Joe McElderry Favourite To Become Christmas Number One
By MusicRooms on 18/12/2009
Joe McElderry Joe McElderry is Ladbrokes bookies' favourite to become the Christmas Number One single in the UK, ahead of Rage Against The Machine.
New odds put The X Factor winner's 'The Climb' in the front running at 2/7, with Rage Against The Machine's 'Killing In The Name' at 9/4.
Earlier frontman Zach De La Rocha and the band played the song - including the swear-filled chorus - live on UK radio and slammed The X Factor and Simon Cowell.
Simon Cowell has slammed the campaign, calling it "stupid", "cynical" and "very Scrooge".
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