DOCTORS and nurses hoping to claim the Christmas number one title have begged Justin Bieber fans to stop listening to the pop star's latest single.
NHS workers are taking on Justin Bieber for the Christmas number one |
The Canadian singer has nudged ahead of the Greenwich and Lewisham NHS Choir in the race for the top spot.
But there is still hope for the NHS singers, who are just 3,000 sales behind the 21-year-old halfway through the chart week.
Their
track A Bridge Over You is a mash-up of Coldplay's 2005 hit Fix You and
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel.
Bieber's Love Yourself has a narrow lead over the single |
The NHS Choir leads the way on
downloads but Bieber's song Love Yourself – from his new album Purpose –
has racked up more streams.
Paediatrician and choir member Katie Rodgerson pleaded with "teenage girls" to "stop streaming" his track.
She
said: "We've just got this image of someone saying 'NHS for Christmas
number one' and all across the country people in hospital knowing that
people are thinking about them and sending them a positive message. That
would be amazing."
Joe Blunden, NHS communications manager, has put his own support of Bieber on hold until after Christmas.
He said: "I was a Bieber fan until this week. Cut out your Bieber fever just for this week and get behind the NHS.
"After Christmas you can get back to downloading and streaming Bieber.
"Put the NHS number in the charts, and also number one on the agenda."
The choir was formed in 2013 by doctors, nurses and even IT workers from the Greenwich and Lewisham NHS Trust.
All proceeds from the song will be shared between healthcare charities, including Carers UK and Mind.
A
percentage will also be distributed to the Scottish Association for
Mental Health and Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health.
X Factor's Louisa Johnson looks set to miss out on the top five |
Two other Christmas number one contenders are currently outside the top five.
X
Factor winner Louisa Johnson is at number six with her single Forever
Young, while rapper Stormzy's Shut Up is sitting at number eight.
Outside
of the Top 40, the Star Wars theme by John Williams is at number 83 and
Shakin' Stevens song Echoes Of Merry Christmas Everyone is at number
100.
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