With Christmas less than a week away, online bookmaker, sportingodds.com, are NOW taking bets on which song will come in at number one this Yuletide in the United Kingdom. With the winner of ITV’s X-Factor announced last Saturday, Victor Shayne Ward’s single ‘That’s My Goal’ is the clear favourite at 1:8, despite the fact the CD will not be released until Wednesday 21 December.
Other odds include Westlife’s single with Diana Ross, ‘When You Tell Me That You Love Me’ at 16:1 and charming British duo Nizlopi’s, whose video for ‘JCB Song’ would warm even the cockles of Scrooge’s heart, are at 3:1.
Sportingodds.com offers a list of 43 songs to bet on for Christmas number 1.