Ed Sheeran fans slam his decision to give When Christmas Comes Around to X Factor winner Matt Terry

Fans of the pop star were upset that he didn't release the new single himself 
New track: Ed Sheeran has given his new song to Matt Terry
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Jennifer Ruby12 December 2016
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Ed Sheeran fans are not happy with the singer’s decision to write a brand new song for X Factor winner Matt Terry.

After a year out of the spotlight, fans of the chart-topping singer seemed keen for Sheeran to release When Christmas Comes Around himself, rather than giving it to Terry.

“@edsheeran should never have given that song to @MattTerry93 - I want to hear Ed singing it not an X Factor winner. So mad,” one person wrote on Twitter.

Someone else posted: “How did king ed sheeran agree to have a song written by him sung by matt f****** terry?”

Shocked: Matt Terry has won The X Factor 2016
ITV

Despite penning a number of tracks for stars including Olly Murs, One Direction and Taylor Swift, fans are desperate for Sheeran to release his own new music.

Other X Factor viewers seemed impressed by the new song, pushing for it become this year’s Christmas number one.

“Actually like the X Factor winners single written by Ed Sheeran. Something credible at last,” one fan wrote.

Explaining how the collaboration came about, co-writer Amy Wadge wrote on Twitter:

“Here's the thing @edsheeran & I wrote a song a few wks ago Ed sent it to @SimonCowell and now it's the winners single on tonight's X factor.”

Sheeran is gearing up for his big comeback after taking time out of the spotlight and is expected to drop a new album in 2017.

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