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It seems that this year's Christmas will be headlined by the battle between two pop divas Britney Spears and Whitney Houston. The speculation occurs due to Britney's plan to follow Whitney's footsteps in releasing her new album sometime before the Holy day arrives.

Previously, Whitney has already planned to released her comeback album which will be assisted by John Legend, Akon and will.i.am this December after some delays on the working that was actually started from 2003. Now, Britney is set to join the "I Will Always Love You" singer's release plan after the "Toxic"' singer's boss label was impressed with her demo tracks and decided to rush her album's release schedule.

Confirming Britney's impressive effort, a source from the label said, "Britney has been on fire in the studio of late, she is determined to make a triumphant comeback." The source has also mentioned about the possible duel with Whitney stating that the "Baby Give Me One More Time" hit maker will come out on top in the battle. "Whitney is set for another relaunch at the same time later in the year. They are determined Britney will come out on top," the source said.

Britney's latest album "Blackout" was dropped in 2007 and reached the #2 spot on the Billboard 200 chart. Meanwhile, as for Whitney its been quite a long time since she released an album, her last was outed in 2003 and titled "One Wish: The Holiday Album".