It's a very Merry Christmas for the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choirwho today can say they beat Justin Bieber to claim the 2015 Christmas No.1 single!

The very first Christmas Number 1 to be announced on Friday, and only the fourth time in UK chart history that the Christmas Number 1 has been announced on Christmas Day itself, the proceeds for'A Bridge Over You' will be donated to a selection of charities including Carers UK and Mind.

The charity single ended up 31,000 copies ahead of Bieber's 'Love Yourself', but ifyou think he'll be disappointedthink again, because on Wednesday the recent chart-toppertweeted his support for the charity single and urged everyone to go buy it. Nice. Plus he has THREE songs still in the Top 5...

On their Official Charts win the choir said: “We are absolutely overwhelmed and couldn’t be any happier! It’s a brilliant celebration for the NHS across the country so well done and thank you everyone for downloading and streaming. A massive cheer for the NHS, thank you!”

Official Christmas Singles Chart Top 5:

1. Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir - 'A Bridge Over You'
2. Justin Bieber - 'Love Yourself'
3. Justin Bieber - 'Sorry'
4. Adele - 'Hello'
5. Justin Bieber - 'What Do You Mean'

So that's that then.Pass the turkey...

By Michael Pell