epic) leads the charge, up 14-5, ahead of Mariah Carey<\/a>\u2019s All \u201cI Want For Christmas Is You\u201d (Columbia), up 16-6. <\/p>\n \n\tFollowing the death Thursday (Nov. 30) of the Pogues <\/a>singer Shane MacGowan<\/a>, aged 65, \u201cFairytale of New York\u201d (Rhino) featuring Kirsty MacColl reenters the top 40 at No. 18. Now, with LadBaby official out of the race for the coveted U.K. Christmas No. 1, chart anoraks will keep a close eye on the ascent of the Pogues\u2019 masterpiece.<\/p>\n \n\tMartin Talbot, CEO of the Official Charts, tips the song as a \u201cgenuine contender\u201d for the Christmas crown.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAs usual, it was already heading back into the Official Singles Chart Top 40 this week and, while it is currently too early to give an indication of the scale of the streaming surge, we would very much expect it to rise back into the Top 20 over the coming days, perhaps even higher,\u201d comments Martin Talbot, Chief Executive Officer, Official Charts. \u201cIt is a genuine contender for this year\u2019s Christmas No. 1 \u2013 a chart position which this classic has never previously reached. What a fitting tribute to Shane that would be.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFairytale of New York\u201d has a U.K. chart best of No. 2, missing out when it was beaten to the Christmas No. 1 in 1987 by Pet Shop Boys\u2019 \u201cAlways on My Mind.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tFurther down the tally is Brenda Lee\u2019s \u201cRockin Around The Christmas Tree\u201d (No. 14 via MCA), Michael Bubl\u00e9\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas\u201d (No. 16 via Reprise), Ed Sheeran and Elton John\u2019s former chart-topper Merry Christmas (No. 17 via Atlantic\/EMI) and other seasonal favorites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n