A BURNLEY fan's festive wish is to be top of the pops this Christmas with his Clarets heroes after penning a new single.

Songwriter Jim Park, 52, has recorded a demo version and is now putting together a band to record the song to enter in the charts.

And he is planning to approach Burnley to get the squad -- now flying high in the Championship -- to sing the chant 'Come on Burnley' during the chorus.

Jim, who was born in Burnley but now lives in Huddersfield, is keeping tight-lipped about which song it is, fearing someone could nab his idea.

But he has also written two other songs on with a Clarets theme that could go alongside the cover version.

Any royalties from the potential single would go to the Clarets Trust, which raises money for the club, of which Jim is a member.

The lifelong Clarets fan said: "The cover version seems to work well. I recorded it myself and I can tell the idea is there.

"It's a very rough demo that I'm looking to record to a good standard and see if the club wants to release it as a Christmas record.

"I want the squad to record it themselves and make a hit out of it. The next step is to ask the manager and the squad to see if they want to cover it and then doing a proper demo. The club are on the crest of a wave and now would seem the right time."

And he added: "I want the Clarets Trust to benefit. Secretly you have this ambition that if everyone buys 10 copies you could get to number one.

"I do think my ideas have got great potential as a club song for the team to run out to over the PA. I would like that."

Jim is not a professional musician but writes songs as a hobby. The mental health nurse added: "I try to play music everyday and run through ideas, even when at work."

He is now looking to form a band after putting out an appeal for musicians.

A club spokesman said they had received the demo of the song and had put out a message on the club's website appealing for musicians to contact Jim.

But while he described the song as "quite good and catchy" he said it was "premature at this stage" to say the squad would get involved.

Clarets Trust chairman Steve Corrigan said: "We think it's a very good idea. The trust is very much behind the idea of getting fans singing and enjoying games.

"It would be nice to make money but it's more about getting the feel of a community club and getting people involved at the game."