The Christmas chart-topper beat Nessun Dorma and other classic tracks to win the prize, voted for by the public.
Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti won the award for top female artist.
Violinist Andre Rieu won his second album of the year prize for And The Waltz Goes On at the ceremony at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins found himself with a share of the award after one of his compositions - the album's title track - featured on Rieu's record.
At 20, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor became the youngest ever male winner at the event, taking the critics' choice prize.
The best male artist award was won by Vasily Petrenko, Russian conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, for his work on five albums.
Other winners included classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic, who took the award for breakthrough artist of the year, and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who collected the prize for best international artist.
US composer John Williams collected a lifetime achievement award, honouring his work on dozens of scores for such movies as Jaws, Star Wars and Superman.
Performers at the Albert Hall ceremony included the Military Wives, who sang their Diamond Jubilee anthem Sing.
They were accompanied by the song's composers, Take That star Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who both played grand pianos.
The event, hosted by Myleene Klass, will be broadcast on ITV1 on 7 October at 22:15 BST.
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