Watch: One Direction and Pixie Lott Perform Next Singles at 2011 'Jingle Bell Ball'
Capital FM's 'Jingle Bell Ball' held as every year at London's O2 Arena went as planned this past weekend, but instead of posting all the performances, most of which are songs you're probably at this point tired of watching over and over again, I wanted to focus this time on the 'new' ones...from songs that have never been performed before, and are scheduled to be future singles.
First, it was British boyband One Direction who amidst their super short 3-song set, they included their upcoming single, the uptempo "One Thing". Watch above! Although I lurve 'Gotta Be You', truth is this song is not performing as expected in the UK, hence 1D picking a new single THAT fast. "One Thing" is supposed to get an official release in early 2012, but I wouldn't be surprised if they rushed it before the end of this year. One Direction shot the music video last week in London (with scenes in Trafalgar Square) so this could be a hint. In any case, "One Thing" has the same rocky-pop winning formula of 'WMYB', so I can see it grabbing the #1 spot EASILY. Make sure to check out our "Up All Night" full album lyrics post!
The lovely Pixie Lott also debuted her upcoming single "Kiss The Stars" at the O2 Arena last weekend. Watch below! I don't think Pixie translated that well on that performance how awesome this song is (she was too breathy), but anyways I have no doubt "Kiss The Stars" is gonna be a hit in the UK. I'd dare to say even more than "All About Tonight", and of course more than the disastrous "What Do You Take Me For?". The new single (out on December 25th in the UK) was written and produced by Mads Hauge, the guy behind Pixie's massive hit "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)". He knows his stuff! "Kiss The Stars" is AMAZING. It's poppy, electronic, radio-friendly, uptempo, and it makes you feel good.
Do these songs have what it takes to be #1 hits?