"Being the 2013 Christmas Number 1 is absolutely amazing!" says X Factor winner Sam Bailey as Skyscraper claims the UK's festive top spot.

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In the final sales flash before the Official 2013 Christmas Number 1 single and Number 1 album are announced, we reveal who are currently leading the races.

One Direction are continuing to break new ground in the lead up to Christmas 2013 – storming to an all-time speed record with sales of their new video release This Is Us.

The Spice Girls’ third consecutive Christmas Number 1 was their first single since Geri Halliwell’s departure.

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1D are neck-and-neck with Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow in the race to claim this year’s festive chart topping album.

The gap widens between X Factor’s Sam Bailey and Pharrell Williams in the 2013 Christmas Number 1 race, while AC/DC set for first ever Top 10 single!

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Sam Bailey's Skyscraper has taken an early lead in the race to the 2013 Official Christmas Number 1, but the competition remains incredibly close at this stage.

With less than a week to go before the Official 2013 Christmas Number 1 single is announced, we reveal this year’s top contenders from AC/DC to X Factor Sam Bailey, and everyone in-between!

Leona Lewis becomes first British female solo artist to score eight UK Top 5 singles.

Mariah Carey’s festive favourite sees a seasonal sales surge which could tip it over the million copies landmark later this week, nearly twenty years after its release.