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You know, now that I think of it, I really don't see how RATM getting to #1 represents any sort of triumph. First off, the Climb is a terrible cover to begin with. Simon hasn't released "bad" covers in the past, so to say RATM stopped terrible covers from reaching #1 is not really correct. Burke's Hallelujah was very nice, and I liked Leona's A Moment Like This (never listened to Leon).
And, a monopoly on Xmas #1? That doesn't even make sense. Xmas #1 isn't a business, so you can't have a monopoly on it, and, singles don't really make that much money for Simon Cowell anyways. I don't think Simon Cowell actually cares that much about Xmas #1, it's just a token thing. The Xmas #1 really isn't much more significant than any other #1 of the whole year. The importance of Xmas One was lost decades ago.
If anything, the "monopoly" of #1s who don't really deserve to be there on their own merit has not been broken. Having a single that is "in defiance" of the X Factor is no different than having the X Factor itself be there. It isn't representative of the public's taste and preference for the week, which is what the chart is supposed to convey.
If people wanted to prove something, there should have just been a Facebook group called: I'm Not Buying the Winner's Single this year.
Xmas Chart 2009 will always be, for me, the chart and time where the UK public took X Factor way too seriously, on both ends. It's a television show, nothing more. It's not worth protesting against, but it's not worth defending either. If people would just ignore it, that would probably diminish its standing in British culture, instead of publicising the show even more. X Factor 2010 will probably be HUGE, and you can bet this chart battle has secured amazing stats for the show next year - which is where the real money comes from - the show itself.
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