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.

It's particularly hard to sing whilst wearing a plastic dress.

Not a great start.

Getting out of that nightmare of a dress will not be fun. Although, the relief afterwards might be worth it.

I think the stylists are punishing her for extended avoidance of hair straighteners.

I didn't think this would suit Fleur- the girl on Love Actually did it better. She hasn't the voice for this.

So all straight men get naked ladies writhing up their legs.
Flurr gets to shoehorn herself into fetish gear and be followed by a sweaty dancer with a man-bun.

Man, that dress is pure revenge! She must have been pissed someone off big time.

Really going off Dermot

I'd sweat buckets in that dress!

I sometimes sit in my kitchen worktop. DS2 sits on it more frequently.

Oops didn't work!

She hasn't got Mariah's voice. Not that I'm a huge fan of la Carey but she belts that one out like no one else could

I reularly sit on my kitchen worktop. It's conveniently situated to reach directly into the fridge and watch the telly.

Is Mel being ironic?

Likeability. Singability. Danceability.Latexability.

Mel wanted a shitty christmas rap in there, I bet.

Cheryl & Fleur really look like prostitutes this week?

Donna I noticed that last week about Cheryl's straw!

Honey- - if anyone ever threatened to straighten my hair, I'd do them harm with the ghd's.

Why make Mariah cool? it's a Christmas song- it's not meant to be cool.

Nice tree, Lotta

What personality?

Lovely tree Lotta, come and do mine

Chezza prolly has a straw as she's just had her teeth bleached.

Nice tree!