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Despite making it to the top spot this week, bookmakers suggest the X Factor all-female group won't still be there at ChristmasIt has almost become a Christmas tradition, albeit one wrapped in a curse: the X Factor final takes place in late December, and the winner releases a single which goes on to become the festive chart topper.Almost, because only once in the last six years has it not happened – in 2009, when a concerted campaign against the programme saw Rage Against the Machine's Killing...
Guardian Music — Despite making it to the top spot this week, bookmakers suggest the X Factor all-female group won't still be there at ChristmasIt has almost become a Christmas tradition,... more info