Sweary Single Up For UK Christmas #1 Written By Robbie Williams' Songwriter

Who else is counting down until Christmas? The festive season doesn't just mean presents and being with family, but long-awaited breaks from work and unplugging from the world. 

If you're fighting the tension that comes as you wait to go on annual leave, we have the perfect Christmas song for you: Thank Fuck It's Christmas, and it's vying for the UK Christmas #1 single.

The song is performed by the anonymous singer Trickster and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and written by Guy Chambers, best known for his work with Robbie Williams.

Thank Fuck It's Christmas targets the cost-of-living crisis, COVID-19 and other pandemics, and Elon Musk. "Interest rates are rising fast, there's monkeypox with COVID and SARS / And strange smooth-faced multi-billionaires, trying to build a house on Jupiter or Mars," Trickster sings in a verse.

Chambers commented, "It was an interesting challenge to write a Christmas song that reflects the tensions and stresses that we are currently living under, but with Thank Fuck It’s Christmas, I think we’ve achieved it," with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Ian Maclay adding, "It was great to work with Guy Chambers who is such a respected and legendary figure in the music business, and we hope that this recording receives the attention it deserves."

A clean version of the song, Praise Be It’s Christmas, will also be released. 

Earlier this month, Dragon's Den star Deborah Meaden and the Fussy deodorant brand teamed up and covered Deck The Halls as you've never heard it before for charity. 

Deck The Halls' music video sees a man ripping off the sleeve of his Christmas jumper before patting his armpit tunefully with his left hand. The woman at the door looks aghast as a second man lifts his arms and reveals that he has jingle bells attached to his armpit hair.

The two women in The Fussy Pits make somewhat melodious armpit farts and draw out a violin, completing the rendition of Deck The Halls. The couple at the door stares at the group in shock before they realise they're looking for money to go to charity.

The clip ends with Meaden herself giving one last armpit fart.

Christmas number ones are singles that land the top spot on the week of Christmas in the UK. They are often novelty, charity or holiday songs. The most recent Christmas #1 was 2021's Sausage Rolls For Everyone, a collaboration with YouTuber LadBaby, Elton John, and Ed Sheeran. The track is a remix version of John and Sheeran's Merry Christmas single, released two weeks beforehand. All proceeds went to The Trussell Trust, an NGO that aims to end the need for food banks in the UK.