Robbie Williams 20/1 for Christmas number 1 single

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'With just a month to go and counting... and the runners pretty much declared, the race for the Christmas No.1's is starting to warm up.
HMV and William Hill have teamed up to offer their chart predictions, comments and the very latest odds.
HMV's Top 10 Predicted Singles - Christmas Week (w/c 19 Dec - chart announced 25 Dec)
1. X-Factor winner - title tba (21/12) William Hill Odds 2/5
2. Nizlopi 'JCB Song' (12/12) odds 9/2
3. Westlife with Diana Ross 'When You Tell Me That You Love Me' (12/12) odds 9/1
4. Girls Aloud 'See the Day' (19/12) odds 25/1
5. Keedie with the England Cricket Team 'Jerusalem' (12/12) odds 10/1
6. McFly 'Ultraviolet / Ballad of Paul K' (12/12) 0dds 50/1
7. The Choirboys 'Tears in Heaven' (19/12) odds 12/1
8. Robbie Williams ' Advertising Space' (12/12) odds 20/1
9. Mariah Carey / 'Don't Forget About Us' (12/12) odds 50/1
10. Crazy Frog 'Jingle Bells / Can't Touch This' (12/12) odds 20/1

Other contenders
Sugababes 'Ugly' (5/12) odds 50/1, Tony Christie / Merry Xmas Everyone (5/12) odds 33/1, Santa '(Is This the Way To) Amarillo (Santa's Grotto)' (19/12) odds 33/1, Coldplay / Talk (19/12) odds 40/1

Stewart Allan, HMV Singles Buyer

"This is potentially one of the most open races for the Christmas No.1 in years. There's a very strong chance it will be the X-Factor winner, but a lot depends on who actually wins it and, with the single being released midweek, whether it can make up for two days missing sales by the time the chart is announced on Christmas Day.

"Westlife would have been serious contenders, but their single is out the week before, although this should help them to secure their 14th UK No.1, so the main challenge would appear to come from the very touching Nizlopi 'JCB' release, which has a wonderful video and could be this year's 'Gary Jules'. Other contenders include Girls Aloud, the England Cricket Team and The Choirboys."

Rupert Adams,William Hill

"The X Factor winner is definitely the one to beat but as a result there are some fantastic prices available for other contender such as Robbie at 20/1, Girls Aloud 25/1 and there is no such thing as a certainty in the Xmas 1 market."

Article created on 25/11/2005 11:04