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.

Louis is talking shit. I love pugsy but that was not good.

Rhyddian was robbed. Where is he now though?

Way too much melisma

Mel's dress is perilously low on her left hand side.

Cowell is langered.

Simon is off his tits, innit?

Nat King Cole still does it better.

Well, he does anything better, really.

Also, he loses points for wearing a collarless shirt in my book. There is never an excuse for a collarless shirt..

Mel is going to be out of that dress in a minute

Apart from the extreme boobage, I think Mel looks great tonight.

Fairy- he seems to crop up in musicals from time to time.

cheers Sir Noel

I do worry for him if he wins. I think he'll be eaten alive. It would be better for him if Fleur wins and he gets someone who can manage him sensitively. Otherwise it will be an album of covers and then obscurity.

Pugsy:too warbly and no real emotion
Lozza; forgettably dull
Fleur: not up to her song

Round 1 goes to Heythere

He does not look right mel. That a horrible suit with collarless shirt. He would be dressed right in a novelty jumper.

Nat really was a legend , a beautiful voice.

I loved Rhyddian. For some reason I always fondly imagine him having a very successful career in Germany.

Oh I missed Fleur, she sounded flat as a pancake.

Why do they keep pushing her as the winner??

Well, ben gets round one! He is growing on me.

I miss Thunderduck- she had some great Rhyddian anecdotes.

Ben and Andrea for me. Andrea my favourite. But I wouldn't cry if Fleur won. What is it with the awful Lauren though? How did she make it this far? Seriously outclassed.

Like a hairy mole, Frozen...

Well I'm struggling to muster the energy to give a shiny shit about any of the performances so far (nothing to do with the fact I had my work Christmas party last night, no siree).

Pugsy does too many vocal acrobatics. He isn't holding the notes to allow them flow freely, like quite a few singers these days, which annoys me greatly. I do think that he could be very, very good with some vocal coaching. Proper vocal coaching.

It was Pugsy's his best performance. Which is sad- it could have been perfect.

I'm starting to hope he doesn't win- I agree a whole album of melisma filled mariah/whitney coevers would be crap.