'Coventry fans please help me top Christmas chart'

Singer Tom Grennan has called on fans of his beloved Coventry City to help him in his bid for Christmas number one.

The Sky Blues supporter's track It Can't Be Christmas is currently in a three-way battle with Wham's Last Christmas and Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You.

As part of his pursuit of the top spot, Grennan recently got "Christmas no.1 2024 is…" tattooed on his leg, which he said he would complete with whichever song came out on top.

But he told BBC CWR it would mean everything to him if he succeeded allowing him to go into 2025 on a "massive high".

"For me, getting a Christmas number one this year would be the best…I would be going crazy and would have the best Christmas," he said.

"I'll have the best Christmas even if I don't get number one, but I've worked so hard this year with getting a record done and touring."

According to an update from the Official UK Chart, Wham looks favourite to take the top spot for the second year running, with Grennan and Carey close behind.

But Grennan said he could overcome the deficit if he had the backing of Coventry fans.

"There are a lot of Sky Blues fans and I believe that if every single one of them got behind me then we actually could do it," he said.

"What a dream that would be."

The Christmas number one will be announced by BBC Radio 1's Jack Saunders during The Official Chart show on Friday.