The song went on to take the coveted Christmas number one position for 2012 on the UK Singles Chart,[REF] beating The X Factor winner James Arthur, who was number one the previous week.
Initially, the idea was to re-release the 2009 single "The Fields of Anfield Road" by The Liverpool Collective featuring The Kop Choir; however, this idea was rejected by Peter Hooton as only a relatively small number of people would buy it.