I don't know about the rest but for 2008 then if X Factor didn't exist IIWAB wouldn't have recieved the boost that it got from a performance on there and as a result wouldn't have been #1

Edited October 26, 200915 yr by Bibliotheque

The x-factor releases normally have a nice wintery ballad vibe about them. Plus like somebody else pointed out earlier on in the thread, really, how many good christmas #1's have we really had? x-factor ruining christmas is just another way for people to complain about the show.

I don't know about the rest but for 2008 then if X Factor didn't exist IIWAB wouldn't have recieved the boost that it got from a performance on there and as a result wouldn't have been #1

 

This is true! So even further down, #5 was Geraldine's Once Upon A Christmas Song... but then you could argue this character of Peter Kay's would not even exist if it wasn't for The X Factor, LOL. #6 was James Morrison's Broken Strings, this receiving a boost from The Girls Aloud Party show.

Edited October 26, 200915 yr by -Jay-

The x-factor releases normally have a nice wintery ballad vibe about them. Plus like somebody else pointed out earlier on in the thread, really, how many good christmas #1's have we really had? x-factor ruining christmas is just another way for people to complain about the show.

 

I don't think it even matters who is #1 really. Usually any number of songs released around the Christmas period will remind of Christmas in years to come, doesn't have to be the one that was #1. :D

The x-factor releases normally have a nice wintery ballad vibe about them. Plus like somebody else pointed out earlier on in the thread, really, how many good christmas #1's have we really had? x-factor ruining christmas is just another way for people to complain about the show.

Agree with this. There have been some terrible xmas No.1s in the past, I think the choices (Simon makes :rolleyes: ) have been good so far, although not to keen on covers of 'well known' songs they've all had a seasonal-ish sound to them, which is what we need at that time of year!! Leona's was perfect for her, and in my eyes an orginal, as I have no interest in Kelly Clarkson (or any US Idol winner <_< )

I wonder what he Children In Need song will be this year?

 

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It is this apparently

Edited October 26, 200915 yr by Just Plain Steve

Dear god that Children In Need song is atrocious. (sp)?. I'd rather The X Factor than that. Forget Paolo Nutini this is the worst song of the year

Edited October 26, 200915 yr by tom03

That CIN single is.... I'm speechless

The answer to the question is pretty obvious

Of course- its just not surprising anymore because of X factor- nothing else stands a chance anymore

 

I respect Simon Cowell, but he does annoy me by releasing utter rubbish that clogs up the charts at christmas, it doesnt give any new artists a chance, it prevents good songs getting high and ruins the surprise element :angry:

No big deal to me, no one is forcing anyone to buy the X Factor winners single it is just market forces, if it gets to #1 it gets to #1

Don't worry everyone, GaGa is here to save the charts

 

 

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Is that for real? :lol: That would be one of the best xmas songs for the 21st century! :lol:

Is that for real? :lol: That would be one of the best xmas songs for the 21st century! :lol:

 

It was added last year, so I doubt it's something she'd release this year :(

Yeah, they made it last year and released it digitally in selected territories.

 

I wonder if it will get a UK release this year. You never know, a years repression could be the trick :magic:

With viewing figures increasing year on year without fail for the X Factor and its associated singles grip on the charts is only going to get stronger.

 

The Christmas chart battle was traditional and on many occasions went down to the wire. It generated lots of interest in the charts, engaging with people who didn’t generally take much notice, which made the accolade special. Now of course it is a foregone conclusion that the X Factor winner’s insipid cover will prevail; as the Cowell money making juggernaut milks the busiest sales week of the year, for all it’s worth. :/

'JCB Song' by Nizlopi was epic, it should have been Xmas #1 :(

I think we need Geraldine McQueen to re-release her Xmas song or release a new one.

 

Totally agree, I loved OUACS.

This decades Christmas #1.

 

2000 Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It?

2001 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid

2002 Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground

2003 Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules - Mad World

2004 Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas? - this is the worst of the noughties so far!

2005 Shayne Ward - That's My Goal

2006 Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This

2007 Leon Jackson - When You Believe

2008 Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah

 

The ones in bold are the only ones that are decent. The one in bold & italic is my one of my favourites EVER - I like it even better than the original. All of the others are just awful ... even Leona's. She more than made up for it with Bleeding Love though so she did redeem herself!

 

Norma

I agree it would be better if they left it till January like they did with Michelle McManus.

There's a myth which exists about the Xmas number 1. There's been about two good songs in the last 25 years. It has at various times been monopolised by Cliff Richard, ropey Spice Girls, yawn-inducing Westlife, rubbish re-recordings of Band Aid, Mr Blobby + Bob The Builder etc. The X-Factor and Pop idol before it merely continued the trend.

 

thats a good point actually :)

 

its not only the crimbo #1 its ruining, but chart music in general. ok its great tv if you like hyped up baying crowds at a karaoke contest, but when these acts start to dominate the charts it aint good for music.

 

 

 

oops...too late! lol