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Mimi Launder
Dec 19, 2017
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The unofficial World Cup of Christmas songs has named its official winner - and we think you'll agree it's a perfect choice.
TV Presenter and serial host of Twitter World Cups Richard Osman put users through intense rounds of polling to decide the ultimate Christmas song.
In the first round, songs were split into eight groups.
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 1 - GROUP 1 OF 8 Top 2 qualify for round 2. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513238410
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 1 - GROUP 2 OF 8 Top 2 qualify for round 2. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513238422
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 1 - GROUP 3 OF 8 Top 2 qualify for round 2. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513238432
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 1 - GROUP 4 OF 8 Top 2 qualify for round 2. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513238444
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 1 - GROUP 5 OF 8 Top 2 qualify for round 2. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513238456
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 1 - GROUP 6 OF 8 Top 2 qualify for round 2. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513238466
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 1 - GROUP 7 OF 8 Top 2 qualify for round 2. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513238475
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 1 - GROUP 8 OF 8 Top 2 qualify for round 2. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513238485
Once the early stragglers were voted out, the competition really started.
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 2 - GROUP 1 OF 4 Top 2 qualify for quarter-finals. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513324933
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 2 - GROUP 2 OF 4 Top 2 qualify for https://t.co/N5G5H4LzoC starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513324940
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 2 - GROUP 3 OF 4 Top 2 qualify for quarter-finals. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513324947
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 ROUND 2 - GROUP 4 OF 4 Top 2 qualify for quarter-finals. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513324957
And the quarterfinals heated up like a log fire on Christmas day.
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 QUARTER-FINAL 1 Winner qualifies for semi-finals. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513368200
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 QUARTER-FINAL 2 Winner qualifies for semi-finals. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513368209
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 QUARTER-FINAL 3 Winner qualifies for semi-finals. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513368216
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 QUARTER-FINAL 4 Winner qualifies for semi-finals. Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513368224
The final four were all absolute classics.
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 SEMI-FINAL 1 Winner qualifies for the Grand Final! Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513426632
WORLD CUP OF CHRISTMAS SONGS 2017 SEMI-FINAL 2 Winner qualifies for the Grand Final! Voting starts now! Please RT #wcocs— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513426638
Then, far too soon, it was time to choose between two Christmastime titans.
Congratulations to the winner of the World Cup Of Christmas Songs... FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK! Thank you all so much… https://t.co/xyErssjBbq— Richard Osman (@Richard Osman) 1513459049
With its drunken Christmas Eve memories and insulting festive greetings, Fairy Tale of New York is undoubtedly the perfect Christmas hit.
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