Released November 21, 2012 Recorded 2012 Length 3:59 | Format Digital download Genre Pop | |
Label Ladywell Primary School | ||
"O Holy Night" is a song performed by School children at Ladywell Primary School in Motherwell, released as a digital download on November 21, 2012. The song was recorded by pupils at the school to raise money for Meningitis Research Foundation. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 64, peaking to number 39.
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Background
The song was made available for download on iTunes on November 21, 2012. The school plan to donate 90% of proceeds from the song to Meningitis Research Foundation in memory of Caden, who was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia, a type of blood poisoning caused by the same kind of bacteria found in the most common form of bacterial meningitis. The remaining 10% will go to school funds. The pupils and staff had decided to record two songs on CD for Christmas to raise money for the school. Pupils suggested the choir's version of O Holy Night should be uploaded to iTunes following Caden's death to raise money for the charity. Headteacher Pat Ashworth said: "We hoped to sell a few hundred downloads to parents and family but we never expected it to go so high into the charts in such a short time."
Chart performance
On November 25, 2012 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 64 and number 15 on the Scottish Singles Charts, in its second week it climed to number 39 on the UK Singles Chart and number 5 on the Scottish Singles Charts. The song has sold over 12,800 copies with around £7000 has been raised for the charity. Headteacher Pat Ashworth said: "It’s absolutely fantastic. I’m very proud of all of them. It wasn’t what we set out to do, but due to the circumstances it’s a wonderful achievement. The money will go to a really good cause. We hoped to sell a few hundred downloads to parents and family. We never expected it to go so high into the charts." Most of the single’s downloads have been in the United Kingdom but people have been buying it in the USA, Canada, Sweden, Australia, France, Spain, Italy and Hong Kong.