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.

the kids giving their 'speeches for a brighter future' are so irritating.

Shit, I've caught up with the live feed. No more fast forwarding for me.

wasn't

I can't muster up anything either Noisy. Sheer apathy is what the contestants inspire in me. If pushed, I'd say lozza is the worst but I still don't really care.

I'll be annoyed if I have to watch her wee brother dance again though.

Yep! I wasnt a fan of the Benster, but maybe its because he is te best of a bad bunch? Dunno, dont care really!

Hearing the flashbacks just now, Ben's vocal was actually better than Andrea's. Still will vote for both. Because Andrea could lie on the stage and fart a song at this point and I'd still vote for him. (Maybe that's what Lauren's doing?)

squoosh that is a mystery I have been pondering over for some weeks now and going on about it a bit. Fleur seems lovely & all that and yes, she has an OK voice, but she has absolutely no standout star quality whatsoever IMO

Honestly though, it doesn't matter. None of us will vote, or buy their albums, or see them on tour. They'll just hang about being annoying until they pop off to the jungle or tell us about competitions on This Morning.

Clearly even Simons bored of the lot of them too.

Oh god. We're getting a backdrop of family photos.

Winning often seems a poisoned chalice anyway. I always like my favourite to come second.

Other people's baby pictures

I don't see hoe Lozza can sing 'Story of my life' - it's very much a group song.

oh - she's sticking to the tried and tested formula then...

Far too low.

Can't they play cat video's instead of those stupid VT's? How many more times do we need to be told how this has been their dream and this is all that they have ever wished for?

Perhaps Simon has put an emergency call into Shitsinger asking for tips as to how the hell she sat through the last few years - he certainly looks like he's on Planet Shitsinger tonight.

Too low for her again!!

Family photos - a touch of that parody show with Peter Kay. Dead grandmas next?

I want to call her One Trick Lauren but it sounds like I'm referring to some sexual act she performs.

She is terrible!

Back to school musicals methinks

Aww look at the photos

Why does this sound like she's auditioning to be in Mumford and sons?

Ha! Her brother made it on stage again if only in photo format.

Are homemade frocks the Thing now? They don't seem to ever put her in natural fabrics- her outfits all look like dolls' clothes.

Rudolph, got it in one. You forgot Guardian interviews by the winner of how they were 'stitched up' by Si. It will happen!

Flat as a pancake!!!