Good sing choices for Matt, Saara and 5AM, but Emily has the depressing Mad World - presumably her efforts to go more uptempo last week didn't translate to votes, so she's slowing right down to funereal pace again.

Im kinda hoping that Emily plays a blinder and does the actual Tears for Fears version. That would be the most unexpected thing to happen in XF history

Still relevant in my opinion. The later they perform in the show the better it is for them.Many still dont start voting until all the acts have sung.

Pimp Slot = Last in the performance order.

I don't think it matters as much with voting opening at the beginning of the show, but Matt has had some poor performance slots (he was first last week), so giving him the pimp slot seems fair to me.

Mad World (the Gary Jules version) is a total dirge - not sure what Emily can do to that song, to persuade people she's a potential winner. The John Lennon track is a bit dirgy too - at least in the chorus. Very little vocal range required for that one, so there's almost no opportunity for her to sound impressive. However, I wouldn't put it past Simon to stick a dozen cute kids around her for the Lennon song chorus! As much as I agree with the 5AM backing track problems, their song choices are good enough to make them competitive, but it will all depend on what they do with the sing-off - public vote will likely save them, judge's votes won't.

Saara's songs are brilliant - almost everyone predicted the Mariah song, and I'd seen a lot of people wanting to hear Chandelier again. That audition was a long time ago, and I think staging and performance will add hugely to what were already amazing vocals. the song is so tough to sing, and Saara is completely capable, that I think it might be a winning moment for her.

Matt's choices are fine, but terribly dull. How many versions of Silent Night can people stomach?! The other song will be enough to get him through, I'd imagine - current, but not so known that he can't get the 'made it your own' or 'would have a hit' comments from the judges!

My predictions - Matt and Saara through, Emily and 5AM for the chop - all depends on how they manage (fix) the sing-off!

Interested choice of songs, in regards to Emily doing Mad World, didn't Aiden Grimshaw do a brilliant haunting version back in 2010 ?.

I think Emily will smash it

So, Emily is going full John Lewis now. I think its a mistake myself, but I am not sure what else she can do, she looked so awkward with a slightly more upbeat song last week.

Matt doing Silent Night, another song previously done by Little Mix, the last attempt was awful. His voice is too thin, Perrie filled the wembley stage with the high notes, he can't do that.

5 am miming to Stevie Wonder, they are what they are, can't seem them getting through.

I think Saara has the best song choices.

This is Aiden's version:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwfNexdaIdU

He was good, connecting with the lyrics and actually bringing some energy to the performance.

It seems like a lazy song choice for Emily - the same sort of thing she's done every week. Why is Simon so averse to her singing something cheerful?

That he did! I don't think anything will compare to Adam Lambert's version on American Idol, one of my favourite performances on a singing show ever

"Saara will be singing Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas is You and Sia's Chandelier." - OMG, Saara's song choices, she's gonna win this thing

Saara's song choices are excellent. She's gonna sha slay! Please vote for her! Saara for the final please!!

Wow, Saara has been given great songs this week.....looks the like producers are happy to let her momentum continue to grow

Here is Matt's Jessie Ware song performed by a male voice:

https://youtu.be/TbratncCutk

Love Saara's choices. Hope she will get to the final.

Hate 5ams Christmas song. They are going to murder it!

No surprise there with Emily. If she gets through to the final she can say she got there by slowing every song down every week and never ever dancing.

I think Matt is safely through.

Adam Lambert had a great performance with "Mad World" and Aiden Grimshaw had a good one, too. That said, Emily isn't that great of a vocalist, so this could be a disaster.

Out of them choices Mad World is the best song imo, I just can't believe that Emily keeps getting these songs that I like lol as I controversially weren't very keen on her Creep, and her Human was decent I'll give her that, but it probably wouldn't have stoodout as much on a better night.

Saara I'm looking forward to as I think she could still sing Chandelier well live.

What is Matt's song?

And 5 After Midnight will still face some vocal challenges on that song just by the fact that Stevie Wonder puts strong vocals on his songs.

I think Saara will do amazing with her songs, especially Chandelier but I hope the judges don't use the fact Saara has now done two songs she's done already against her, her judges houses and now her audition.

Yes he did.

If I was her I'd do the Tears For Fears version so to avoid a comparison with his version which is actually my overall favourite version of Mad World full stop, it's probably one of only a few cases that's actually happened to me on this show.

I like War Is Over aswell, but I don't think that Emily will sing it well at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAMM8JVbr8g

So predictable, but ok.

I'm not looking forward to 5AM jiggying to Signed, Sealed, Delivered, or either of Emily's performances. I love the songs she's given, but I have no confidence in her ability to do justice to them. 5AM might be able to deliver on Stay Another Day, we'll see.

Saara will predictably pull off a very competent, professional and skillful performance with both of her songs, both of which are the most difficult of any of tomorrow's song choices. I'm both looking forward to it and also not, because we all know what we're going to get and it will be amazing, no surprises.

Matt's Silent Night has a danger of becoming gimmicky with the overuse of his falsetto, if he falls into that trap, or it could be just a bit boring. It probably won't be anything special though, the song is better suited for a more classical singer. I don't know the other song he's doing, but let's hope it's more energetic and fun than Silent Night.

It's by Jessie Ware.

Lauren Murray did it at last year's 6CC. Also performed by Sasha Simone on the Voice UK S4 and a couple times on the Voice US in the last 2 years.

Thanks for the link.

And to Rachel_Harrison, I think I remember hearing the song on The Voice, I think the production are confident that he will probably get a moment with the song.

This is Sasha's version. It definitely was a moment for her. Pushed her into the finals.

https://youtu.be/WLDcnpiCpdM

Loved this version