The longest programme title in the world.... ever?

Knowing Peter Kay, he'll probably have Geraldine doing a Divine cover or something! I wonder if R Wayne or 2 Up 2 Down will release any material?

Once Upon a Christmas Song only got to Number 5 with, would you believe it, X F**ktor getting to Number One yet again. Would you believe ANOTHER version of Halleujah was at #2? I dunno about anybody else, but Peter Kay has sure made me realise how much of a pain in the arse X Factor is.

On a brighter note, Geraldine wanted to get it to #6...

there could have album with all the acts that got through

Certainly boosted from the show on Friday then (any one know the ratings?) - midweek it was struggling to make the top ten.

I agree. The "Oh... me love X Factor... oh.. me buy single..." mentality of the public whilst Cowell laps it all up year after year drives me insane!

Though same could be said with Peter Kay, I'm disappointed with his return to the spotlight in the sense that he hasn't brought out any new comic material but the Geraldine parody is highlighting the manufactured crap we have to put up with every year.

It took Peter Kay to make you realise that? Most people have known it for years!

So, crap novelty records don't make it to number 1 at Christmas anymore. Is it really the end of the world? I faill to see why everyones getting their knickers in a twist. Mr Blobby, Bob the Builder, Spice Girls, Cliff Richard, Renee & Renato...what exactly are we missing out on that's so special?

Sounds like another case of rose tinted spectacles syndrome to me.

2.8m, decent for Channel 4 but nowhere near as high as the main show

I couldn't give two hoots whether Kay was number 1 or not, I find The X Factor a "novelty" in itself to be honest.

Cliff Richard's records at Christmas tended to be about Christmas, so they are special in that sense I think. In fact Saviour's Day must be the last (original) Christmas song that was #1 at Christmas?

As for the others-- "rose tinted spectacles"? You may write them off as "crap", but I actually enoyed some of those records and still do; unprententious jolly/humorous songs (IMO)-- many of which were for charity. In my view a stark contrast to the self-indulgent dirges that are spouted by transient XF stars, which serve to line Simone's pocket.

Cliff Richard's last xmas song which did get to NO1 was this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA5QJS3paAo

but westlife got the xmas no1, he was there for about 2 weeks already

and still many many xmas song never get to no1., but Reet Petite took about 20 years to get to no1 :

What about Steve from the first year of X factor?? he never got the xmas no1

Wasn't the year Steve won X Factor, the same year as Band Aid 20 so it got moved a week (or the final was the day before the Xmas No 1 was being announced) later.