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Lester Cohen\/Getty Images for ASCAP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the U.K. it\u2019s a big deal for a song to land at #1 for Christmas, and a new campaign is trying to make that happen for the classic ELO<\/strong> tune \u201cMr. Blue Sky.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the <\/span>Official Charts<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0site, the “Mr. Blue Sky” Christmas #1 campaign was started on social media by Jon Morter<\/strong>, who was behind a successful 2009 campaign to get Rage Against the Machine<\/strong> to #1 for Christmas. The new campaign was sparked\u00a0by a desire to\u00a0help promote the Bluesky social media app over Elon Musk<\/strong>\u2019s X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It certainly became apparent after I’d made the suggestion that many [users] on the Bluesky app want to make it happen to help promote the new place [now that] many are going away from X\/Twitter,\u201d Morter tells the\u00a0 site. \u201cIf nothing else it will be a lot of fun to see if Bluesky users can have an impact on the annual Christmas #1 race.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The campaign\u00a0will also serve as a way to celebrate\u00a0the band, now dubbed\u00a0Jeff Lynne’s ELO<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>performing at the\u00a0<\/strong>upcoming British Summertime Hyde Park festival. The concert is happening\u00a0July 13 and has already been announced as their final show.<\/span><\/p>\n

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