Song for Christmas

Salisbury Radio is pleased to announce the full list of schools taking part in Song for Christmas 2024.

After a huge response from local primary schools, Song for Christmas has 23 primary, junior and infant schools taking part in this year's edition of the popular festive competition. 

Although there is a prize, Song for Christmas is a fun event giving local children the chance to sing and for a wider audience to hear the songs that they perform. 

Song for Christmas will also raise money for charity. After being played on the radio, each song will be available to download for just £1, with the proceeds being donated to Salisbury Foodbank. 

Here are the schools involved with this year's Song for Christmas and the date on which they will be broadcast. 

Amesbury Primary School - 1st December
Old Sarum Primary School - 2nd December
The New Forest Primary School (Landford) - 3rd December
Newton Tony Primary School - 4th December
Wyndham Park - 5th December
Amesbury Archer Primary School - 6th December
Downton Primary School - 7th December
Pitton Primary School - 8th December
Harnham Junior School - 9th December
Winterslow Primary School - 10th December
Sarum St Pauls - 11th December 
Woodlands Primary School - 12th December
Kings Gate Primary - 13th December
Breamore Primary - 14th December
Netheravon All Saints - 15th December
Pembroke Park - 16th December
Bemerton St John - 17th December
Durrington Junior School - 18th December
Winterbourne Earls Primary School - 19th December
Hale Primary School - 20th December
Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Primary - 21st December
Alderbury & West Grimstead Primary - 22nd December
St Nicholas Porton - 23rd December

The winning song will be announced on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, 24th December. The winning school will receive the Song for Christmas Trophy, and £250 in book tokens, and our runner-up will receive £150 in book vouchers. 

Woodlands Primary School won last year's competition with its rendition of 'Walking in the Air'. The performance blew our judges away, narrowly pipping Alderbury & West Grimstead Primary School into second place. After winning the competition in 2023, Woodlands head Matthew Kitley said, “Well, this is fantastic news; it means the world to the children. They have worked so hard. All of our year five and year six form our school choir.

In addition to the songs being played on the radio, 13 schools are participating in this year's Song for Christmas Carol Concerts. Thanks to the Magna Learning Partnership's support, these are once again being held at Sarum Academy. Following on from the success of last year, the two concerts bring together schools, allowing them to perform their own song and to sing as a mass choir in front of their family and friends - as well as this year, the Mayor of Salisbury, Cllr Sven Hocking and Salisbury's MP, John Glen. 

The concerts are free to take part in, with parents able to 'pay what they want' for a ticket, with proceeds from tickets being donated to Salisbury Foodbank. 

Andy Munns from Salisbury Radio said, "Song for Christmas really brings the spirit of Christmas to the radio. It's going to be amazing having so many local schools on this year. It's more than we have ever had before. It's also fantastic to welcome some new schools who have never taken part before - as well as those who are returning once again. 

"We start the recording process in less than two weeks time and I am excited to hear what each school has been working on."

Tune in to Salisbury Radio throughout December to get in the festive spirit with Song for Christmas. Listen on DAB - SMART SPEAKER - SALISBURY RADIO APP and ONLINE at salisburyradio.co.uk