The Christmas Number One chart battle was once a highlight of the festive season, but ITV show The X Factor slowly and painfully killed it.
A decade of X Factor finalists slowly suffocated the Christmas Number One Does anyone still care about the Christmas Number One? Be honest. Does it matter to you who is at the top of the charts on December 25? Long gone are the epic battles of Slade vs Wizzard, Wham! Vs Band Aid, or even East 17 vs Mariah Carey . Official Charts formed in the 50s but Christmas Number Ones really kicked off in 1973 when Slade’s Merry Xmas Everybody triumphed on Christmas Day.
Rage Against The Machine donated their proceeds to Shelter after beating Joe McElderry The American rockers could only keep the X Factor at bay for a year However, that brief reprieve only lasted a year and Matt Cardle stormed back to the top of the charts, uncontested. By 2014, even the most dedicated music fan was feeling jaded and uninterested by the X Factor oversaturation.
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