As vacation hits enhance the Billboard Sizzling 100’s total high 10, and high 16, spots for the primary time, one other seasonal tune, amongst others, makes a notable jolly jaunt: Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s “Merry Christmas” jingles 4 locations to No. 38, marking its first week within the chart’s high 40 – and John’s milestone sixtieth high 40 hit and Sheeran’s likewise landmark twenty fifth.

The team-up, which Sheeran and John co-wrote, was launched in 2021 and first peaked at No. 42 a yr later.

Within the Dec. 20-26 monitoring week, the tune drew 20.2 million official streams (up 38%) and a pair of.8 million in radio airplay viewers (up 25%) and offered 2,000 (up 59%) in the US, in accordance with knowledge tracker Luminate.

Notably, John ties Beyoncé for the ninth-most high 40 Sizzling 100 hits, courting to the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958, begin.

Most Prime 40 Billboard Sizzling 100 Hits:

John first reached the Sizzling 100’s high 40 on the chart dated Dec. 19, 1970, when “Your Music” jumped 49-38. He appeared within the high 40 yearly consecutively via 1999 – linking a file 30-year streak within the tier – and returned together with his 58th and 59th entries in 2021 and 2022, respectively: “Chilly Coronary heart (Pnau Remix),” with Dua Lipa (No. 7 peak), and “Maintain Me Nearer,” with Britney Spears (No. 6).

(From 1972 via 1986, John charted 36 consecutive Sizzling 100 hits within the high 40. The run included 20 high 10s, of 29 in his profession, and 7 No. 1s, of his 9 whole.)

Plus, John extends the longest span of high 40 Sizzling 100 appearances for a soloist excluding vacation fare to 54 years and two weeks. Amongst all acts and backing out seasonal songs, The Beatles boast the longest span: 59 years, 9 months and three weeks, from “I Need To Maintain Your Hand” in 1964 via “Now and Then” in 2023.

Sheeran first positioned within the Sizzling 100’s high 40 with “The A Workforce” on the chart dated Nov. 10, 2012, and had most lately ranked within the area with “Eyes Closed” in July 2023.

The Sizzling 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and gross sales knowledge, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of bodily singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles gross sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) websites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated Jan. 4, 2025) will replace on Billboard.com tomorrow (Dec. 31). For all chart information, you’ll be able to observe @billboard and @billboardcharts on each X, previously often called Twitter, and Instagram.

It was with disappointment that the Irish Soccer Affiliation discovered of the passing of former Northern Eire Underneath-21 worldwide Michael Newberry.

Michael received caps for his nation at each U21 and U19 stage.

The 27-year-old defender, who was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, began his profession with hometown membership Newcastle United and in addition had a spell in Iceland with Vikingur earlier than he joined Linfield in January 2021.

He scored six targets in 89 appearances for the Blues, and he received two Irish Premiership titles and an Irish Cup in his three years with the south Belfast membership.

The defender moved throughout the town and signed for Cliftonville in July, making 25 appearances for the Reds. 

The affiliation’s ideas and prayers are together with his household, associates and team-mates at this unhappy time.

Picture: Michael Newberry in motion for Northern Eire U19s in October 2014.

Philadelphia Eagles emergency quarterback Tanner McKee had a particular second Sunday in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys.

McKee, who was pressed into service after Kenny Pickett was injured within the third quarter, stepped up and threw a 20-yard landing move to AJ Brown. It was his first NFL landing move in his first NFL recreation.

The issue was Brown did not understand the significance of the play for McKee and threw the ball into the gang.

“(Eagles coach) Nick (Sirianni) advised me on the sideline,” Brown stated after the sport. “I felt so dangerous as a result of I threw it thus far. I’m simply glad we received it again. We received nice followers right here.”

Enter McKee’s savior – Huge Dom. Dom DiSandro, the Eagles’ senior advisor to the final supervisor, director of gameday teaching operations and chief safety officer,

Huge Dom discovered the fan who caught the ball and negotiated a deal for the ball. In line with social media, the fan will obtain a T-shirt or jersey from Brown.

McKee stated afterwards that he was grateful.

“(Brown) was like, ‘I’m sorry, bro. I received the ball again,'” McKee stated. “So he’s good. He made an ideal play and an ideal catch.”

McKee went 3-for-4 passing for 54 yards and a couple of touchdowns. He had a passer ranking of 156.2. An ideal ranking is 158.3.

McKee was the Eagles’ sixth-round decide in 2023. He was the Eagles’ “emergency” quarterback in each recreation since. However with Jalen Hurts out with a concussion, McKee was the backup to Pickett. Then Pickett re-injured his ribs.

After the sport, left sort out Jordan Mailata revealed a brand new nickname for McKee: “What concerning the Mormon Missile? The key’s out now,” he stated.

When requested what McKee deliberate to do with the ball, he replied: “I don’t know but. Now we have just a little stand in our little front room house. I’d put it up there for now.”

After all, the fan was very happy to assist McKee.

After the sport, Brown gave his jersey to the fan and thanked him for the ball.

Who’s Tanner McKee?

McKee is the Eagles emergency quarterback for the Eagles. He was pressed into service when Kenny Pickett was injured within the third quarter.

Here is what to find out about Tanner McKee

• McKee attended Stanford College regardless of being recruited by Alabama. He visited Alabama when Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts led the Crimson Tide previous LSU in 2017.
• McKee is a most cancers survivor. He was recognized with melanoma m of pores and skin most cancers. He had surgical procedure to take away the mole and the docs eliminated two lymph nodes in his neck.
• He was a sixth-round draft decide by the Eagles in 2023 and has served because the emergency quarterback.
• Sunday’s recreation was the primary time McKee had seen the sphere in a regular-season NFL recreation.

Earlier, Glenfinnan Station was closed quickly after flooding washed particles onto the tracks.

Community Rail additionally stated a chainsaw group had eliminated a fallen tree that was hit by a prepare close to Ardlui in Argyll.

Prepare operator ScotRail urged individuals to verify their journeys earlier than trying journey in the course of the disruption.

The Met Workplace yellow rain and snow warning extends from central Scotland to the north of the nation, whereas a wind warning covers the south of the nation on Hogmanay.

A yellow alert for snow has additionally been issued for Orkney and Shetland on Tuesday.

Forecasters stated the climate warnings might result in tough driving situations, disruption to public transport, energy outages and houses being minimize off.

The south of Scotland is predicted to keep away from the worst of the rain and snow, however will proceed to be battered by excessive winds.