The 36-year-old mum of two and former prison officer has beaten off competition from the likes of Leon Lewis, Pharrell Williams and AC/DC to claim the top spot, with all proceeds from the single split between Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Together For Short Lives. Chancellor George Osborne has also agreed to waive VAT on the release.
"Being Number 1 is absolutely amazing!" Sam told OfficialCharts.com. "It really is the icing on the cake and it means Great Ormond Street Children's Charity and Together For Short Lives will benefit from the single which makes it extra special."
Martin Talbot, Chief Executive of the Official Charts Company added: "Congratulations to Sam Bailey, the UK's Official 2013 Christmas Number 1! X Factor winner one weekend, Christmas Number 1 the next. Life can't get much better than that, especially when you have taken the crown with one of the biggest weekly sales totals of the year."
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Pharrell comes in at No.2 with his amazing single 'Happy', while Leona Lewis finds herself at No.3 with 'One More Sleep' and a Facebook campaign has seen AC/DC land at No.4 with 'Highway to Hell'. Avicii completes the top five with 'Hey Brother'.
Elsewhere in the album charts, Robbie Williams is at No.1 with Swings Both Ways, One Direction are at No.2 with Midnight Memories, Gary Barlow comes in at No.3 with Since I Saw You Last and Olly Murs is at No.4 with Right Place Right Time. Beyonce completes the top five with her surprise self-titled fifth album.
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