21 December 2016
Newsdesk
UK chart topping Americana superstars The Lumineers are spotlighting rainforest charity Cool Earth this Christmas, supporting the award-winning charity working with indigenous rainforest communities across the globe to halt deforestation. The Lumineers are donating all proceeds from their re-work of classic Christmas record “Blue Christmas’.
The band’s founder Wesley Schultz said, “I grew up listening to Willie Nelson's Xmas album Pretty Paper and this was always my favourite song on it. Of any Christmas song out there, this one stands out to me as a truly good song, Christmas or not. All proceeds from our cover will be donated to Cool Earth, an organisation that works alongside indigenous villages to halt rainforest destruction.”
Cool Earth’s Director Matthew Owen said, “We were humbled and thrilled that such a fantastic band is supporting our work. The generosity of The Lumineers and their fans means that we’ll be able to protect more trees than ever before in 2017”
The single ‘Blue Christmas’ is available on all major platforms via Decca Records. The rework of the Elvis Presley festive classic sees the band in true holiday form, crafting their own sweetly-tinged yet distinctive take on one of the holiday’s most endearing anthems.
The announcement follows The Lumineers performance of ‘Blue Christmas’ while partaking in one of the most exciting events of the holiday season, the prestigious 94th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in President’s Park (White House). This notorious American Holiday tradition took place on the Ellipse at President’s Park and saw the band amongst other notable performers such as Garth Brooks and Chance the Rapper. You can visit www.thenationaltree.org for more information about the event and its history. The event follows the band being personally invited by President Obama to perform at the White House for this year’s South by South Lawn festival in the summer.
Blue Christmas is available to download and stream now.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blue-christmas/id1177240159?i=1177240233
https://open.spotify.com/album/1CyU5EXaG5PVJnXtpIOTPZ
https://itun.es/gb/p-Pngb
www.coolearth.org
