Song for Christmas is here

Thursday, 1 December 2022 00:00

Beginning today, Salisbury Radio will be playing festive songs performed by 17 local schools.

Salisbury Radio's elf has been running around our local schools, recording them singing their Christmas songs, ready to delight you on the radio in the lead-up to Christmas.

Every weekday at 8:20, we will debut the song from a school; it will be repeated at 3:20, just in case you missed it.

To hear the songs, tune into Craig Hicks at Breakfast or get Grant Francis on for your drive home to hear the carols, pop classics and other Christmas songs.

You will also be able to download the tracks from our website each morning after Craig has played the song for the first time on the radio.

You will also be able to buy the entire collection from tomorrow morning, all 17 tracks, for just £7.50

All the proceeds from downloads will be given to Salisbury Hospice Charity to help support them in their amazing work.

The schools are competing for the Song for Christmas trophy, AND the winning school will also receive £200 in book tokens thanks to our friends at Guyatts Storage.

Here is a full list of the schools participating and when they will be played:

SchoolBroadcast DateManor Fields Primary School01/12/2022Winterbourne Earls Primary School02/12/2022Old Sarum Primary School05/12/2022Wilton Primary School06/12/2022Downton Primary School07/12/2022Dinton Primary School08/12/2022Alderbury Primary School09/12/2022Harnham Junior School12/12/2022Pitton Primary School13/12/2022Durrington Junior School14/12/2022Wyndham Park Infant School15/12/2022St Peters Primary School16/12/2022Bemerton St John Primary School19/12/2022Pembroke Park Primary School20/12/2022Woodlands Primary School21/12/2022Sarum St Pauls Primary School22/12/2022Winterslow Primary School23/12/2022

Our judging panel comprises Salisbury's Mayor, Cllr Tom Corbin, Ruth Jones, bassist in The Zucchinis, Joy Wagstaff and Anne Munns (both former Salisbury headteachers). They are busy listening to all of the recorded songs, and the winning song and school will be announced on Salisbury Radio on Christmas Eve.

There will also be extra chances to hear the Christmas songs as they will be repeated the weekend after they first aired.

Tune in to Salisbury Radio on DAB - SMART SPEAKERS and ONLINE here at lovesalisbury.co.uk

Find out more about Salisbury Radio and how to listen here - https://salisburyradio.co.uk/2021/09/01/heres-how-to-listen-to-salisbury-radio/

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