the waveney food bank in suffolk distributed almost 12,000 emergency food parcels last year. so some extra help from the christmas number one contenders was very much appreciated. perfect. so what is it that you don't get a lot of? our experience with food banks in the past has been things like tinned fruit and long—life milk. is that still the case? long—life milk, definitely. we're always short of that. here we go. for three years in a row, ladbaby�*s sausage roll—themed songs have topped the charts at christmas, raising money for food banks. this year, there is all—star support. ed sheeran and sir eltonjohn. no pressure. the two musical heavyweights helped give their current number one single, merry christmas, a pastry snack makeover. # it's christmas time, sausage rolls and wine. # we'll have a good night and a merry christmas.# it came about when ed messaged us last