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"Michael Bubl\u00C3\u00A9 has said that the competition between himself and Justin Bieber is &amp;quot;friendly&amp;quot;.  Both artists released Christmas albums this year, with Bieber&amp;#039;s Under the Mistletoe hitting shelves on November 1, just one week after Bubl\u00C3\u00A9&amp;#039;s own Christmas.   Bubl\u00C3\u00A9 told Parade that while he wants Christmas to be more successful than Bieber&amp;#039;s holiday offering, he tries not to get too caught up in sales figures.  &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s friendly competition going on! Both of us want to be the top, but it&amp;#039;s not what it&amp;#039;s about. It&amp;#039;s about Christmas. As much as my ego loves the thought about selling a bunch of records, it really wasn&amp;#039;t about being the big record this year,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;It was about doing something that I thought could be a part of my legacy. Growing up, Bing Crosby was a huge idol and big inspiration musically for me, and I often think if I&amp;#039;m long gone and some kid can grow up listening to what I did, that is the goal.&amp;quot; Bubl\u00C3\u00A9 has insisted that Christmas comes from the heart and said that he hopes the LP will play a special part in the holiday season. Meanwhile, Bieber has expressed his own hope that Under the Mistletoe will make Christmas memorable for all of his fans. Listen to a preview of Michael Bubl\u00C3\u00A9&amp;#039;s Christmas below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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