Starship Foundation Christmas Album 2012

[Bamafan]

Looks like Hayley will be in a charity album with Justin Bieber. Good publicity.




You can see the article HERE.

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PS- Would Someone please change "Hopspital" in the thread title to "Hospital" please? Thanks!


You're welcome...Joe

[Libby]

I wonder if it'll be a new recording, or something from Winter Magic? I'm going to guess it's... wait, maybe it's the duet with Ronan Keating?

[Richard]

Hello Libby!

I think it will be the duet with Ronan Keating too. Note Ronan and Hayley are together in the list.

Richard

[Libby]

Yes, that's why I said that. I realized it at the last second, so I interrupted myself! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

[Bamafan]

Ah! TradeMe comes to the rescue again. We now have a cover and track list for the album!





HERE is the original listing. You can also pre-order a copy HERE off of Starship's website.

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[Libby]

Thanks Taylor! I'm glad Hayley has her own song on it instead of the duet, like I thought it might be.

[Bamafan]

HERE is an ad for the album, just posted to YouTube.

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[Richard]

Hello Taylor!

The link in your post didn't work, so I've replaced it with this one that does:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Nb4faKRU4

You can purchase the album here:

www.starship.org.nz/foundation/find-out-whats-happening/starship-christmas-album/

Please note the digital download version is only available in New Zealand, but you can purchase a hard copy from overseas via the above link.

I've modified the thread title slightly and posted a link on our Facebook page.

Richard

[Dori]

This is very exciting!

Dori

[Richard]

Hello folks!

Sales of this album raised over $250,000 for the Starship Foundation.

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1302/S00558/record-250000-raised-from-starships-christmas-album.htm

Record $250,000 Raised From Starship's Christmas Album

Thursday, 21 February 2013, 1:31 pm
Press Release: Starship Foundation

A Record $250,000 Raised From Starship's Christmas Album Featuring Justin Bieber Amongst A Host of International And Local Recording Stars

Universal Music and Paul Ellis Publicity today presented Starship Foundation with a cheque for $251,923 from the proceeds of sales of the Starship Christmas Album 2012. It is by far the biggest donation Universal Music has ever made in New Zealand.

Along with Bieber, the debut album featured music industry heavyweights including Queen, Lady Gaga (featuring Space Cowboy), Elton John, Ronan Keating, Michael Jackson, Maroon 5, Hayley Westenra, Adeaze, The Jackson Five, Tiki Taane, OneRepublic, and Lucy Lawless.

All the artists generously provided their recordings royalty free to support Starship.

Sales of the Platinum selling album were sold either online, or through the generous support of The Warehouse retail stores nationwide, supporting music retailers, ASB True Rewards, SKY Television, Classic Hits and the New Zealand Herald.

Music industry veteran Paul Ellis who spearheaded the project in partnership with Universal Music to develop The Starship Christmas Album 2012 says, “In all my years in the music industry, I have never seen so many top artists come together in this way. The project was extraordinary and the quarter of a million dollar result is superb. We are very grateful to all the artists and Universal Music for their generosity.”

The funds donated by Universal Music will go to Starship’s National Air Ambulance Service.

Year-round the Starship National Air Ambulance Service flies top medical experts to life-threatening emergencies around the country. These vary from complications arising from normal childhood illnesses such as the flu to accidents (drowning, car crashes, sporting injuries); as well as children suffering from serious medical conditions. These specialists stabilise the children and allow them to be brought safely to Starship where they can receive the care they need. Starship Foundation raises $1.5 million annually to fund this service.

Recent Starship air ambulance patients include:

- Natasha O’Callaghan, a 13 year-old from Lower Hutt, who had a life threatening infection and lung clot; and
- Agaalofa Taisia Anae, a six month old triplet from Christchurch who was brought to Starship with pertussis (whooping cough).

Both patients are now at home and doing well.

Starship Foundation CEO Brad Clark says “We’re very grateful to every single person who purchased this album and supported Starship. By doing so, they are supporting children from all over New Zealand who, like Natasha and Agaalofa, need the life saving care of Starship’s National Air Ambulance. On behalf of these children, thank you too to Paul Ellis, the wonderful artists involved and to Universal Music for their generosity.”

Ellis says that he is already working on a line-up of artists and Christmas songs for this year’s release. “The album was the No1 selling Christmas album for 2012. The combination of current acts, performing contemporary songs is a combination that resonates with the New Zealand audience.”

For more information on the Starship National Air Ambulance Service, including video footage of an air ambulance mission, please visit www.starship.org.nz/airambulance. The public can continue to support this service with either cash donations or by donating their old mobile phone to Starship’s Mobile Phone Appeal (www.starship.org.nz/phone), the proceeds of which also go to Starship’s National Air Ambulance Service.

- Ends –

Richard