Posted October 3, 200816 yr click here It basically says that odds are very close this year. Some of the favourites are Bob the Builder and Ricky Hatton :huh: :rofl: . Edited October 3, 200816 yr by darknight
October 3, 200816 yr it will obviously be the X Factor winner...nobody else will come remotely close...
October 3, 200816 yr Its obvious who will get Crimbo. Whoever wins the X Factor. They always do. I would love to see Bob The Builder topple the X Factor, Simon Cowell will probabaly have been on holiday if tht happens.
October 5, 200816 yr X-Factor and all this rubish reality shows have killed any excitment there could be in guessing Xmas #1´s... I miss the old times when the Xmas #1 was "the hit" of the year. Now it´s just a rush recorded track sung by someone who will probably be completely forgotten in a few months...
October 15, 200816 yr Another possible contender? Rolf Harris remakes Two Little Boys hit Source: bbc.co.uk Rolf Harris is to re-record his 1969 Christmas number one hit Two Little Boys to help mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. An emotional Harris, 78, has told how he recently discovered that his father and uncle had fought alongside each other in France and Belgium. He has teamed up with north Wales' Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir for the remake of the battlefield song. It was the top-selling single in 1969 and was number one for six weeks. The 60-member Fron choir, with an average age of 67 are based near Wrexham. They reached number one in the classical charts with their Voices of the Valley album. The artist and singer's contribution presence takes the combined age of those on the single to 4,025. Two Little Boys is believed to have been written in 1902 and tells the tale of two boys who once rode wooden horses together, then ended up on a battlefield. The song, which was the Christmas number one in 1969, was once named by Margaret Thatcher as one of her favourites for its theme of loyalty. Harris cried as he recalled how he recently filmed a BBC documentary about his family's role in World War I. Wiping back tears, he said: "You'd think after 90 years it wouldn't affect you so much, but it really does." He said recording the documentary, Family at War, had made the lyrics to Two Little Boys even more poignant. He said: "I went across to Ypres in Belgium and then into France. "I was following the footsteps of my father and his brother who were from Wales - they came from Merthyr originally. I was in floods of tears most of the time in the filming, just hearing about the losses. My dad and his brother were there. "It had never occurred to me that Two Little Boys could relate to that. When we came back we got in touch with the Fron choir." He said the original version was the biggest selling record for EMI in 1969 and was the last number one of the sixties. He added: "I think it's time for another one, what do you reckon?" The choir was "discovered" at a wedding in 2006. Conductor Ann Atkinson said: "Any time Rolf wants to join the choir, he's there." Talking about Harris's relationship with the choir she said: "The minute he met the guys he started singing and when he arrived last night for the rehearsal at Acrefair school he was off again the minute he walked in." The choir's third album, Voices of the Valley: Home, will be released alongside the single on 10 November. Daniel Glatman, former manager of boy band Blue, who manages the choir after first hearing them at a friend's wedding, said: "We feel honoured to record with a man of Rolf's stature. "It's another sign of how far the choir have come in the last few years on their amazing journey." The song was the biggest-selling single of 1969, staying at number one for six weeks. Dennis Williams, one of the choir's founding members, said at the launch in Llangollen, Denbighshire: "I remember this song the first time it was in the charts. "To record it now with the man himself is a dream come true."
October 15, 200816 yr I just want anything to stop X-Factor getting to number 1. Surely anything with McCartney, Peter Kay, Take That and some other biggies stand a chance! Don't they? Norma Well, I think, unless Bob Geldof is involved (but I'm guessing he isn't) then I think sadly it'll probably be the X Factor yet again, but you never know!
October 15, 200816 yr Well, I think, unless Bob Geldof is involved (but I'm guessing he isn't) then I think sadly it'll probably be the X Factor yet again, but you never know! You're right of course! We can dream though can't we? Whichever way, Mr Cowell is going to be a happy bunny again this Christmas! Norma
October 17, 200816 yr LATEST ODDS CLICK HERE Peter kay?? 8/1?? Edited October 17, 200816 yr by danno10
October 17, 200816 yr some of those odds are well odd! Especially Gabriella Cilmi being so high! :lol: What is she releasing? It can't be about 'Sanctuary' surely?
October 17, 200816 yr Peter kay?? 8/1?? They don't mean the Geraldine song ... they mean the one he is supposed to be doing with Take That! Norma Edit ... don't know why anyone is questioning these odds .... Simon Cowell will win the Christmas Battle - no contest. I'm sure if John Lennon came back from the dead and re-recorded 'Merry Christmas War is Over' with Geraldine .... Simon Cowell would still win! Its the way the British Public have been programmed. Edited October 17, 200816 yr by Norma_Snockers
October 19, 200816 yr Status Quo are releasing their first xmas single. Status Quo plan birthday celebrations 11:31 | Friday October 17, 2008 By Ben Cardew Source: musicweek Status Quo celebrate 40 years in the industry later this year and will mark the occasion with the release of a new greatest hits collection, a Christmas single, a tour and a celebrity auction. Pictures: 40 Years of Hits is released by UMTV on November 3 on an array of formats including 4CD EarBook, 3CD featuring DVD, 2CD, USB, digital and vinyl. It will be followed by a Christmas single, It’s Christmas Time, the band’s first crack at the festive charts. The album launch party is being held at auction house Bonhams on November 5. A range of musicians, artists and stars – including Brian Wilson and Andrew Marr - have created their own version of a Status Quo single or album cover and their creations will go under the gavel, with all proceeds going to The Prince’s Trust. The band will play a UK winter tour, promising a “one-off setlist packed with hits”.
October 26, 200816 yr God it's awful! Come back Slade, all is forgiven! Nice to hear In The Army Now again though :dance:
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