X Factor winner James Arthur is likely to lose out on the top Christmas chart slot, although he will be ahead of the £1 Fish Man.

The coveted title of Christmas number one single will be announced later, with the smart money on the Hillsborough charity single to take the prize.
Sales of the Justice Collective's version of The Hollies' hit He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother edged ahead of X Factor winner James Arthur earlier in the week.
By Friday it had sold 15% more than its nearest rival, Arthur's version of Impossible, said the Official Charts Company in its final sales bulletin before tonight's chart rundown.
The Hillsborough track, which features names such as Robbie Williams, Sir Paul McCartney and Spice Girl Mel C, is being sold to help cover the legal costs of the families of the 96 victims of the 1989 stadium disaster.
Williams also has a single out but he asked fans to buy the Hillsborough single instead of his, called Different, when he realised they would clash.

On Wednesday, Chancellor George Osborne said that he will give the fund the VAT on sales of the Hillsborough single, "ensuring that as much money as possible goes towards helping these families".
The Official Charts Company's managing director Martin Talbot said on Friday that the momentum was in favour of the Justice Collective.
But he warned that they "have opened up their lead in just two days - it could easily be closed over the next two days".
The Official Charts Company said: "Given the large sales volumes of the top two singles, other tracks which have been tipped as Christmas Number 1 contenders may now be out of the running."
Those include Psy's mega-selling international smash Gangnam Style and another internet hit, the £1 Fish Man by East End market trader Shahid Nazir which went viral in the summer.

YouTube blogger Alex Day, who gate-crashed the Official Christmas Singles Chart Top 5 last year, is in the chart with Stupid Stupid.
The Pogues and Kirsty McColl's enduring hit Fairytale Of New York also features. It has re-entered the Official Christmas Singles Chart Top 20 every year for the past seven years.
The Eddie Stobart Truckers also look set to enter the Official Singles Chart Top 40 on Sunday with their re-working of The 12 Days Of Christmas.
Since 2002 the Christmas number one has been dominated by reality TV contests which end just in time for the winner to release a single.
The trend began with Popstars: The Rivals but since 2005 winners of The X Factor have topped the Christmas chart five times.
The pattern was broken in 2009 when an internet campaign saw Rage Against The Machine's single Killing In The Name outselling Joe McElderry.
X Factor winner Matt Cardle was top in 2010 and in 2011 The Choir winners Military Wives were number one.
The Official Christmas Number 1 will be revealed on BBC Radio 1's Official Chart Show later.

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The Christmas Number One Story

最终结果：
The Hillsborough tribute single pipped X Factor winner James Arthur to become the 2012 Christmas No 1 tonight in the tightest contest for years.
The Justice Collective’s version of The Hollies classic, “He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother”, sold 269,000 copies, pushing it ahead of its Simon Cowell-backed rival.
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Last Monday the Hillsborough charity single trailed by 3,000 copies, but sales soared after the High Court hearing on Wednesday. By last night the Hillsborough single had outsold Arthur's release “Impossible” by 45,000 copies.
All proceeds from the charity single will go towards funding the legal costs of the families of the Hillsborough victims. The track features singing performances from stars including Sir Paul McCartney, Take That singer Robbie Williams, and the Spice Girl Mel C.
Williams, who has another track in the charts, asked his fans to buy the Hillsborough single instead of his.
It is the second year in a row that a charity single has taken the Christmas No 1 slot, after the Military Wives Choir topped the charts in 2011.
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Martin Talbot, the Official Charts Company managing director, said momentum had swung towards the charity single towards the end of last week. He added: “This is the closest Number 1 battle we can remember.”
Other contenders, including Psy's international hit Gangnam Style, were ruled out of the running over the weekend as the battle became a two-horse race. Emeli Sande's Our Version Of Events topped the album chart, and with sales of 1.32 million is the biggest-selling album of the year.

Not too upset about missing the top spot for a second week, James tweeted this evening: “He ain’t heavy he’s my brother the deserved Xmas number 1. Beautiful song and a very worthy cause. Bless all affected by the disaster #LOVE”