Killian Donnelly, Alistair Brammer, Gina Beck & More Record Songs for New West End Christmas Album

Auburn Jam Records is pleased to announce the release of 'The West End Goes MAD For Christmas'; a compilation album of Christmas songs by new writers, performed by a host of West End stars. The album will be officially released on November 30th to coincide with MAD Trust's annual fundraiser, 'A West End Christmas', at St Paul's (The Actor's Church), Covent Garden. CDs, priced at £10, are available to pre-order now via both the MAD Trust and Auburn Jam Music websites.

Songs on the album will be:

• Together We Can Make It - Killian Donnelly & the cast of LES MISERABLES; written by Felix Hagan
• Home - Alistair Brammer; written by Gus Gowland & Alistair Brammer
• I Love Christmas - Chloe Hart; from The Bakewell Bake Off written by The Baking Committee
• This Christmas - written & performed by Stuart Matthew Price
• Reindeer Wives - Harriet Thorpe, Christopher Howell & Sophie Isaacs; written by Anderson & Petty
• A Soldier's Christmas - Gerónimo Rauch & Nadim Naaman; written by Nadim Naaman
• Praying For You - Gina Beck; written by Alexander Bermange
• The Little Match Girl - Janie Dee; written by Tim Connor

Nikki & Joe Davison are the husband & wife team behind Auburn Jam Music production & recording studio, & accompanying label Auburn Jam Records. They explain the inspiration behind the album:

"This year is the 5th anniversary of our studio, so we wanted to do something special to celebrate, and raise some money for the brilliant work that The Make A Difference Trust do at the same time. We have had the privilege of working with some fantastic up-and-coming new musical theatre writers, as well as talented West End performers and singer-songwriters to produce albums and original cast & concept recordings over the past five years, so it seemed like the perfect celebration to do a Christmas album of new songs! The album is very eclectic, there's rock, pop, classical, comedy... definitely something for everyone!

We're so grateful to all the writers and singers involved for giving their talents so willingly; to Kate Scott for her album photography which has really captured the festive spirit of the recording sessions; to Darryl Carpenter for his beautiful illustrations for the album artwork; and also to Mandy Wheeler & Rob Ottey at Cameron Mackintosh LTD for co-ordinating us recording the LES MISERABLES cast at the Queen's Theatre, which was a day to remember! Thank you all! "

The Make A Difference Trust, or MAD Trust, brings together the British Entertainment community and its audiences to raise funds to support people living with HIV and AIDS in the UK and South Arica, and those in the entertainment industry facing hardship as a result of a long-term chronic illness.

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