ROCK Choir members, including those in Chester, are planning to help the whole country combat loneliness this Christmas.

They will be broadcasting a live and festive Rock Choir singing event from their YouTube channel on Christmas Day morning, while a Christmas single has been released.

This has been a year when mental health has been in crisis and now more than ever it needs to be prioritised.

Over half (54%) of UK adults are worried about the mental health of someone they know this Christmas according to a survey published by the Mental Health Foundation and since the new Tier 4 announcement a record number of people are expecting to spend Christmas alone this year as a result of the pandemic and the new tighter restrictions.

Many Rock Choir Members have been reporting high levels of anxiety with the potential of not being able to see their families this Christmas and they face the prospect of being alone. 

Rock Choir has once again stepped in and on Christmas Day they will go live at 9.30am on their YouTube channel for a fun and festive singing session.

Everyone is invited to join in, whether they are a Rock Choir Member or not. 
Rock Choir leader Thomas George will lead the session and families and individuals who are on their own will be able to exchange messages online with him and connect with other families being kept apart in different households. 

Everyone will be able to come together virtually and join in. Some elderly care homes have already committed to broadcasting this event to their residents, in their lounges, on Christmas Day morning as thousands will not be able to receive visitors due to Covid restrictions. 

You can join in with Tom Live on Christmas Day at https://youtu.be/9CfhGCGfke0

Members have just taken part in the release of an inspirational and emotional Christmas single, a version of ‘Keeping The Dream Alive’. 

A total of 4,550 Rock Choir Members, including those from the Knutsford, Sandbach, Warrington and Chester Choirs, led by Kathryn Davies, feature on the single and each contributed their voice during lockdown whilst many of them were shielding or at high-risk. 

Countless front-line workers, emergency services, NHS, carers, teachers and other members who have done a vital job throughout the pandemic were featured on the single. 

Their voices, along with an inspirational solo from Rock Choir creator, Caroline Redman Lusher, express the hope and dreams of never giving up and keeping their own dreams alive during the challenges of the pandemic and lockdown. 

All profits for the single will go to the Mental Health Foundation. It made impressive dents in the single charts over the last two weeks. They went straight to Number One in the iTunes UK ‘Download’ chart, ‘Best Sellers’ chart on Amazon Music, Number 3 in Global Radio’s ‘Big Top 40 Charts’ and Number One in the Official Chart Download Charts.

You can download Keeping The Dream Alive at https://slinky.to/KeepingTheDreamAlive