A West Midlands healthcare charity will go head-to-head with the X-Factor winner – by releasing a debut Christmas single.
Your Trust Charity’s first ever musical offering O Holy Night will be recorded in conjunction with Bristnall Hall Academy, in an effort to raise vital funds – and budding singers from the region are being sought to feature on the single.
The money will go towards enhancing the experience of patients, visitors and staff at Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, which are all run by the Trust.
The idea was conceived by Amanda Winwood, Fundraising Manager at Your Trust Charity and record producer James Callaghan will be working on the single.
Amanda said: “I’m urging as many people as possible to get involved with our charity single, ‘O Holy Night’ as it will be a fantastic way to raise funds for the charity whilst getting into the spirit of Christmas.
“Not only is this a lovely and unique initiative which brings the community together, but it would also be amazing if this record were to beat the X Factor winner or any other leading artist to the number one spot.”
She added: “It’s the first time we have decided to record a Christmas single and we wanted to work with Bristnall Hall Academy as we have been been their chosen charity for three years.
“We are very pleased to have James on board and we believe the final offering will be a real celebration of our community.”
James added: "As a former pupil of Bristnall Hall it was an honour to take on the challenge of composing an arrangement for this classic Christmas song.
“Working with Your Trust Charity and the school is both rewarding and uplifting. I hope the single can raise some funds to help the local community. Making people's lives more comfortable by providing good patient care is a cause I feel passionately about and with the help of the school we can all do our part."
The recording of the single will take place at Bristnall Hall Academy on 6 November.
Vince Green, Principal at the school, said: “The Bristnall Hall Academy community are excited to be working in partnership with Your Trust charity to release a joint Christmas charity single.
“We look forward to raising even more funds and contributing even more to the great work being done by our chosen charity. This is the first time the academy has done something like this. We are grateful to James, an ex-student of Bristnall, who has very kindly agreed to offer his guidance and support to make this single possible.”
