Christmas Number One Hits and Misses

Filed under: The Hit List, UKWith Rage Against the Machine and Joe McElderry battling it out down to the wire for the right to take the Christmas number one crown for 2009, the fight for the Yuletide chart-topper has been more entertaining than any in the last five years. As pop commentators and music fans have been quick to point out, there used to be a traditional battle for the charts before 'X Factor' arrived to take it 'Mad World,' Michael Andrews/Gary Jules (2003) -- HITSombre, contemplati...

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