The annual battle to be crowned top of the pops is on again and it looks as if it will be another showdown between the winner of the X Factor and this year’s big charity shot by The London Hospices Choir. In the early betting for the Christmas Number one at Paddy Power, it is the Charity single who is running at 2/1 favourite having been nothing more than a 33/1 outside shot before.
But “The Living Years” song, which has been recorded by patients, families, staff and volunteers from hospices, have taken a firm grip of the mark, leaving the X Factor as 9/4 second favourites with Paddy Power.
UK CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE 2016
2/1 The London Hospices Choir
9/4 X Factor 2016 winner
5/1 James Corden
8/1 Gareth Malone
11/1 Justin Bieber
14/1 Drake
14/1 Vaults
18/1 Leonard Cohen
20/1 Spice Girls
25/1 David Bowie
33/1 Cliff Richard
As you can see on the list there are other contenders going on there with the likes of James Corden with his Sainsbury Christmas advert song, while the Vaults are in at 14/1 with their tune from the John Lewis Christmas ad. With the loss of music greats David Bowie and Leonard Cohen this year, they are outsiders shots to make it to a sentimental Christmas number one this year.
Spokesman Paddy Power said: “The annual battle between X Factor and charity begins in earnest, with the race for the Christmas number one.
“Initially, we thought the X Factor had it in the bag, but they’ve slipped back in the betting – maybe someone’s heard that Honey G is scheduled to win.”
In the X Factor betting at Paddy Power we are down to the final four, with Matt Terry still commanding things at the head of the market at a price of 4/6. He is followed up by 2/1 shot Saara Aalto, with Emily Middlemas a strong 8/1 shot to land the title as outsider, with 5 After Midnight bringing up the X Factor betting this year at a price of 9/1.
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