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Old 15-11-2004, 10:22
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There's normally a lot of speculation and bookmakers odds floating around by this point in the year on who's going to be Christmas number 1.

I haven't heard anything yet this year, who's in the running other than the Band Aid 20 track?
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Old 15-11-2004, 11:27
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Originally Posted by Higgypop
There's normally a lot of speculation and bookmakers odds floating around by this point in the year on who's going to be Christmas number 1.

I haven't heard anything yet this year, who's in the running other than the Band Aid 20 track?
With huge backing from The Sun and the fact that it's Band Aid, there are no other contenders for Christmas number 1.
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Old 15-11-2004, 11:51
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There was talk a couple of months back that Cat Stevens and Ronan Keating were going to record 'Father and Son'. Not sure how true that was, it seems rather unlikely, but that was an early favourite for Christmas number one.

With Band Aid 20 being released on 29th November, though, will it have the staying power to last for three weeks at number one?
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Old 15-11-2004, 11:58
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pretty much no-one?

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Old 15-11-2004, 13:14
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Pre sales for Band aid are apparently 750,000.

So they are expecting huge sales. I wonder if this will translate into real sales. Even so It's going to be the biggest first week sales of the year, and probabaly the biggest overall seller of the year,without a doubt. Whever it will hold off '50 grand for christmas' by the 25th is another matter
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Old 15-11-2004, 18:15
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According to PeterKay.net, a special remix of Amarillo (Show me the way to) is being released. From the clip off the site it doesn't sound too bad!
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Old 15-11-2004, 19:26
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That guy who gets £50,000 from Simon Cowell if he gets a number 1!
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Old 15-11-2004, 19:44
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Apparently there's another bo selecta christmas single coming out this year-premier of the video is on channel 4 this friday.
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Old 17-11-2004, 10:06
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Nadia Almada=genius=XMAS number 1 YAY
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Old 17-11-2004, 11:43
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I heard GLC's new one 'You Knows I love You' for the first time this morning. Very funny, and according to Chris Moyles released on Dec 13th. Has the potential to be a novelty hit.
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Old 17-11-2004, 11:56
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I think the Band Aid song being released is a fairly clever marketing move. If it does make the christmas number 1 then they can say how amazingly well it did, staying at number 1 for 3 weeks in the very competitive few weeks. However, if it doesn't make christmas number 1 then they have the "it was realeased 3 weeks before christmas, so most people would have it by Christmas". However, in the final week, big fans who will really want to get it to christmas number one will buy ANOTHER copy, to add to their 5 that they will have already, so it will sell even more.

Just my thoughts anyway.

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Old 17-11-2004, 13:04
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Bookmakers odds for Christmas number 1:

Ladbrokes - Band Aid 20 1/8
Bet365 - Band Aid 1/16
William Hill - Only offering odds for Christmas Number 1 without Charity singles.

I think thats pretty conclusive.
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Old 17-11-2004, 15:13
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ISTR, in 1984, with Band Aid 1, didn't bookies pay out on what was Christmas Number 2 (Last Christmas by Wham- would have been Number 1 any other year)?
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Old 17-11-2004, 15:25
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i have heard the band aud song is crap it has rapping in it, anyone heard it

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Old 17-11-2004, 15:38
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After hearing the band aid record it might not make Xmas number one after all, I thought it was terrible
Hope Peter Kay gets it
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Old 17-11-2004, 15:40
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Originally Posted by brooksider
i have heard the band aud song is crap it has raping in it, anyone heard it
try and use two p's in rapping or the outcome is quite different
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Old 17-11-2004, 15:50
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Originally Posted by djfraz
try and use two p's in rapping or the outcome is quite different
sorry was rushing
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Old 17-11-2004, 18:54
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I think saying the song has been raped is quite an accurate way of describing the new version.

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Old 18-11-2004, 12:51
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love the exert of amirrillo on peterkay.net, its a dead cert for number 1 this christmas, such an upbeat uptempo song!

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Old 18-11-2004, 13:05
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Originally Posted by Sven945
............ big fans who will really want to get it to christmas number one will buy ANOTHER copy, to add to their 5 that they will have already, so it will sell even more.
Do people really do this? I mean, does anyone really care THAT much whether or not it's No1??

What on earth do you do with more than one copy of the same (awful) song??
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Old 18-11-2004, 15:12
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Originally Posted by djfraz
After hearing the band aid record it might not make Xmas number one after all, I thought it was terrible
Hope Peter Kay gets it
no matter how bad it is, it will still be no1
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Old 18-11-2004, 18:02
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Do people really do this? I mean, does anyone really care THAT much whether or not it's No1??

What on earth do you do with more than one copy of the same (awful) song??
Yup, everyone (ie Sun readers) will get caught up in the hysteria caused by it (The Sun), and they'll do anything. I saw footage of one shop when it opened on the day that the new version of Candle In The Wind released. People bought lots of that single :|

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Old 18-11-2004, 20:07
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You can really tell that it was put together in under 48 hours...
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Old 18-11-2004, 23:52
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Do people really do this? I mean, does anyone really care THAT much whether or not it's No1??

What on earth do you do with more than one copy of the same (awful) song??
I think the fact that it is for such a great charity, people who don't even like it much will still buy it.
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Old 19-11-2004, 10:24
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Originally Posted by Purity
Do people really do this? I mean, does anyone really care THAT much whether or not it's No1??

What on earth do you do with more than one copy of the same (awful) song??

Yes, my friend bought 5 copies of Mad World last year because he's a fan of Donnie Darko, we all got a copy of it for Christmas.


I haven't heard the Peter Kay song and I don't think many people have, are any stations playing it? I don't think that is too likely to get the number.

If the Bo'Selecta single is as funny as last year's then I would like to see that make it.

I'm not overly impressed by Band Aid 20, it's OK but not the best version although I will probably buy it just to be apart of it (in the first week though to avoid it being Christmas number 1).
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