'Bridge Over Troubled Water' Chosen As U.K.'s Favorite Song Of Hope

U.S, Jan. 24 -- Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" has been voted as the U.K.'s No. 1 HopeHit as part of U.K. for UNHCR's "Hope on Repeat" campaign, raising awareness of the hardships facing refugees across the globe this winter.

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" emerged as the U.K.'s most popular #HopeHit with 10 percent of the public vote.

The 1970 chart topper held off stiff competition from "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King with 5.7 percent of the vote and "Imagine" by John Lennon with 5.3 percent of the vote.

Over 1,000 people from across the country nominated songs to show their solidarity with refugees around the world this winter.

Since November, the UN Refugee Agency's national charity partner has invited people to nomin...