Amazon Music has had a Christmas song of its own every year since 2018. One of those eight was UK Christmas number one, Kylie Minogue's XMAS in 2025, and seven were not. This year's chart comes out on 25 December.
Nine times since 2007 the House of Lords ended report stage after committee debates with no votes, three sitting days or less before a break. All nine bills became law only after the break. This time two sitting days are left.
House Republicans choose a new leader on 10 November, Steve Scalise or Jim Jordan. In four of five such races since 1971, the next most senior leader won, and once another candidate beat him.
Kozo Tashima and Ramon Vega plan to run against Gianni Infantino, and each needs five FIFA members by 18 November. In seven races with the president running, in 1974 and from 2002, a rival made the list four times, and three times none did.
The RMT has named eight Tube strikes from 26 November. In a dispute like this, seven of ten first strikes began and three were dropped, and with 13 other announcements twelve of twenty-three began.
The US faces a 29 November limit to decide on tariffs on Vietnam over piracy and fake goods. In the five investigations US law forced open since 1993, six months passed with no tariff decision, though once duty-free access was cut.
Andy Burnham promised a 10-year plan this year and now says January is possible. Three of six times a UK prime minister promised a major document within the year, nothing came out that year, and three times it did.
Poundland's owner is also its lender, and the chain is protected from creditors until about 12 November. Five firms like it all got administrators, the fastest the next day and the slowest after its protection had ended.
California's new law switches off personal feeds and autoplay for children under 16 on 1 January, unless a judge pauses it. All four times a tech group asked a US court to pause a law like this, it paused at least part in time.
The Southern Trust in Northern Ireland plans to move births from Newry to Craigavon on 23 November, short of senior doctors, and a pregnant woman has gone to court. Four of five such moves went ahead, and once the plan was dropped.
More papers on Lord Mandelson's appointment are due before Christmas. Four of seven times MPs forced out papers, the government refused part or was told they fell short, and three times neither happened.
Lisa Nandy will decide next year whether Sky's ITV deal needs a full inquiry. In four of eight past media deals like this, the minister sent it to one or said so in writing within 24 weeks, and four times neither happened.
Canada fills six seats on 7 December, and four were won by opposition parties. In eight of nine past by-elections like these the seat stayed with its party, and once it went to another opposition party.
Davi Alcolumbre seeks a new term as head of Brazil's Senate on 1 February. Nine of ten times the head of Brazil's Senate or Chamber of Deputies who ran again at the start of a new parliament won, and once lost.
Colombia's Congress has until 16 December to pass President Abelardo de la Espriella's tax law. One of five recent tax laws passed by that date, three passed days later, and one failed.
A US review of its troops in Europe is due to end in December, and NATO allies fear more cuts. Five of seven past US decisions on troops in allies ended in a cut, but of four still open this late, only one did within eight weeks.
Highland Council may sell a bust abroad unless Invergordon's museum raises £3.1m by 1 December. Ten times since 2012 a UK buyer outside national and university museums got more time, and it bought the work four times but not the other six.
UK rents rose 3.8% in the year to September. In four of five monthly figures since a new law in England began in May, UK rent growth did not fall below the month before, and once, for May, it fell from 3.5% to 3.3%.
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