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When the call finally ends, John's sitting alone in his house when none other than Ed Sheeran, wearing a Santa hat, runs into the room. \"Did I miss it?\" he asks. John, pretending to be ticked off, says, \"It's supposed to be on Zoom, and now you're here. Well, now you're here -- I suppose I could squeeze you in...\"

Sheeran then snuggles up to John and embraces him, saying, \"Merry Christmas, everyone.\"

\"Merry Christmas,\" replies a mollified John.

John and Sheeran are aiming to have the No. 1 Christmas song in the U.K. with \"Sausage Rolls for Everyone,\" a comical reworking of their song \"Merry Christmas\" featuring the British duo LadBaby.

The charity song raises money for British food banks.

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