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Limahl Revives His Christmas Classic ‘One Wish For Christmas’
It wouldn’t be the holiday season without a little nostalgia—and this December, Limahl is gifting fans just that. The beloved ’80s icon is re-releasing his heartfelt Christmas track ‘One Wish For Christmas’ on 4 December 2025, marking another highlight in his remarkable recent comeback. The song’s music video has already enchanted more than 72,000 viewers, showing that Limahl’s timeless charm still resonates across generations.
His return to the studio earlier this year produced a gorgeously atmospheric cover of ‘A Horse With No Name’, earning critical praise and signalling a new creative chapter for the singer best known for soundtracking the childhoods of millions.
For Limahl, Christmas is far more than festive décor and jingling melodies.
In his own words:
“Christmas was pure magic. Growing up in Wigan… we’d wake at some ungodly hour and beg Mum and Dad for ‘official present-unwrapping clearance.’ The lyric ‘December is that time of year, where memories become souvenirs’ really sums up what those holidays meant to us.”
Those memories of warmth, family and childhood wonder form the emotional foundation of ‘One Wish For Christmas’—a track brimming with sincerity, nostalgia, and Limahl’s unmistakable vocal sweetness.
But this holiday sparkle comes during what has been an incredibly active period for the singer. Limahl lit up BBC’s Comic Relief earlier this year with a live performance of ‘Too Shy’, contributing to the show’s extraordinary £34 million in fundraising. A spontaneous TikTok moment further fueled his resurgence, sending a clip of him singing the famous chorus soaring to nearly 500,000 views.
Beyond the online buzz, Limahl’s live performance calendar remains packed. He recently headlined at Pride in Cologne, brought star power to London’s SENSE charity gala with Princess Anne in attendance, supported high-profile fundraising events for the Terrence Higgins Trust, and even performed at Bloomberg’s celebration of the National Portrait Gallery’s grand £3 million renovation. Theatre lovers also caught him in Madrid, where he took part in the world premiere of the new stage adaptation of The Neverending Story, now delighting audiences in Barcelona.
Of course, Limahl’s legacy is already etched into pop culture history. From the moment ‘Too Shy’ topped charts worldwide—and again with the Giorgio Moroder–produced ‘Neverending Story’—his voice became an essential part of the 1980s soundscape. Today, those songs continue to thrive thanks to appearances in Stranger Things, Black Mirror, and American Horror Story, along with his memorable stint on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!.
With ‘One Wish For Christmas’, Limahl isn’t merely revisiting the past—he’s celebrating it, cherishing the stories that shaped him, and inviting fans old and new to join the warmth of his favourite season.
This holiday, Limahl’s wish is simple: to make those memories souvenirs all over again.
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Christian Balvig releases gorgeous new album ‘Find And You Will Seek’ in collaboration with Ensemble Hermes.
Acclaimed composer and arranger Christian Balvig is known for his work with an array of artists and bands like Jade, Efterklang, Lowly, When Saints Go Machine and Mew, as well as his work with some of the most acclaimed orchestras like Royal Northern Sinfonia (BBC Proms), The Royal Danish Orchestra, Copenhagen Phil, London Contemporary Orchestra, The Danish Radio Broadcast Orchestra and The Norwegian Wind Ensemble.
The cinematic sound on his new album might echo Balvig’s work in the world of film and TV music. Scoring the 2025 Oscar shortlisted short movie ‘Eternal Father’ and the Danish hit series ‘Cry Wolf’ (Ulven Kommer), which has been shown on television in more than 30 countries around the globe, including Channel 4 in the UK. He was also nominated for a Harpa award for ‘Best score’ last year at the Berlinale for ‘The Son and the Moon (Min Arv Bor I Dig)’.
Balvig’s new album, ‘Find And You Will Seek’, backed by Danish string group Ensemble Hermes, grew organically out of this background of experiences and is music that appeals to listeners seeking original, immersive music with space for reflection and contemplation.
‘Find And You Will Seek’ is a collection of chamber works that explore the combination of piano and strings in new ways. Recent single ‘The BirdSuite II – Praesentia’ is part of a 3-part Suite running throughout the record, written and performed on a custom made “Keybird” piano, which is an una-corda (one string pr note) piano that gives a more subtle and intimate sound. On top of it is a lush and emotional string ensemble arrangement with Ensemble Hermes in multiple layers fluctuating in and out of the keybird piano.
Balvig’s second single from the record is ‘What Happened To The World’, an ultra transparent neo-classical inspired piece, with slow melodic structures, a simple chord progression and emotional performance starting with a floating viola solo. It is written from the feeling that the world sometimes goes backwards, and you feel left on the platform wanting to take the train in a different direction.
From film music inspired pieces to experimental chamber music over piano concerto inspired movements, to more neo-classical productions with almost orchestral sounding dubs of strings, ‘Find And You Will Seek’ flows with emotions and lush sound worlds, always with a tangible organic texture.
Find Christian Balvig and Ensemble Hermes on tour in Denmark:
27.5 Ansgars Kirke (Odense)
28.5 Folkegaarden Festival (Aalborg)
29.5 Gnisten (Ry)
30.5 Musikhuset (Aarhus)
1.6 Basement (Copenhagen)
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