Trucking Icon Eddie Stobart are releasing s Special edition of the 12 days of Christmas in Aid of Help for Heroes

Performed by Eddie Stobart Truckers, 10 stars of the hit Channel 5 series Eddie Stobart: Trucks & Trailers.

The Help for Heroes Christmas Single is being released on 17 December and is available as both a music and video download, priced at 79p and £1.29.

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Produced at the famous Sarm Studios in London’s Notting Hill, home to one of the world’s best-known Christmas hit singles, 12 Days of Christmas was recorded over the 1-2 December to a catchy tune, which is sure to prove popular during the festive party season.

The special parody for the Help for Heroes Christmas Single is based on the 12 Days of Christmas. The single features revised lyrics making fun references to the work Eddie Stobart does in delivering Christmas goods to the nation. Lines from the song include: “Four Frozen Turkeys”, “Ten Mince Pies” and “Seven Spotters Spotting” – referring to the 25,000 members of the Eddie Stobart Members Club.

The company has always had a close affinity with the armed forces with over 10% of Eddie Stobart drivers coming from a military background. The Christmas single will help raise some important funds for Help for Heroes and support the beneficial work it carries out across the UK. Two of the singers, Matt Ekins and Lee Dowling, served together in Bosnia as part of their service with the Royal Logistics Corp.

Help for Heroes Co-founder and CEO, Bryn Parry, said: “We are delighted that Eddie Stobart is releasing a Christmas single to fundraise for Help for Heroes. Eddie Stobart is an iconic British company and the money it raises will help our iconic British charity, Help for Heroes, provide lifelong support for those who have suffered life changing injuries or illnesses while serving our country.”

Stobart Group’s William Stobart, added: “The drivers have worked hard recording the song and it’s for a very worthwhile cause that is close to the hearts of many of us at Eddie Stobart. Help for Heroes does a fantastic job in providing direct support to individuals and their families and we really want the British public to get behind this single and raise as much money as possible to ensure this important work continues.”

Eddie Stobart Truckers: 12 Days of Christmas is released on Monday 17 December 2012 but will be available to pre-order from major online music retailers. The ‘making of’ the single and accompanying video will feature as part of Channel 5’s Eddie Stobart’s Christmas Cracker, broadcast on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

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