Tim Wheeler and Emmy The Great to play Club NME Christmas party

November 1, 2013 21:27

The duo will play This Is Christmas at London's KOKO on December 13

Tim Wheeler and Emmy The Great are set to play Club NME's This Is Christmas party at London's KOKO on December 13.

The duo will be playing tracks from their festive album 'This Is Christmas' as well as a host of seasonal cover versions. Doors for the event are at 9.30pm and you can buy tickets online by clicking here.

Emmy The Great and Ash frontman Wheeler released their joint album in 2011. Speaking about the album, Wheeler said: "I'm a sucker for all kinds of Christmas songs from carols to Nat King Cole to ’70's glam rock classics and ’80's guilty pleasures, and it felt like a good time to contribute something new to the genre."

The album, which Wheeler and Emmy The Great began recording after they were stranded in Sussex after missing several scheduled flights due to heavy snowfall, features 'Mrs Christmas', 'Home For The Holidays' and 'Sleigh Me'. Scroll down to watch the video for 'Home For The Holidays'.

To check the availability of Tim Wheeler tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0844 858 6765

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All Bieber wants for Christmas is...Mariah Carey

Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber greets his fans from the balcony of his hotel in Mexico City October 2, 2011. Bieber is performing two concerts in Mexico City as part of his ''My World Tour.''

Credit: Reuters/Stringer

LOS ANGELES | Wed Oct 5, 2011 4:44pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's official. Justin Bieber is getting under the mistletoe with Mariah Carey.

Bieber, 17, has finally revealed to his fans on Twitter that he will be collaborating with the Grammy-winning singer on his upcoming Christmas album, "Under the Mistletoe."

In a video message posted by Bieber on his Twitter page on Tuesday, Carey announced the collaboration, confirming that the pair will be doing a duet of Carey's 1994 festive hit single, "All I want for Christmas is you."

"I think a lot of you are already very surprised by this, and you're going to be even more surprised when you hear it," said Carey in the message.

Carey, 41, is the latest singer to join a high-caliber list of artists who are collaborating with Bieber on his "Under the Mistletoe" album. They include Bieber's mentor Usher, R&B group Boys II Men, rapper Busta Rhymes and country group The Band Perry.

The first single from Bieber's Christmas album, "Mistletoe," will be released on Oct 18, with the full album due for release on Nov 1.

(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Jill Serjeant)

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All Bieber wants for Christmas is...Mariah Carey (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – It's official. Justin Bieber is getting under the mistletoe with Mariah Carey.

Bieber, 17, has finally revealed to his fans on Twitter that he will be collaborating with the Grammy-winning singer on his upcoming Christmas album, "Under the Mistletoe."

In a video message posted by Bieber on his Twitter page on Tuesday, Carey announced the collaboration, confirming that the pair will be doing a duet of Carey's 1994 festive hit single, "All I want for Christmas is you."

"I think a lot of you are already very surprised by this, and you're going to be even more surprised when you hear it," said Carey in the message.

Carey, 41, is the latest singer to join a high-caliber list of artists who are collaborating with Bieber on his "Under the Mistletoe" album. They include Bieber's mentor Usher, R&B group Boys II Men, rapper Busta Rhymes and country group The Band Perry.

The first single from Bieber's Christmas album, "Mistletoe," will be released on Oct 18, with the full album due for release on Nov 1.

(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Jill Serjeant)

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