Charity challenge
Remember a couple of years ago when the power of Facebook prevented another Simon Cowell X-Factor clone from making it to the Christmas number one spot? I can only imagine how livid he was the Joe McElderry (last seen hamming it up on a reality TV show) became the only X-Factor act in history not to secure the coveted accolade. Simon may no longer be appearing on the show, but he’s still there behind the scenes, and he might have to get used to the fact that this year’s winner is going to face some stiff competition – and from a local charity single too!
A youth choir from Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire have recorded an original composition called “Meet Me in Winter” to raise money for the local homeless charity and the national organization, Shelter. As you can imagine, lots of friends and family members had been buying the CD and it even got a few plays on the local radio. Then the power of the Internet took over and word spread about the catchy song leading to more and more CDs being produced and sold nationwide in record stores. Suddenly their aim to provide a few new lockers and other needed supplies for their local homeless was easily achieved and they’ve now set their sights much higher and are hoping to be able to completely renovate the building the charity uses to provide food and support for those who need it.
Perhaps dreams of the Christmas number one are a little ambitious, but we’ve all seen how Internet campaigns can take on a life of their own thanks to social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Wouldn’t it be great if the same people who coordinated the nation so effectively to ensure that Rage Against the Machine took the top spot in 2009 could use their skills to get “Meet Me in Winter” to the top of the charts in 2011?
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