X FACTOR - It's the semi final- and hurrah!- they are singing CHRISTMAS songs!

[Raahh]

because they didn't last year, or the year before. And for once, I think Pugsy has got totally the right song (am biased because it's my favourite, and i think it will suit him). His second song, however, I am less happy with.

Here are the songs-

Andrea Faustini
O Holy Night by Mariah Carey
Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus

Lauren Platt
Stay Another Day by East 17/Girls Aloud
Story Of My Life by One Direction

Ben Haenow
Please Come Home For Christmas by The Eagles
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

Fleur East
All I Want For Christmas by Mariah Carey
Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson

'Stay another day' for lamenting Lozza is inspired- dirgy enough to slow it down to snail's pace, and lots of puffa jackets, 80's fashions for the dancers/ choir.

I'm not sure about Ben's at all- but at least they haven't attributed 'Hallelujah ' to Burke.com. I like the Eagles- but there are so many great Christmas songs to choose from...

Fleur has Mariah- not really her style. And the Mark Ronson track is very new, so the audience might not know it. It is ok, though.

Ohh it's getting exciting. wonder what Louis will be saying, now he doens't have an act, and doesn't care?

See y'all later.

Love this song, I hope it's good.

I love Pusgy

Such a cute pug!

A pug! Does he get to keep it?

Can't they electrocute Lauren or something just to make her at least a little bit more lively? I've seen more energetic dead people.

Pugsy got a Pug! Yay
The universe is happy

All welcome Bod, jump right in

Yes I think Simons had a dip in the Christmas spirit today

Wtf is mel wearing in that VT?

Bad start for pugsy.

I love him. I don't care. I'm voting tonight

Awww a pug!

I don't mean to sound like Thora Hird but I hate when beautiful carols are pimped up like this.

No Christmas jumper

Right - belt it out Pugs- the sound seems a bit low.

Where's the choir?

Don't over do the melisma, please!

Hmm I'm not loving this and that's saying something as its my all time favourite Christmas carol.
Too much wavery up and downy showy offiness

He's mostly just shouting vowels here.

Not exactly the choir of King's College Cambridge is it?

I'd give my right arm to be able to sing like him

I've just read that interview. Simon really does sound ODIOUS.

Squoosh- agree.

Those pale suits, no. He looks like he's in Quantum Leap.

Don't like his rendition of this at all!

Well that was....dull.

It's too much, really. It's so much better simple.

Rhyddian did this- his version was lovely.

Had a look at the Brookstein interview : he slags off Olly Murs, he cant sing as well as me! He really is bitter.

I find myself wishing for a Silent Night.