Christmas Number One Betting 2011
The Christmas number one is a position that music artists from all over the United Kingdom compete for each year. There is no added financial incentive for being Christmas number one, it is simply a case of prestige and honour for a lot of artists to be able to say they pulled it off.
Christmas number one betting 2011 will be very open because the betting surrounding the seasonal number one spot has changed dramatically over the last couple of years. The X Factor talent show is designed to end just before the Christmas break with the winner releasing a single in the week before Christmas.
However, recent trends have shown that the masses are fed up with the formulaic way that number ones have been decided before Christmas. Every year there are new and interesting plans to get certain songs to Christmas number one instead of the X Factor machine which has had a lot of success in this area.
Music Betting
Music betting is a difficult area of entertainment betting to get to grips with. Music is an industry that works in trends and very few bands have stayed popular for extended periods of time. This makes it almost impossible to plan ahead and predict a Christmas number one because the next big record could be just around the corner.
Music betting is best approached on a week by week basis. The way to plan for the Christmas number one is to keep an eye on the charts and also on the social network campaigns promoting certain songs. Also keep a close eye on the TV to see which song the X Factor winner is going to be releasing.
Social Networks and Music
Social networks and music are having a big impact on who eventually gets to the Christmas number one spot. In 2009 a Facebook campaign was launched to get metal band Rage Against The Machine to number one instead of the X Factor winner for the year.
The campaign received masses of support and was hard physical evidence of how social networks and music now have a big impact on the industry and on betting for the Christmas number one position. There are campaigns similar to this one appearing all the time.
Christmas Number One
The actual achievement of being Christmas number one has probably decreased in important from a few years back. The Christmas number one was once seen as a special achievement whereas it is more about making money in the modern day.
This is why the acts who are backed by large music companies have a better chance of being Christmas number one. These artists are the people to back because they will have greater financial backing and greater ad campaigns than some of the more niche bands trying to break through into the mainstream market.
The X Factor winner is always going to be favourite because the majority of the British public enjoy commercialised and squeaky clean music. However, it can only be a matter of time before the next RATM comes round the corner so keep eyes peeled and minds clear.