X Factor winner Joe McElderry has congratulated Rage Against The Machine on beating him to the Christmas number one tonight.

The Rage sold 502,000 copies of their single ‘Killing In The Name Of’ whilst X Factor winner Joe McElderry sold 450,000 copies of his single ‘The Climb.

Writing on Twitter, McElderry thanked his fans for their support.

“Heyy guys thankyou to everybody that bought the single and supported me!” he wrote.

He added:

“Well done to ratm for a interesting chart battle xx”

What a little gent!