Charity Christmas radio station, Christmas FM, today announced that ‘Christmas Time’ by Snow Business (the staff and music students of St. Michael’s College, Dublin) has been crowned the winner of the 2010 Irish Christmas Song Contest following a public vote.
The winning entry was penned and produced by the staff and students at St. Michael’s College, Dublin, who got in the festive spirit and crafted a cracker of a Christmas single. David Sheridan, music teacher at the school, wrote the music for the song. He was then helped by fellow teacher, David Wilson, and the school’s music students, aged 12-16, who wrote the lyrics, performed, produced and recorded the winning entry in its entirety.
‘Christmas Time’ will now be playlisted on Christmas FM, receiving regular airplay alongside the many well known Christmas classics. The school has also won €500 in vouchers and the opportunity to professionally record their song.
Commenting on the winning song, Walter Hegarty, Christmas FM’s Joint Program Director said, “We would like to congratulate the staff and students of St. Michael’s College, Dublin on winning this year’s song contest with a true Christmas classic in the making. The response to the song contest this year has been incredible, with almost 100 bands and songwriters from around the country crafting original Christmas songs in aid of Barnardos. We would like to thank every act for taking the time to enter, and of course the thousands of Christmas FM listeners who helped chose the winner.”
‘Christmas Time’ will be released as a charity Christmas single next year. Last year’s winners of the song contest, Funzo, have recently released their winning entry, ‘This Christmas’, in aid of Barnardos. ‘This Christmas’ can be purchased on iTunes and all good record stores nationwide.
Broadcasting 24 hours a day throughout December, Christmas FM aims to raise €100,000 for its charity partner Barnardos this year through a combination of online donations, texts and corporate sponsorship. Christmas FM is broadcasting throughout Dublin (89.9FM), Cork (106.7FM), Galway (89.5FM), Limerick (105.5FM), the South East (103.8FM) and online at www.christmasfm.ie.
Donations, Christmas song requests and dedications, can be made by texting ‘xmas’ to 57000 or by calling 1850 217217. Online donations can be made at www.christmasfm.ie. All proceeds go to Barnardos.
