Alt-folk group the Portraits hope to top charts with version of Sheeran’s Photograph – as singer pins hopes on Elton John collaboration

A band who accused John Lewis of copying their arrangement for a Christmas song are going head-to-head with Ed Sheeran for this year’s Christmas No 1 slot, using one of the pop superstar’s own songs.

Alt-folk group the Portraits were selected on Wednesday by the Official Charts Company as one of 13 contenders to top the Christmas charts.

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