X Factor killed the Christmas Number One — but there’s still hope

A decade of X Factor finalists slowly suffocated the Christmas Number One (Picture: Ken McKay/REX/Shutterstock)Does anyone still care about the Christmas Number One? Be honest. Does it matter to you who is at the top of the charts on December 25?Long gone are the epic battles of Slade vs Wizzard, Wham! Vs Band Aid, or even East 17 vs Mariah Carey (with the former shockingly winning).Official Charts formed in the 50s but Christmas Number Ones really kicked off in 1973 when Slade’s Merry Xm