The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir topped the Christmas charts last year and there are an awful lot of charity choirs, ensembles and cobbled-together acts bidding to follow up in 2016.
All are promoting worthy causes and they look set to give traditional favourite the X Factor winner – Matt Terry (a best 7/4 with Coral) – a run for his money. The X Factor winner has topped the charts seven times since 2005 but there are signs that the novelty is beginning to wear thin.
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So who are Mr Terry’s likely rivals?
Sir Cliff Richard has spent four Christmases at number one, including with hits Mistletoe and Wine and Saviour’s Day. He returns to the annual race this year with It’s Better To Dream but is available at a general 100/1 and we’ve moved on from this kind of mush, haven’t we?
Sentiment could see Greg Lake’s timeless classic I Believe In Father Christmas (a general 20/1) do well and, for similar reasons, Louis Tomlinson, with Steve Aoki, is 8/1. Louis’ mate Zayn Malik, with Taylor Swift, is 12/1 and the novelty acts who have been selling well include Friends Of Jo Cox (which features Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs and KT Tunstall and is only a best 6/1), the London Hospices Choir (a general 10/1) and Joe Solo and the Hatfield Brigade at 50/1.
From a musical perspective (not always the best guide at this time of year, I know) I really like Rag N Bone Man’s (Rory Graham) Human at 33/1 but accept that this time of year is more about giving to good causes rather than launching careers.
Christmas Number One Current Best Odds
Matt Terry (7/4), Friends Of Jo Cox (6/1), Louis Tomlinson and Steve Aoki (8/1), The London Hospices Choir (10/1), Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift (12/1), Greg Lake, Inspiral Carpets and Clean Bandit (20/1), Mariah Carey (25/1), Calvin Harris, Rag N Bone Man, Cruz Beckham, The Weekend, Honey G, Robbie Williams and Sheesh Mahal-equin (33/1), Little Mix (40/1), Joe Solo and the Hatfield Brigade (50/1), James Shinnie Davenport and Jamie Cullum (66/1), Adele, Leonard Cohen, Sir Cliff Richard, Vaults, James Corden, Justin Bieber and Annie Humphrey (100/1)
