Has the X Factor ruined Christmas number one?

Has Simon Cowell made the race for Christmas number one boring and predictable?

  Has Simon Cowell ruined Christmas? Alexandre Burke raced to the top of the charts with her debut single Hallelujah to become this year's Christmas number one.

X Factor winners have now topped the festive charts for the last four years, with Shayne Ward, Leona Lewis, Leon Jackson and now Alexandre.

Even an internet campaign from fans of Jeff Buckley - who recorded a classic version of Hallelujah in 1994 - couldn't stop the X Factor from dominating the race for Christmas number one yet again.

Are you bored of X Factor winners getting to Christmas number one every year?

Has the X Factor killed the once exciting race for Christmas number one, when the likes of Mr Blobby and Bob the Builder frequently upset some of the country's biggest pop acts?

Have Simon Cowell and his monoploy on the music charts ruined Christmas?

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