A Twitter Xmas Single Thank You

Hello tweeps,

This is just a timely thank you to all who were involved in this year's Twitter Xmas Single - think of it like the movie credits at the end of a movie.

Directed by: Brenda Drumm
Twitter Xmas Single was an idea tweeted by Brenda Drumm in November 2011. Her tweet snowballed and a group of 140 went on to record the first ever Twitter Xmas Single. Holding on for Christmas is the Twitter Xmas Single 2 #TXS2

Writers: Holding on for Christmas is an original Irish Christmas song which was written by Ian Callanan, Brenda Drumm, Alan Chadwick and Gavin Byrne in 2012.

Producer and Arranger: Ian Callanan

Instrumentation: 

Guitar, percussion, synth and programming: Ian Callanan
Uileann Pipes, Whistles, Bodhran: Darragh Ó Héiligh
Electric Guitar: Derek Dunne
Guitar: David Byrne
Drums: Kevin McDonnell
Synth: Gavin Byrne
Strings: Christoph Demetriou, Roisin Magee, David Byrne, Sarah Doyle, Katie Higgs, Leah Nolan, Timothy Telford, Dearbháil Mc Donald, Davina Baker and Sophie Higgs

Engineered and recorded at:

Sonic Cottage Studio - Cathal Molloy www.soniccottage.com
Seinn Studios - Ian Callanan www.seinn.com
Retreat Recording Studio - Paul Keegan www.retreatrecordingstudio.com
Live recording at The Westin Hotel, Dublin - Darragh O'Reilly www.mixmatters.org
Mixed and arranged by Cathal Molloy & Ian Callanan at Sonic Cottage Studio
CD and iTunes artwork by Anthony Curtis @735songs


CD Production:
Special thanks to Kelly Consultants who sponsored the CD duplication

Photography:
Paul Sherwood
Shane Murphy
Emily Gallagher
Brenda Drumm

Official video: 
Video footage recorded by Brenda Drumm, Bryan Glennon, Padraig Meredith
Edited and produced: Ian Callanan

Venues:
The Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street, Dublin

The Cake: 

Twitter Xmas Single launch cake: Halo Cafe Celbridge

Public Relations:
With thanks to Host PR and Caroline Kennedy PR

Visuals:
Pull up banners prepared and sponsored by RPD Limited

Singers:
A very special thanks to all the voices on this year's Twitter Xmas Single - you will find a list elsewhere on this blog. Without all the tweeps coming on board we would not have had anyone to bring the song to life. Special thanks to those who have now taken part on Twitter Xmas Single 1 and 2.

Charity:
A word of thanks to @consoleireland this year's charity. Hopefully we have raised awareness and some funds.

Star tweeter:
Our star tweeter award goes to two people Tynan Hooper and Seamus Kearney who gave their heart and soul to sharing the song and getting it out there into the twittersphere.

Availability of song:
The song is available to download from iTunes at the following link for 99 cent and all monies raised will go directly to Console: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/holding-on-for-christmas-single/id582788441

The song is also available on all other online music stores.

Copies of the song are available on CD but we do not have a distributor so they are being sent out via Console and directly to stockists who have asked for them. If you want copies to sell please contact Brenda on 087 233 7797.

A huge thank you to all who have downloaded the song or bought CDs.

And finally:

We apologise if we have left anyone out.

A special word of thanks from me to Ian Callanan for putting together such a fantastic finished product.

I loved every minute of it - there were so many laughs and so many great connections made from Twitter Xmas Single 1 to #TXS2 and these stories will find their way into a book some day.

I am immensly proud of what we produced in a celeb-free zone! It is a shame that the song did not get the airplay it deserved or the attention of those in television land - a little sad really for such a good news story and such a worthy cause.

But sometimes the interest is only there when there is a celebrity involved.........

I hope everyone is very proud of what we have achieved for a second year in a row....

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.... you are all stars in my twittersphere.

Brenda

xxxx