Stars' festive chart fight

TAYLOR SWIFT, Denise Welch and Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are among those battling it out for this year’s Christmas number one.

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US pop superstar Swift, 35, who released her 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, in October, could secure the top spot with her chart-topping hit The Fate Of Ophelia.

The Official Charts Company said her songs Opalite and Elizabeth Taylor, which have yet to reach the summit, could also be contenders in the chart race.

Swift, who has had five number one singles in the UK chart, could come up against Loose Women panellist Welch, 67, who is the mother of her rumoured former flame, The 1975 frontman Matty Healy.