LadBaby announce 2020 Christmas Number 1 bid with Don't Stop Me Eatin'
LadBaby have announced details of their third - and apparently final - bid for the Christmas Number 1.
The YouTuber/dad blogger and his family will release Don't Stop Me Eatin', their comedic, sausage roll-themed take on the Journey's 1982 classic Don't Stop Believin', on Friday December 18 - the start of this year's Official Christmas Number 1 race.
UPDATE (21/12/20): Don't Stop Me Eatin' has now been issued with a remix, featuring Ronan Keating. The Irish pop singer and former Boyzone member joins LadBaby on vocals for the remixed Journey cover, proving that life truly is a sausage roll-shaped rollercoaster, and sometimes you just have to ride it.
Watch the two music videos, including the duet with Ronan Keating, below:
It puts LadBaby firmly in the running for a third consecutive festive chart-topper, following We Built This City in 2018 and I Love Sausage Rolls in 2019.
If they manage to top the Official Christmas Chart, they will be the first act since Spice Girls to score three consecutive Christmas Number 1s. View every festive chart-topper in UK chart history here.
LadBaby face strong competition on the chart from a number of competitors this year, including Justin Bieber and The NHS Choir's Holy, Jess Glynne's This Christmas, and Mariah Carey's classic All I Want For Christmas Is You. View all of this year's Christmas Number 1 contenders here.
Watch LadBaby's emotional story behind their new Christmas Number 1 bid below:
As with their previous two singles, money raised from the track will go to foodbank charity The Trussell Trust, who have seen demand increase significantly in a difficult year.
"We’re back! And after the year we've all had, it’s our most important year yet!" LadBaby said. "With emergency food parcels being handed out every 9 seconds in the UK (a 47% rise on last year) and 2 in 5 families now relying on food banks, we HAVE to do whatever it takes to build a Hunger Free Future for EVERY adult and child in the UK.
"Help us achieve something far greater than the last two years… Together let’s break a record for a song that helps feed the most UK families than any other song in history. THAT is how 2020 should be remembered. In a year when so much has been lost, don't stop believing!"
Watch LadBaby celebrate landing the 2019 Christmas Number 1 below:
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Holley
Well I’m glad to see that people have the Christmas spirit going on right now.. of course that spirit is scrooge! Whatever you guys may think it won’t matter, they’ve been hated on for their music for the last 2 years and guess what, we still got them to number 1 so wait and watch them get it once again with a great cheesy song that’s helping a charity not filling the pockets of the other artists who actually “try” to get number 1 every year :) so take care haters and enjoy listening to don’t stop me eating when it wins :)
AdrenalineRush1996
It would've been better if he did something else for charity rather than doing song parodies.
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Linda
Absolutely Fantastic this is what Christmas is all about, keep it up, do it for the charity and if not for that do it for the best family (yes mate) we love you. At least all the money is going to a good cause not lining their pockets. Christmas is all about having fun and what better way, we certainly need it this year and so do many poor people. So come on get behind them and give everyone a brilliant day.
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Rhys McDowall
Wow, you are all horrid. He’s doing it for charity this way because it’s a great platform for getting the charity’s name out there. It’s a great way to raise a lot of money in a short amount of time for a charity that has worked itself to the ground trying to support thousands and thousands of people through an incredibly tough year. Christmas is a time to think about others and this is exactly what these attempts are about. Raising the profile of a vital vital charity (especially this time of year) to get others to think about those less fortunate. If Mariah doesn’t make it to Xmas number one, I’m sure she’s not going to struggle. I’m sure if LadBaby also doesn’t get to number one, it’s won’t be the end of the world for them, but it would also mean they don’t get that extra opportunity, that comes with the accolade of top spot, to talk about the charity.
Yes they are silly songs, yes they aren’t the most pleasant to hear. But they know that too. It’s one week of the year, to think of others. The point made about it making a mockery of all the hard work artists put in.... LadBaby had also worked hard to do this, they’ve put their heart and sole into it all to support a good cause they really believe in and a cause that a lot of people in the country need the support from at the moment that just isn’t coming from the government that should be caring.
Stop having your tantrums and just take a moments thought. Watch the video and get a bit of perspective.
AdrenalineRush1996
I know he does it for charity but that doesn't mean they're great songs.
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Laura Powell
Surly this is a Joke, as people have said yes it's for charity but come on enough is enough do a Santa dash or something. Artists work really hard producing their music it's not fair to take the deserving #1 spot from them for this rubbish.
AdrenalineRush1996
No, thank you. Another week for Mariah or Wham's "Last Christmas" finally hit number one this Friday, please.
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Holley
Oh yes because that’s obviously what we all want, another old boring song filling the pockets of has been artists.. maybe not yeah ;) DON’T STOP ME EATING 🎶
AdrenalineRush1996
Boring? I prefer them over sausage roll-related song parodies.
Gio Ciampa
Jeez, there are some killjoys on here!
Where were you when it was X-Factor year-on-year-on-year...? At least Ladbaby is doing something with his 15 (OK, 45 now) minutes of fame
crunch2k
Again? I thought it was fun the first time but 3 years is dragging on now and I would welcome a change this year :)
DAW
Dr. A.W.K. Ward
The saddest factor of both Ladbabys previous christmas #1s is that both plummeted out of the top 20 after one week at the top. A true act of novelty. If this or the bieber one are this years #1, either will be a rubbish chart-topper to end a rubbish year. Hoping 2021 is a better year for #1s & chart hits in general (?)
Alfred Lock
Let's just wait and see all pickers..Imagine him sharing an elite Xmas no.1 group with The Beatles and The Spice Girls??...It's the vital week that matters so I'll be following it sacredly with millions of others.It will.boil down to the strongest streams and never underestimate the power of the Internet.
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Jim Ross
NO no more mariah got her number 1 after waiting a very long time to get it which was deserved please let wham at least get the number 1 that has been waiting since 1984 that sausage roll song can be done through the year let the real christmas songs get to number 1 at christmas
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
honestly, he can peak at number 2 or lower instead. :/
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
PLEASE NO. this cant happen again!!! i want mariah or the pogues at number 1 instead of more sausage filth from ladbaby! yeah, its all for charity, but can't he do something else? charity singles aren't the only option... say it with me - NO MORE SAUSAGE SONGS!
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PN
It's why I'm sitting on the fence as to who I support for Christmas number 1 - it is annoying that another drab, unoriginal song about a piece of savoury will probably take the coveted Christmas number 1 spot for a third year in a row, but he's doing it for a reason. He believes so passionately in the work that the charity are doing (just watch the video - he actually cries about it). I'd probably edge towards a different Christmas number 1, but still.
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Holley
Yes, it can happen again and will :) enjoy listening when it wins won’t you ;)
AdrenalineRush1996
No, it can't.
Augustus Doministrix
Oh, f right off. Look, it might be for charity, but that doesn’t mean it’s good. For god sake, run a marathon or something and stop trying to boost your profile and offend our ears once more with this annoying .
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PN
It will be harder for him this year as more people are steaming Mariah, Wham and co. I can definitely understand why he wants to do it again (watch the video - he actually very nearly cries when talking about it, showing how much he wants to give back to the charity), but I'm not going to take a side on Christmas number one this year. I supported LadBaby in the first year, and the second (admittedly), but this year I'll just sit on the fence for this one because apparently he's stopping next year. If that is true, then that's fine, but if he doesn't, then we need to make a petition to distance him from sausage rolls for the rest of his life XD
thierry henon
NOT HIM please!! I know the money goes to charity but still!! This is ridiculous!! Please can we get either MARIAH, WHAM or Jess Glynne at number 1? and please not the awful, overrated singer called Justin bieber!!!
Ashley JamesHutchinson
LG... As you were..
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
exactly! this is getting boring at this point. i hope he's being serious when he says this is the last time. :/