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| Rage's Morello praises chart race | Rage's Morello praises chart race |
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| Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello has said that beating the X Factor single to Christmas number one will be a "wonderful dose of anarchy". | Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello has said that beating the X Factor single to Christmas number one will be a "wonderful dose of anarchy". |
| A Facebook group which aims to get the band's 1992 hit Killing In The Name to the top of the festive chart has attracted more than 750,000 members. | A Facebook group which aims to get the band's 1992 hit Killing In The Name to the top of the festive chart has attracted more than 750,000 members. |
| Current figures show the song has sold 175,000 copies, compared to 110,000 for McElderry's single, The Climb. | Current figures show the song has sold 175,000 copies, compared to 110,000 for McElderry's single, The Climb. |
| Morello told BBC 6 Music the support for his song was "heart warming". | Morello told BBC 6 Music the support for his song was "heart warming". |
| 'Unexpected windfall' | 'Unexpected windfall' |
| He told the station's breakfast show that the "rebel anthem song will transcend the Christmas holidays". | He told the station's breakfast show that the "rebel anthem song will transcend the Christmas holidays". |
| He added: "The one thing about the X Factor show, much like our own American Idol, is if you're a viewer of the show you get to vote for one contestant or the other, but you don't really get to vote against the show itself until now." | He added: "The one thing about the X Factor show, much like our own American Idol, is if you're a viewer of the show you get to vote for one contestant or the other, but you don't really get to vote against the show itself until now." |
| He added: "It's this machinery that puts forward a particular type of music which represents a particular kind of listener. | He added: "It's this machinery that puts forward a particular type of music which represents a particular kind of listener. |
| Joe McElderry talks about Christmas chart battle | |
| "There are a lot of people who don't feel represented by it and this Christmas in the UK they're having their say." | "There are a lot of people who don't feel represented by it and this Christmas in the UK they're having their say." |
| The guitarist said the single's position as a Christmas number one contender was an "unexpected windfall" and he plans to donate some of the proceeds to a charity which helps children progress their musical careers in the UK. | The guitarist said the single's position as a Christmas number one contender was an "unexpected windfall" and he plans to donate some of the proceeds to a charity which helps children progress their musical careers in the UK. |
| "My hope is that one of the results of this whole Christmas season is there'll be a new generation of rockers who will take on the establishment with the music they write." | "My hope is that one of the results of this whole Christmas season is there'll be a new generation of rockers who will take on the establishment with the music they write." |
| Meanwhile, in an interview with music magazine NME, Simon Cowell - who is behind the X Factor single - said that the ITV1 show had "done everyone a favour" by adding some life to the festive charts. | Meanwhile, in an interview with music magazine NME, Simon Cowell - who is behind the X Factor single - said that the ITV1 show had "done everyone a favour" by adding some life to the festive charts. |
| Shows like Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor have actually got people more interested in music again, and are sending more people into record stores. Simon Cowell | Shows like Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor have actually got people more interested in music again, and are sending more people into record stores. Simon Cowell |
| "I think we were getting to a point where [the Christmas chart] was all becoming like The Millennium Prayer, and I just didn't like that song." | "I think we were getting to a point where [the Christmas chart] was all becoming like The Millennium Prayer, and I just didn't like that song." |
| "I think we all have this belief that the Christmas number one was just amazing, a real special occasion, but actually when you look at them over recent years, it was Bob the Builder one year, Mr Blobby there's a tradition of quite horrible songs. | "I think we all have this belief that the Christmas number one was just amazing, a real special occasion, but actually when you look at them over recent years, it was Bob the Builder one year, Mr Blobby there's a tradition of quite horrible songs. |
| "I think I've done everyone a favour. | "I think I've done everyone a favour. |
| "Shows like Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor have actually got people more interested in music again, and are sending more people into record stores. We haven't seen this kind of uplift in years." | "Shows like Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor have actually got people more interested in music again, and are sending more people into record stores. We haven't seen this kind of uplift in years." |
| McElderry's single has been available to download since Monday, but physical copies go on sale on Wednesday. | McElderry's single has been available to download since Monday, but physical copies go on sale on Wednesday. |
| Record industry trade magazine Music Week said the release of the CD single was likely to give the X Factor winner "a massive boost". | Record industry trade magazine Music Week said the release of the CD single was likely to give the X Factor winner "a massive boost". |
| "While the singles market is now overwhelmingly made up of download sales, X Factor Christmas singles traditionally sell strongly on CD," it added. | "While the singles market is now overwhelmingly made up of download sales, X Factor Christmas singles traditionally sell strongly on CD," it added. |
| In recent years, winners of The X Factor have eased their way to the top of the Christmas chart. Last year's winner, Alexandra Burke, scored the biggest-selling single of 2008 with her cover version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. | In recent years, winners of The X Factor have eased their way to the top of the Christmas chart. Last year's winner, Alexandra Burke, scored the biggest-selling single of 2008 with her cover version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. |