Denise Welch is aiming for a festive number one – in an attempt to get bragging rights over Christmas dinner.
The Loose Women icon has released a winter banger, remixing a classic carol with a cheeky twist about breaking traditions.
While more famous for being an actress and television personality, music does run in the family, with her son Matty Healy being the lead singer of The 1975.
Teaming up with Celebrations, which launched the track on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/track/0wEmbsr9ErPSV4fWMozMM6], the star said: “I love Christmas, but sometimes I want to shake things up a bit.
“We don’t always have to have turkey; we don’t have to play charades.
“We can celebrate this special holiday our way. This remix, apart from being cool, catchy and a sure-fire hit, is all about having fun.
“So, stay in your PJs, have your dinner at night if you like and dance around the tree with a Christmas tub of chocolates on your head, once you’ve eaten them that is.”
It comes after a study of 2,000 people that celebrate Christmas found 28 per cent are bored of doing the same thing every December but feel pressure to keep up appearances for the sake of tradition.
Instead, 14 per cent would rather eat something spicy or exotic rather than a traditional roast, eight per cent would prefer film a family TikTok over playing charades – and seven per cent want to listen to rap instead of the classics.
In total, 13 per cent agreed they’d be mixing up their standard traditions this year, with 52 per cent of those wanting to try something new and 45 per cent wanting to make it more fun.
Nearly four in 10 (38 per cent) agreed Christmas music is something that’s definitely stuck in the past.
While 41 per cent are confused find it confusing that we still listen to yuletide classics from decades ago rather than more modern tunes.
However, a quarter of participants aren’t fussed when the music is made – just so long as they can get down to it with their friends and family.
Watching the same old TV programmes on repeat is the tradition which 25 per cent think is most overdone, followed by wearing Christmas jumpers (21 per cent) or wearing the paper hat crown at dinner (16 per cent).
And according to the OnePoll.com data, 14 per cent of advent calendar owners admitted the cardinal sin of eating more than one treat in a row.
On the other side of the chocolate coin, the three favourite traditions are watching festive films (57 per cent), having a turkey roast for Christmas dinner (49 per cent) – and putting up a tree in early December (44 per cent).
The Chief Christmas Officer for Celebrations added: “We’re not saying throw out your family traditions, we’re saying remix them.
“From updating the playlist to rewriting the menu, this Christmas is all about fun and togetherness.
“We have always been part of those little festive debates, who gets the Malteser? When do you open the tub? And that’s exactly what can make it so special.”
