The "dancing pig in Cuban heels" may just top the charts, come Christmas. John Sergeant, the marvellous and maligned political journalist who won the hearts of the nation on Strictly Come Dancing, has announced plans to release a Christmas single.
Let's Not Fight This Christmas will be released on December 8. Written by Squeeze's Chris Difford, it is a collaboration between Sergeant, 64, and Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley of The One Show.
Sergeant will face tough competition from the X-Factor winners, whose soppy take on Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah is a favourite for Christmas No 1. But of course Sergeant has one distinct advantage: he can't sing.