MILITARY WIVES MAKING THEIR HUSBANDS PROUD

　　When 100 military wives formed a choir and wrote a song based on correspondences with their husbands in Afghanistan, they never dreamed it would become a UK top music chart contender.

　　The group's single "Wherever You Are" sold over 240,000 copies in two-days - a rate poised to make it the fastest-selling single in six years. Abbey Staff says the attention is a far cry from her duties as a mother.

　　Abbey Staff (military wife): "The weirdest thing is when you sort of sat at home, we are just so ordinary and you'll be dealing with homework or packed lunches and suddenly you're singing on Radio 2 in your own kitchen and you just think 'That's me'.

　　" But these wives will have to battle it out with X Factor winners Little Mix. Official Charts Managing Director Martin Talbot says the other top five contenders will include Alex Day, Lou Monte and a Nirvana re-issue.

　　Martin Talbot (Managing Director, Official Charts Company): "The reality is though, although there's a lot of competition in the top five and there'll be some very big sales amongst those top five, in fact I think you know you might even get to number five by selling a hundred thousand units which will be very high indeed.

　　The winner is almost certainly going to be Military Wives at this stage." For number one album, Michael Buble is caroling his way to the top with his holiday album "Christmas."

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