The Christmas Band
Live Christmas Themed Party Band

Line up: 7 Piece Band 2 x Female Vocalists; 1 x Male Vocalist; Keys; Drums; Bass; Guitar

Highlights
* The ultimate live christmas party band!
* A custom scripted live “Satellite link up” with Santa Claus
* Giant screen with lyrics in perfect sync to the band
* World class musicians with 3 incredible vocalists
* 1 hour of your favourite christmas hits in sing-a-long style PLUS 1 hour of party classics
* Entirely self contained production
* All your guests will be involved
* The dancefloor will be packed!!!



Description
The Best Christmas Singalong Ever consists of a professional live band made up of between 4 and 11 world class musicians. They use a Giant Screen to display the lyrics during the Christmas section of the show. During the party band performance the band use the screen for colourful graphics and images.

They have 3 incredible singers all of different styles enabling them to cover a wide selection of material. This show is suitable for all types of venue and is aimed at Christmas Parties of all kinds.

It can be performed with or without costumes and the Party band section is available in its own right for “just party songs” performances.



The Band Members

John Meaney – Keyboards and Musical Director.
John has worked in the music industry professionally for 20 years and has worked and musically directed many theatre shows as well as shows for Suzi Quatro Percy Sledge Steve Harley and many others.

Richard Finch Turner – Bass
Richard has been a pro musician for 25 years he is also a respected opera singer! He could be seen most recently performing for Freak Power.

Greg Leppard – Drums
Greg is unquestionably one of the finest drummers in the UK. He is an amazing player as well as a very exciting showman. His most prestigious engagement was with the award winning Lianne Carrol – jazz vocalist and pianist.

Chris Thorn – Guitar
Chris is a very soulful guitarist with a great sound he is very versatile in all styles and is an excellent performer.

Becky Jenner – Lead Vocals
Becky has performed with The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and James Taylor among many others. She is also a vocal coach at the respected ACM in Brighton.

Alan Howell – Lead Vocals
Al’s experience is mainly from the theatre industry and he has performed in too many respected productions to list! He is a great singer excellent dancer and even better performer.

Chloe Buswell – Lead Vocals
Chloe is also from a theatre background. She is also a brilliant dancer singer and actress. She can often be seen on tv.

Previous Experience
This is the first year that the band have been performing their special Christmas show. However they have worked together as a function band for approx 10 years and have a wealth of experience on the party corporate and wedding scene.

Previous clients for their function band include:
British Gas
HSBC
Buckingham Palace
Madame Tussauds
Barclays Bank
The Hilton Hotel Group
The Crown Casino Group Australia
BBC
Morgan Stanley
O2
as well as many many others.

About the Show:
The Christmas Band’s "Christmas Singalong" show is ideal for Christmas office parties company christmas parties council parties and clubs.

The main features of the show are as follows:

1 hour of Christmas Singalong and 1 hour of Party tunes.
1 hour of the more danceable Christmas hits is perfect followed by an hour of Funk Soul and Disco classics. The band has an enormous repertoire of party tunes from the 60s to the present day. The party setlist comprises of over 70 tunes to choose from so they can play just 70s 80s 90s or 00s music or a mixture as required. Having such a large repertoire also means the Christmas Band can "read" the audience so your dancefloor is always busy.

The band can wear smart suits for the party set. They use the giant screen for lyrics during the Christmas portion of the show and for the disco set they use the screen for effects and appropriate imagery.

Fully self contained the band has their own Sound Engineer who can provide the PA system if required. Because of the nature of the show the band brings a sound engineer Tom Pritchard even if the PA is provided. Tom has worked with the band for many years and knows exactly how to get the right sound.

The band are also used to working with volume restrictions. The nature of the music requires a certain volume level to create dynamic impact but Tom and the band will always accommodate the level requirements of the venue within reason. All of the band’s PA and instruments are modern presentable and PAT tested.

Satellite link up with Santa Claus
The band provide a custom satellite link up with Santa Claus to your specification! How nice would it be to see the boss dress up as Father Christmas (the band provide the costume) and address the company via big screen? The band can record this in advance or on the day. They use a green screen and a camera to record the messages and then play them back as required. The recording process takes about an hour from beginning to end. Richard the band’s bass player is happy to play the Santa Claus character if you would like the link up without dressing up yourself!

Other features:
* The Christmas Band can Provide a DJ for your event if required (see booking options).
* Additional Saxophonist or 3 Piece Brass section also available (see booking options).
* The Christmas Band can also provide a Jazz Trio for dinner performances (see booking options).
* The band can bring their own projector and screen or it can be provided by the client. They require a simple VGA input.
* The Christmas Singalong Show is great for corporate team building - The singers will involve everybody perhaps in groups or maybe singing a solo line each just like Band Aid!