penguinsix

They have an official video in case you haven't seen it.

HarryTheSpider

Very happy to see this is No. 1.

Merry Christmas & uneventful New Year to all serving overseas, and their loved ones waiting at home - with great thanks.

mikelincs

It's a brillint song, and is applicable to any country where people are serving abroad. It started as a BBC programme to create a choir from a group of people, and evolved into the choir and the song based on letters from members of the serving forces. The BBC has been plugging it unashamedly, which was the right thing to do as it goes back to some of the real spirit an meaning of Christmas.

HarryTheSpider

I agree.

I must admit I shed a few tears the first time I heard it - very moving.

What next for them?

Egg and Cress

This is lovely. We saw the making of this on a program about Gareth Malone a few (many?) weeks ago and we were impressed then! Didn't realize there was a whole album by the military wives. Must look for it. BTW, Gareth Malone make big waves by uniting people with music, both in their own communities and across many miles - I think he's pure genius in that regard.

penguinsix

Here is the moment the women first hear the words to the new song. Some of the women started crying within seconds of hearing it.

Bob

Glad this beat out the other contenders