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 was a very aggressive version. You wouldn't want to volunteer another kiss if someone sang that to you in that way.

Cheryl has nice boobs

oh lottie

I preferred the original Brian Thingy performance, "Stay (Even If I Forget To Put The Handbrake On)".

Mum and dad in the audience there, texting hate messages to each other

Lottie

((Squidge for Lottie ))

I am in a corner AND have a cover!

Dad is in the room so I have to be slightly discreet hate that word

Sorry Lottie, must be hard for you to hear that song.

Lottie

I sat on my kitchen worktop once Rudolph, but only because DP was rogering me senseless.

Chezza: that would have given people goosebumps for all the wrong reasons. They'd be worrying Lauren is going to turn up and murder them.

hugs to you Lottie, a song can whoosh you back in time like nothing else.

Heynow. THE BANTER! THE CRAIC! HE'S A GEEZER. LULZ.
Salt of the earf.

(((((Hugs))))))) Lottie xxxxx

It's bittersweet for me. It was number 1 when DS1 was born, but also when my grandfather died suddenly the day before he was due to meet him .

He seems, ummmmm, very close to his Nan.

Oh Lottie!

She seemed very at home in his arms.

Immediate smug face.

Sorry to hear that, Lottie. Come on, let's cheer you up.

Oh Mr pretty

He's got a real choir of real people
Some of whom should re-think polo necks. But STILL.

lottie