Perez Hilton — They actually pulled it off! After much urging via the internet, Rage Against The Machine's 1992 single, Killing in the Name Of now holds the top spot as the UK's Christmas Number One! The political hard rockers wanted to take Simon Cowell and X Fact... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Joe McElderry's weak vocal doodle. Killing in the Name would be a great Christmas No 1At the time of writing, it's not clear whether the 2009 Christmas No 1 will be The Climb by Joe McElderry, or Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machin... more info

411 Mania — Calls "Killing In The Name" dreadful... more info

I Like Music — Killing In The Name wins the most competitive chart battle in years. See other chart entries more info

Starpulse — Rockers Rage Against The Machine have snatched the coveted Christmas number one spot in the British music charts after an internet campaign to shut out the winner of Simon Cowell's talent show X Factor.[...] Read more! more info

XFM.co.uk — ...But will the band make good on their free victory concert promise? more info

411 Mania — Band planning huge free show as a thank you... more info

Undercover, Australia — The English are revolting … against Simon Cowell that it. The 1992 Rage Against The Machine classic `Killing In The Name` is the number one song in England beating the X-Factor winner because of a Facebook campaign. more info

CNN Showbiz — Rage Against the Machine has claimed the prestigious No. 1 spot on the British singles chart on the last Sunday before Christmas, marking the first time in five years the winner of Simon Cowell's "X-Factor" has not won. more info

The Vinyl Villain — Just heard that the Cowell hit-making machine has been stopped, temporarily, in its tracks with the news that Rage Against The Machine is the Xmas #1.If we're going to manage to do the same next year, we need to get behind one track. There will be so... more info