James Arthur Praises 'Deserved' Christmas No 1
James Arthur has praised the Justice Collective's Hillsborough charity song, insisting the track "deserved" its Christmas No 1 spot.
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, sung by stars including Robbie Williams, Sir Paul McCartney and Paloma Faith, battled James' own single Impossible for the top spot [uuid=a14d1057-9fc2-45c0-8b42-0e4d327afb8e]throughout last week[/uuid].
And James has been open about his support for the Hillsborough tribute.
On Friday, he tweeted about his own debut release, writing: "Platinum single baby! Not a bad start :) thanks to all who bought it now make sure the Hillsborough tune is number 1!!! #LOVE."
His reaction to [uuid=8c5744c8-02f0-4592-af6c-cdd978c496d6]yesterday's chart announcement[/uuid] was just as generous. Arthur wrote: "He ain't heavy he's my brother the deserved Xmas number 1. Beautiful song and a very worthy cause. Bless all affected by the disaster #LOVE."
On Sunday night, James was celebrating an amazing few weeks with his fellow X Factor finalist.
He tweeted: "I'm in Swindon chillin with my homeboy @jahmenedouglas in preparation for my gig at bushwackers!! #LOVE."
But it's clearly been an exhausting time, because the Middlesbrough singer later added: "Swindon you were sick! I'm literally sick! so I'm off home for Christmas to see the Fam and get well and I'll be back on it next week! #LOVE."
Earlier this month, James became the [uuid=cf2a30ad-293c-45f0-b481-7901bf162ff4]fastest-selling X Factor winner ever[/uuid] with his debut single.