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.

Yowsers Fleur got Xmas Pleathered.

Surely, they should save Christmas til next week. it's all wrong a week early.
But I am glad it's back.

Is boob night, apparently (the feminist in me is dying inside at my comment)

Gosh! CHezza and Mel are at risk of flashing tonight

Yours sounds better awholelotta- mines a flat coke and a piece of Rocky Road. Waiting for Ocado delivery so one ear on door.

The shop assistants round here chat back enthusiastically. The PILs love coming up to visit because they can chat to shop assistants and then enthuse yo everyone how friendly everyone is.

Chezza speaks only in motivational poster cliche.

Big hair looks fed up .

Oh God what have they done to poor Fleur??? Red latex???

It's ususually Simon in a low cut top.

Fleur looks like she's come via Anne Summers

Don't dance like nobody's watching, ffs. I don't want to see that. I pays good money to see PROFESSIONAL DANCING, not you twirling like Maria.

They've put a bit too much blusher on Dermot tonight.

Boobies!!!

The stylists have a serious problem with fleur, if that dress is anything to go by.

I have pizza, wine, a floor full of un-ribboned baubles and the hugest fuck off ball of tangled LED lights. Aargh.

Yes, Fleur is indeed Fetish Santa

Simon is looking really demure tonight!

Why? Why an early dinner? Is she planning on being away? Back on the tills?

Ah, fake family Christmases.

Why are they having Christmas early?

Does anyone ever sit on their kitchen worktops, other than in XF VTs? I have never sat on mine. Am I missing out?

Also on the Christmas theme, I just put my tree up whilst watching Harry Potter! Here it is

I. DONT. CARE. ABOUT. YOUR. FAMILY.

I. DONT. CARE. HOW. PROUD. THEY. ARE. OF. YOU.

STOP. SHOWING. THE. FAMILIES.