They've axed three contestants in a single week. Meaning that only six acts remain for the show dated 12 November, with the final slated for 4 December. That means the Christmas number one won't be clinched by an X Factor winner!
Unless:
-up to two acts are reinstated
-the winner somehow gets three weeks on top

Well this is news...no wait let me see is there a thing called a search button on here?

They were never working towards a xmas number this year.

There is enough contestants for 2 acts to be in the final - as was the case in series 1,2 and 4

The final is not the 4th dec, its the week after - with the single released the following week so XMas number 1 will be accessible

Seriously, I was posting an "assumption".

That has been made in several other threads...

pointless thread