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.

Im sure stevi and his free buffet from harvester will be back for the final.

Stevi on a Wrecking Ball!

Yes! Stevi, we need you back with your honey..

Girls Aloud did Stay Another Day?

Heynow is going to be unbearably smug during Hallelujah, isn't he.

I predict candals and choirs for Ben.

I'm sure I passed a law prohibiting further cover versions of Hallelujah.

Oh I love Oh Holy Night!

squoosh, I'm sure I've passed better cover versions of Hallelujah

I'm putting Squoosh in charge of everything.

The leonard cohen original is odd, i admit i preferred A Burkes rendition! Sorry Cohen fans (called Suzanna ) they never sing the verses about sex though!

If only the rest of the world had your sense LineRunner. I have an array of laws just waiting for the nod.

Are you putting me in charge of all other public appointments?

Lets hear the laws you would pass..

Oh yes- Stevi would have been great in Christmas week. I bet he's got a house full of old panto costumes.

See, my problem with 'Stay Another Day' was it was written by Tony Mortimer, after his brother committed suicide, and it's nothing to do with Christmas at all. It was their biggest hit- but i wonder how he feels having it trotted out every year?

And Phiff!!! Rudy- I'm gutted he has not been back this year. I'm hoping he comes back next year. He was great. Mel B would not have got him at all .

Raah, you must ROCK at the trivial pursuit music qs

Phiff? Who?

DH is trying to convince everyone to watch a movie. I am holding out for X Factor. We'll see who wins

Rudy- I once went to a music quiz, where we were winning (thanks to my knowledge of crap), by miles. Until I finished the first bottle of wine, and started on the second.

Apparently,we ended up last.

To make matters worse, it was a quiz at my ds's primary school. hosted by the headteacher.

I hated Burke.com's version of hallelujah. She completely missed the point of the entire song with her heartfelt 'glory to God' style hallelujahs. Although, that's what you get when the idiots on xfactor 'make it their own'.

Lamenting along to stay another day will be dire. The big question tonight is: who will be greeting because they didn't make the final?

I fully intend to lose the last bit of XF for Sherlock.

I think it's between Hey-how and Lamenting as to who goes home. I'm not sure what i base that on

Raahh, your a mumsnet telly addict legend!

The editing on the trailer looks as if it's intending to make Fleur look bad, did you see? Lots of Mingehead and Melb saying 'you're shite' and cutting straight to Fleur nodding along as if sh agrees. I wonder if they want Lozza in the final instead

Frozen

you're shite