Leona Lewis has remained top of the singles charts for a third week with her X Factor winner’s song “A Moment Like This”. She has managed to hold off stiff competition form Eric Prydz Vs Floyd, who are currently number two in the UK singles charts and Take That who are at number three.

The 21-year-old X Factor winner’s single, A Moment Like This, was the best-selling single again for the second week running, while Take That’s Patience remained at number two.

Leona has now become the fastest selling female artist of all time and has entered the record books after her single became the fastest selling download ever by shifting 50,000 online sales in the first half hour and her single has outsold the rest of the top 40 put together.

It was expected ever since she was announced as the winner of X Factor 2006, but tonight it’s official: Leona Lewis is Christmas Number 1 2006!

Her song, ‘A Moment Like This’ won over competition from Take That, McFly and Girls Aloud.

Released on Wednesday, the track had already become the fastest selling download ever, selling over 20000 copies in the first hours after release.

After winning the X Factor, and with the pressure of a probable Christmas number 1 with her single ‘A Moment Like This’, Leona Lewis is to spend a few days off relaxing with her family, according to the Islington Guardian.

“Hopefully we’ll be spending Christmas together. I’m trying to persuade the company to let us spend Christmas together – but when you’ve got this kind of exposure after winning the X Factor you need to make the most of it!”, said Joe Lewis, Leona’s father.

He continued, “I’m really proud of her. It’s a dream come true for Leona. She has worked for years and stayed focused on her dream. It’s thanks to her friends and family and the people of Islington and Hackney and everyone else who voted for her”.