“No words”: Sidemen members react to their Christmas song reaching the top 3 in UK Official Charts

Members of the UK YouTube group Sidemen took to their socials to celebrate reaching third place in the official UK Singles Charts this week. For those unaware, the group created a couple of parody songs for Christmas, as part of their challenge in a YouTube video.

Christmas Drillings, which featured vocals from fellow members JJ "KSI," Vik "Vikkstar123," Tobi "TBJZL," and UK rapper Jaime "JME," ended up entering the top three spots in the Official Charts, only behind LadBaby's Food Aid and Wham's Last Christmas, who are ranked one and two respectively.

It should be noted that all proceeds from the sale of the song have gone to FareShare, a charitable organization focusing on the hunger problem. Reacting to the group's accomplishments, KSI wrote:

Sidemen take their parody song to the top 3 in the Official Charts, song played on national radio

Sidemen have added yet another feather to their already illustrious hat. The group, who created Christmas Drillings as part of a challenge in one of their weekly videos, saw their project featured in the UK Official Charts. The momentous occasion was celebrated by all the members.

KSI, who is a rapper himself, is privy to being featured in the charts. However, this is the first time a song made by the group has entered the top three spots in the list. Reacting to it, he wrote:

After pipping Mariah Carey's iconic Christmas song All I Want For Christmas Is You, Sidemen member Ethan "Behzinga" wrote:

Tobi, who promised to shave off his hair had the song charted at number 1, posted:

The group also made a second parody song called This or That. The single was created by fellow members Harry "Wrote2Shaw," Simon "Miniminter," Ethan "Behzinga," and Josh "Zerkaa."

Music videos for both songs can be found on the group's secondary channel, iTunes, Amazon Music, and Spotify.

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