Michael Jackson tipped for Christmas No 1 spot

THE late Michael Jackson is being tipped as a challenger to Take That for the Christmas No 1 album with newly completed songs out next month.

The collection, simply entitled Michael, will go on sale on 13 December.

Bookmaker Ladbrokes yesterday installed the album at 2-1 to top the festive chart, behind Take That's Progress which is favourite at 1-2. Incomplete recordings which were left by Mr Jackson - who died in June 2009 - have now been finished by studio technicians.