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"The Justice Collective&amp;#039;s charity single &amp;#039;He Ain&amp;#039;t Heavy, He&amp;#039;s My Brother&amp;#039; has beaten James Arthur to become the 2012 Christmas number one. The track, released to raise legal funds for families of the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, outsold the X Factor winner by over 45,000 copies after a tight mid-week battle. The cover of the Hollies hit features artists including Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and the Spice Girls&amp;#039; Mel C.   Liverpool Walton MP Steve Rotheram, who first came up with the idea for the record, said of the news: &amp;quot;We have done in nine weeks what it normally takes nine months or more to achieve - working with a phenomenally dedicated team, all of whom have worked for free and displayed total professionalism throughout.&amp;quot; As a result, Arthur&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Impossible&amp;#039; drops to number two, with will.i.am and Britney Spears&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Scream &amp;amp; Shout&amp;#039; also falling a place to three.   Rihanna&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Stay&amp;#039; climbs to four, while Bruno Mars&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Locked Out of Heaven&amp;#039; completes the top five of the festive chart. New entries in the Top 40 come from 23-year-old YouTube phenomenon Alex Day, whose &amp;#039;Stupid Stupid&amp;#039; debuts at 25. Day previously had a number four hit with &amp;#039;Forever Yours&amp;#039; in 2011 while remaining unsigned, following it up with &amp;#039;Lady Godiva&amp;#039;, which charted at 15 in April. X Factor star and market trader One Pound Fish Man - aka Muhammad Shahid Nazir - also sees his debut single &amp;#039;One Pound Fish&amp;#039; reach number 29. However, fellow novelty track &amp;#039;The 12 Days of Christmas&amp;#039;, by The Eddie Stobart Truckers, falls just outside the Top 40, charting at 47. Watch the video for The Justice Collective&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;He Ain&amp;#039;t Heavy, He&amp;#039;s My Brother&amp;#039; below:      Source: Official Charts Company &amp;gt; This week&amp;#039;s albums chart  View the latest Official Top 100 Singles Chart  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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