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Leona Lewis Keeps Festive Tracks At Bay

Leona Lewis has retained her position at the top of both UK charts this week, beating off competition from a number of festive tracks. Her Bleeding Love single is number one for a seventh week, while her debut album, Spirit, saw off competition from Westlife and Shayne Ward to keep it's top spot.

However, eight classic Christmas tunes have made it in the top 40 singles chart in the run up to Christmas.

Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You leads the way at number eight, while The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's classic Fairytale of New York is at number 12. Last Christmas by Wham! is at number 23 and other hits from Slade, Shakin' Stevens and Band Aid have also made a chart appearance, with Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid back in at number 38.

Seeing as downloads now count towards the chart, the Christmas theme has been made possible, as it is now easier to download classic tunes and get them back into the charts.

T2's Heartbroken retained its number two position. Girls Aloud's Call The Shots is at number three, followed by Timbaland featuring One Republic with Apologise and Take That's Rule The World at five. Non-festive new entries included Arctic Monkeys with Teddy Picker at 20 and The Enemy with We'll Live And Die In These Towns at 21 and Elvis Presley with Burning Love at 13.

The only new entry in the top 40 of the album chart was Cascada with Perfect Day, in at number 12.

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Related links:

1. Leona Lewis - Spirit
2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
3. Arctic Monkeys - Teddy Picker
4. Girls Aloud - Call The Shots