CHERYL Cole is set to miss out a No 1 - to her winning X Factor act Joe McElderry more info

Scotsman.com — SOME festive cheer may be in store for Joe McElderry, whose single The Climb is now outselling Rage Against The Machine's Christmas number one song by a margin of two to o more info

Mercury News, California — Thanks to a Facebook campaign that capitalized on growing unhappiness with Cowell's cookie-cutter approach to pop stardom, the antiestablishment Rage Against the Machine came out ahead of Joe McElderry, winner of Cowell's popular 'X Factor' TV compet... more info

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Guardian Music — Complaints of pro-X Factor bias to BBC after response to band's swearing in Christmas No 1 battleFirst the BBC had to apologise for Rage Against the Machine's four-letter outburst on BBC Radio 5 Live. Now it has had to defend itself again after liste... more info

Guardian Music — When Rage Against the Machine beat X Factor winner Joe McElderry to the Christmas Number one slot, how did it contrast with previous festive hits?After a head to head not seen since Blur v Oasis, Rage Against the Machine have fought off X Factor winn... more info

Live Daily — Rage Against the Machine's single "Killing In the Name" reached the No. 1 spot on the UK Christmas Week chart, leaving fans anticipating the date and location of a "huge" free concert the band promised if their song topped the single by Joe McElderry... more info

Guardian Music — Head-to-head between Rage Against the Machine and X Factor winner Joe McElderry delivers healthy audience for radio showsAn estimated 5 million listeners tuned in to the top 40 yesterday as the battle for the Christmas number one between Rage Against... more info

Rolling Stone — In one of the most unexpected victories of this decade, Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” beat out The X Factor winner Joe McElderry’s “The Climb” to become the U.K.’s Christmas Number One single. The victory was aided by... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Rage Against The Machine have been crowned this years UK Christmas No.1 with their single ‘Killing In The Name’ beating that of X Factor winner Joe McElderry. After a fiercely... more info