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" They say that if you can write a Christmas song that sticks, you&amp;#039;ll be made for life.  As such, all manner of acts year-on-year will try their hand at a festive tune in the hope that it will stand the test of time.  We&amp;#039;ve taken a look at some of this year&amp;#039;s brand new offerings and rated them accordingly below:  Dragonette: &amp;#039;Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message)&amp;#039; The Canadian electro-pop group have gone all modern with their new and first ever festive track, which they decided to write because &amp;quot;we love everything about Christmas time... except hearing the same ten songs over and over again&amp;quot;.  Best lyric: &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re late by a day or two, so mine says thanks a lot and f**k you.&amp;quot; Christmas cheer factor: 5/10       Backstreet Boys: &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s Christmas Time Again&amp;#039; BSB are no stranger to holiday-themed releases, and they&amp;#039;ve flexed their yuletide muscles once more for &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s Christmas Time Again&amp;#039; which, of course, features returning bandmate Kevin Richardson. Best lyric: &amp;quot;And when the snow is falling down down down/ You&amp;#039;ll know that Santa&amp;#039;s back in town town town.&amp;quot; Christmas cheer factor: 8/10      Alphabeat: &amp;#039;Xmas (Let&amp;#039;s Do It Again)&amp;#039; The Danish group have brought their relentlessly peppy attitude to &amp;#039;Xmas (Let&amp;#039;s Do It Again)&amp;#039; which, as you&amp;#039;d expect, features all the necessary bells and whistles as well as their distinctive neon-pop synths. Best lyric: &amp;quot;Now that December is here, we&amp;#039;ll make it great like every year.&amp;quot; Christmas cheer factor: 7/10      Christina Perri: &amp;#039;Something About December&amp;#039; The singer is celebrating Christmas this year by releasing the brilliantly-titled &amp;#039;A Very Merry Perri Christmas&amp;#039;. Lead single &amp;#039;Something About December&amp;#039; may lack the fun factor, but it&amp;#039;s a solid effort nonetheless.  Best lyric: &amp;quot;Lights around the tree, Mama&amp;#039;s whistling.&amp;quot; Christmas cheer factor: 4/10      John Travolta &amp;amp; Olivia Newton-John: &amp;#039;I Think You Might Like It&amp;#039; Despite our reservations, we couldn&amp;#039;t help but listen to this song from the pair&amp;#039;s new This Christmas album, which they&amp;#039;ve dubbed &amp;#039;The One That I Want Part II&amp;#039;. Such a thing is obviously impossible, which makes this one of the most pitiful attempts of 2012.  Best lyric: [Olivia to John] &amp;quot;My mind is going a little crazy knowing you&amp;#039;re coming home tonight.&amp;quot; Christmas cheer factor: 0/10      Rod Stewart: &amp;#039;Red-Suited Super Man&amp;#039; We like Rod&amp;#039;s comparison of Santa to a superhero, and combined with the jazzy, big band production, it feels like a song that could easily resurface year after year. Best lyric: &amp;quot;It might be crazy, it might take a miracle/ Santa bring some peace to us all.&amp;quot; Christmas cheer factor: 9/10      Stavros Flatley: &amp;#039;Santa&amp;#039;s Funky Groove&amp;#039; We&amp;#039;re surprised the Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent runner up (and his son) found someone willing to a.) record this in a studio and b.) shoot a music video, but we&amp;#039;re glad they took the chance.  Best lyric: &amp;quot;Here comes Santa, forget those myths/ Ain&amp;#039;t nothing wrong with Greeks bearing gifts.&amp;quot; Christmas cheer factor: 3/10      Of course, none of them are a patch on this:       What is your favourite Christmas song? Leave your comments in the box below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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