Christmas No.1 Betting

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

1/3 Pop Idols - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

9/2 The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

5/1 Gary Jules - Mad World

10/1 Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne - Changes

20/1 Avid Merrion - Proper Crim-Bo

20/1 UB40 - Swing Low

22/1 Cliff Richard - Santa's List

25/1 Bill Nighy - Christmas Is All Around

40/1 Blue - Signed, Sealed, Delivered

40/1 John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

40/1 Mike 'Porky' Parry

50/1 Noddy

50/1 Westlife

50/1 Justin Timberlake

50/1 Busted

50/1 FA2 Alex Parks

50/1 Will Young

50/1 Atomic K: Tide Is High

50/1 FA2 Alistair Griffin

50/1 Robin Gibb (featuring Alistair Griffin)

66/1 Robbie Williams

66/1 Sugababes

66/1 Fast Food Rockers

66/1 Kylie Minogue

66/1 The Cheeky Girls

66/1 Elvis Presley

66/1 Basil Brush

66/1 Gareth Gates

66/1 Any Fame Academy Pairing

66/1 Fame Academy Group

75/1 Cilla Black

75/1 Daniel Bedingfield

75/1 David Sneddon

75/1 Girls Aloud

75/1 Paul McCartney

75/1 Phixx

75/1 Liberty X

75/1 Holly Valance

75/1 Darius Danesh

80/1 Madonna

80/1 Pink

100/1 Mel C

100/1 Jennifer Lopez

100/1 Celine Dion

100/1 Mis-Teeq

150/1 FA2 Carolynne Good

 

 

Some very odd ones in there.

 

For instance, Paul McCartney hasn't even got a single out for Christmas.

 

The Girls Aloud, Mel C and Holly Valance ones, along with others, peaked weeks ago.

 

And at 50/1. Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High? An old single, yet no mention of their new one which is out on 15th.

 

Most odd.

 

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[FleetFanatic]

Noddy @ 50/1 is a good bet.

 

All those little brats, wanting it in their stockings.....parents obliged to purchase it.....almost a dead cert.

 

Wasn't there a scenario like that a few years' back?

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

D'you know what - I looked at that yesterday and thought exactly the same thing!

 

Thing is, I reckon these bookies are fully aware of how many advance copies these shops have ordered.

 

 

[FleetFanatic]

5/1 Gary Jules - Mad World

10/1 Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne - Changes

 

How on earth? These two have NO chance of xmas no.1!

[FleetFanatic]

Forget Pop Idol too - all the 'fans of it' will have it on the album that came out this week.....

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Ozzy/Kelly have no chance, mainly cos it was released this Monday instead of next. Think it will be worrying close to no.1 this Sunday however (my prediction: no.3)

 

As for Mad World, I reckon the bookies have it right - it will be number three in Christmas week, with Pap Idols at one and The Darkness at two.

 

The only chance the Darkness have of being number one is that the Pop Idols' single is on their Christmas album which has already been out for a couple of weeks. Hopefully that will affect the sales of the single.

 

 

[FleetFanatic]

The 'Proper Chrimbo' fan club (!?!?!) is gaining momentum.

 

Everybody seems to like this 'tune' - outside contender?

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Yes, agreed. The video has loads of cameo appearances on it - do they also feature on the single??

 

 

[FleetFanatic]

To be honest - I can't remember!

 

I downloaded it (shock horror!), decided it was crap & deleted it.

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

<img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Kelly & Ozzy are number one in this week's midweek projections!! <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

 

 

[FleetFanatic]

A combination of factors:

 

Ozzy 'nearly died' & it won't have the staying power to be christmas no. 1.

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

It won't even be Top 5 Christmas week. There are too many 'strong' new entries to come.

 

 

[Chubbhead EFM]

well I'm all for any song that ISN'T the Pap Idol song being christmas no1. please god, don't let it happen!

[FleetFanatic]

That almost sounded like a song.....

 

.....Don't Let The Bells End!

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Give it to Porky Parry!

[FleetFanatic]

Quote:

FleetFanatic said:
5/1 Gary Jules - Mad World
10/1 Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne - Changes

How on earth? These two have NO chance of xmas no.1!

Well I got that wrong!

Totally gutted about The Darkness not making it.
So much for the Noddy theory too - down to number 39 now!

Still at least that lot who will be nobodies inside 6 months only made number 5.....