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With LadBaby out of the running, frontman Terry Coldwell is confident that their parody track, complete with an Ed Sheeran lookalike, will top the festive charts.

The Irish bands duet with Kirsty MacColl is at number 18 in this weeks Official UK Top 40, compiled by Official Charts, up 35 places from number 53. Earlier in the week it was at number 23.

Who is in the running to be Christmas Number One in the music charts this year? Bookmakers have slashed the odds on one particular festive favourite and it

Fairytale of New York was already the favourite to hit number one as fans rallied around the Pogues frontman during his fight with viral encephalitis, a life-threatening condition affecting the brain.

LadBaby, aka Mark Hoyle, is furious at the lack of support for families in the UK and has backed the Formula for Change campaign.

The Pogues' iconic Christmas song "Fairytale of New York" is now the odds-on favorite to achieve Christmas Number One in the UK amid lead singer Shane MacGowan's recovery from a lengthy period in hospital.

The Pogues have become a favourite for Christmas number one this year as singer Shane MacGowan battles ill health.

According to William Hill, The Pogues have 4/6 odds of hitting number one on Christmas Day with Fairytale Of New York.

LadBaby husband and wife Mark and Roxanne Hoyle confirmed to Metro.co.uk that they are not running for the 2023 Christmas number one song.

LadBaby has revealed they arent doing a festive single for 2023, after five consecutive years of getting the Christmas number one.