LadBaby announces bid for third Christmas Number 1 🎄 🎶

LadBaby has announced he'll be releasing a third Christmas charity single! Speaking to Magic Breakfast with Ronan and Harriet, LadBaby - real name Mark Hoyle - spoke out about why he'd decided to try it for a third year in a row.

"The song is 'Don't Stop Believing' by Journey. We want people to sing, dance around the living room and get involved, all the family, enjoying it and don't stop believing things are gonna get better - it's what we all kind of need this year!

"Again we're raising money for the Trussell Trust charity, which is something that's really close to our heart, it's a charity that we've raised money for the last two years as well and, you know, we spoke to them this year and, ironically, this is probably our most important year to go from number one to help them guys."

In the initial announcement, LadBaby shared a video to Instagram, and wrote, 'When LadBaby announce their new Christmas Song!! 🎄,' telling the camera that he wasn't going to attempt another Christmas Number 1... Until the pandemic hit.

He said, "I thought that we've done such an amazing job for the charity the last two years, I really didn't want to do it unless I felt we could do it justice... And then this year hit.

"The Trussell trust told me that in the first six months of the pandemic, they handed out 1.2 million food parcels - that's more than they've ever handed out in any six-month period. And so I thought, you know what, I'm going to try again, because this charity deserves the exposure, and every single person that's ever been in a food bank deserves it.

"So you know what, this is a silly song, singing about sausage rolls, but hopefully I really hope, it's going to put a smile on a lot of people's faces this Christmas."

He then followed it with an Instagram post thanking fans for their support and providing details of when the single and video would be released.

He wrote, 'Completely overwhelmed and moved by all your love and support on our announcement last night on going for another Christmas number one raising money for the UK food bank charity the @trusselltrust 👍🏻

'Can’t wait for you all to see and hear our music video this Friday! PLEASE, if you can afford it, pre-order our song and let’s help build a hunger free future for everyone! #TrussellTrust #HungerFreeFuture #DontStopMeEatin'.

Why is LadBaby going for Christmas Number 1?

He explained more about his reasons:

Who features on LadBaby's Christmas 2020 single?

The YouTuber dad’s family will feature on LadBaby’s third attempt at securing the Christmas Number 1 spot. The blogger and his wife Roxanne feature on the track alongside the couple’s two sons, Phoenix Forest and Kobe Notts.

What year did LadBaby get to Christmas Number 1?

LadBaby secured the UK Christmas Number 1 spot in both 2018 and 2019, making him only the third act in chart history to secure consecutive Christmas Number 1 singles – can he do it for a third consecutive year?

LadBaby's Christmas Number 1 in 2019

2019 was a successful year for Mark as his second track ‘I Love Sausage Rolls’, which is a parody take on Joan Jett’s ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll’ topped the Xmas charts again. This was a huge achievement for Mark, as he became the first artist to achieve two successive novelty Christmas Number 1 singles.

LadBaby's Christmas Number 1 in 2018

In 2018, LadBaby secured his first Christmas Number 1 with his novelty take on Starship's hit track ‘We Built This City.’ Mark’s version added a sausage roll themed twist to the iconic track, which was the first novelty song to snatch the Christmas Number 1 spot since Bob the Builder’s ‘Can We Fix It’ in 2000.

Who is LadBaby?

LadBaby is a dad blogger who is sausage roll mad and a chart-topping artist, who is best known for his online parenting blogs and videos.

LadBaby whose real name is Mark Hoyle, is 32-years-old and from Nottingham. He is a YouTuber, lifestyle blogger and graphic designer. He and his wife Roxanne provide advice on parenting and share their own experiences as parents on the LadBaby YouTube channel.

He set up his blog when the couple were expecting their first child in 2016 and have become an online success with nearly 1 million subscribers on YouTube, 1.3 Million followers on Instagram and 3.8 million likes on Facebook.

The couple have two sons together, Phoenix Forest and Kobe Notts, who both feature on the LadBaby Christmas singles.

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