A community midwife in huddersfield is hoping to top the music charts. The choir, formed last year as part of bbc television show sing while you work, were supported by local residents and members of the recent save lewisham hospital campaign, as well as members of local millwall football club. The lewisham healthcare nhs choir originally assembled by gareth malone for his bbc sing while you work programme has continued to work and perform together with the support of the hospital they are now singing to save. History by one direction an overview of this songs performance on the british itunes chart. It is formed of doctors, nurses and even it workers all from the greenwich and lewisham nhs trust. Nurses in nhs choir seeking christmas number one nursing. M4a is a file extension for an audio file music encoded with advanced audio coding aac which is a lossy compressionm4a was generally intended as the successor to. The lewisham and greenwich nhs choir a bridge over you. Lyrics for a bridge over you radio edit by the lewisham and greenwich nhs choir. Dartford and gravesham nhs trust choir star on gareth.
We wanted to get our incredible nhs to christmas no. The lewisham and greenwich nhs choir who reached christmas number 1 2015 with a bridge over you. Nhs hopes to make it backtoback christmas number ones. Justin bieber urges fans to buy nhs choirs single so it. Bridge over troubled water water bridge over troubled water water when youre weary, feel. Can a team of pop stars, doctors and nurses help the nhs. Nhs lambeth clinical commissioning group is urging people in the borough to support the nhs bid for a number 1 christmas single lewisham and greenwich nhs trusts choirs charity single, a bridge over you, has overtaken the xfactor in the bookies odds for gaining the coveted christmas number 1 spot. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. It was written by chris martin for his thenwife, gwyneth paltrow, to comfort her after her father passed away. A collection of nhs staff have become second favourite to top the charts this christmas thanks to a social push. Browse, buy and download vocal music videos from your favourite artists on itunes. Following the overwhelming reaction to their christmas no.
Lewisham and greenwich nhs choir singers are battling it out against justin bieber and x factor winner louisa johnson for this years christmas number one single the nhs hospital choir are. A bridge over you performed by lewisham and greenwich nhs trusts choir celebrates the work of nhs staff across the country. The single is available to download from itunes and other online retailers now but the campaign team are asking that people wait until 19 december to download so that they all count towards the christmas chart. This is the official music video for the charity single with a little help from friends by nhs voices, featuring the nhs choir and a host of established artists. Nhs choir perform christmas single at lewisham hospital. Driven by the success of their lewisham and greenwich counterparts last year, who beat canadian star. Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. Sung by a choir of nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, midwives, porters and hospital administrators from lewisham and greenwich in london, the surprise hit. British itunes chart performance music, podcast and tv. Watch nhs hospital choir aim to secure christmas no 1 spot in name of four charities. Supporting the lewisham and greenwich nhs charitable foundation. Lewisham and greenwich nhs trusts choir pictured perform the song, and the choir is made up entirely of nhs staff, including nurses, doctors, midwives, porters and administrators. Lewisham and greenwich nhs trust choir first recorded their song, a bridge over you, in 20 after becoming the runnersup in gareth malones bbc2 tv series sing while you work. Nhs choir aims for xmas number one the chartered society.
Bridge over troubled water, water when youre weary, feeling small when. Rosie hoggart is a member of the lewisham and greenwich nhs choir, which came up with the idea for a charity single to celebrate 70 years of the national health service. Buy mp3 music online va now thats what i call music. The charity funds things that fall outside of nhs provision but enhance patient experience and the working lives of our staff.
Hospital choir for no 1 save lewisham hospital campaign. The choirmaster and broadcaster gareth malone was responsible for the lewisham and greenwich nhs choir s creation, after they featured in his 2012 bbc series the choir. Lyrics for a bridge over you extended version by the lewisham and greenwich nhs choir. All royalties earned by choir members through album sales or appearance fees are paid into lewisham and greenwich nhs trusts charitable funds. The lewisham and greenwich nhs choir has recorded a special version of with a little help from my friends as shown in itvs primetime documentary, the great nhs singalong on wednesday 4 july. The frog chorus backing on the song was provided by the kings singers and the choir of st pauls cathedral. The whole of the uk is being urged to get behind a campaign to help the nhs reach number one in the charts this christmas while supporting healthcare charities at the same time. The song, a mix of coldplays fix you and simon and garfunkels bridge over troubled water, is now being rereleased with hopes that it could become xmas number one. Nhs choir in battle with justin bieber for christmas. The song by nhs voices is now available to download. The lewisham and greenwich nhs choirs christmas single. Watch nhs hospital choir aim to secure christmas no 1 spot. With a little help from my friends single by nhs voices. Save lewisham hospital rap save lewisham hospital campaign.
Nhs choir battles for christmas number one nursing in. The trust is responsible for services at lewisham hospital and queen elizabeth hospital in greenwich, as well as a range of nhs community services in lewisham and some services at queen marys hospital, sidcup. Nhs choir in battle with justin bieber for christmas number one 22 december, 2015 by nicola merrifield nurses and other nhs staff are competing with pop singer justin bieber to reach the top of the music charts this christmas with their charity single a bridge over you. Sing while you work, a spinoff of the original format of the choir. What is certain is that health services in south east london are in crisis following the south london healthcare trust being put into administration in july 2012.
Lewisham and greenwich nhs trust was formed on 1 october 20. Christmas number one contender to raise funds for mind thursday, 17 december 2015 mind lewisham and greenwich nhs trusts choirs charity single, a bridge over you, is second favourite for gaining the coveted christmas number one spot. Number one for the nhs the lewisham and greenwich nhs choir made it to number 1 thanks to all our supporters who downloaded bridge over you. A bridge over you single by the lewisham and greenwich. We offer full music production, and project management.
As well as the likes of justin beiber and adele the lewisham and greenwich nhs choir must battle nhs colleagues the national. Dartford and gravesham nhs trusts choir has recorded a christmas single at ebbsfleet studios. Justin bieber better watch his back as an nhs hospital choir has become a. Special thanks to dazeler who made the beat, lewisham nhs choir, hype man snipez, thanks to chris martin for shooting and editing this wonderful video, jos bell for all her hard work and to all of. History and charts we all stand together is from the animated film rupert and the frog song and reached number three in the uk singles chart in 1984. The nhs hospital choir, from lewisham and greenwich nhs.
Bieber nudges ahead of greenwich and lewisham nhs choir in. Nhs charity choir overtakes xfactor in race for christmas number 1. Michelle mcmanus leads 1400 voice choirs with purpose. Christmas number one contender to raise funds for mind. The soundtrack to this itv trailer is a cover of labi siffres 1987 single something inside so strong, performed here by the lewisham and greenwich nhs choir. Download latest version of itunes for windows 10 6432 bit. With a little help from my friends features both chart sensations and nhs singers from across the uk, including the lewisham and greenwich nhs choir who got to christmas number one in 2015. Whether you buy on your mac, pc or ios device, downloaded vocal videos are instantly accessible. The hope is that the band aid style charity single, recorded by the lewisham and greenwich nhs choir and assorted pop stars under the banner nhs voices, will top the charts in celebration of the. Music to my ears from hospital staff who successfully fought jeremy hunts closure plans. Nhs charity choir overtakes xfactor in race for christmas.