Together For Palestine's ‘Lullaby’ joins race for Christmas #1

[Benjamin]

Leigh-Anne, Bastille's Dan Smith, Neneh Cherry, Mabel and more join forces for the charity Christmas single

The team behind Together For Palestine, the sold-out September 2025 Wembley gig that raised over £2 million for Gaza, announce charity single Lullaby.

Released December 12, the very day the UK's Official Christmas Number 1 race kicks off, this powerful reimagining of traditional Palestinian folk song Yamma Mweel El Hawa (O song of longing, mother) will raise urgent, life-saving funds for the people of Gaza. All profits from the release will go to Choose Love’s Together For Palestine Fund, supporting three Palestinian-led organisations: Taawon, Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Palestine Medical Relief Service.

Lullaby sees a host of UK and Palestinian musicians - including Amena, Yasmeen Ayyashi, Bastille's Dan Smith, Leigh-Anne, Neneh Cherry, Mabel and many more - join forces on record for the first time.

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The charity track is produced by Benji B, Kieran Brunt and Henri Davies, mixed by David Wrench and Valgeir Sidurðsson and mastered by Matt Colton, and was arranged and recomposed by Kieran Brunt and Nai Barghouti, with English lyrics written by Peter Gabriel.

The single's official artwork was created by Gazan painter Malak Mattar and inspired by her piece ‘Shelter,’ with additional artwork by Cameron JL West. The song also includes lyrics taken from the work of Palestinian poet and author Mahmoud Darwish, and is based on an original concept from Es Devlin.

Speaking on the single, Palestinian musician Nai Barghouti says: "This lullaby from our Palestinian musical heritage has been with me since early childhood. Today, it returns at a much-needed time as a reminder of what Palestinians will never lose: hope, defiance, beauty, and dignity."

Brian Eno adds: "After a year defined by unimaginable loss, grief and injustice, we want to end with an act of love for Palestine’s children. Lullaby reflects their beauty, their longing and their hope. If we rally together and download it, we have a real shot at landing Christmas No. 1 - and turning that moment into vital life-saving support for Gaza’s families."

Mabel continues: "The song holds a special place for many reasons, but mostly as it’s the first time I’ve sung with both my mum Neneh and sister Tyson, and for it to be a traditional lullaby in tribute to the mothers and children of Gaza means the world. I hope you feel the strength in our voices."

Which artists provide vocals for Together For Palestine's Lullaby?

Amena
Brian Eno
Celeste
Dan Smith (Bastille)
Kieran Brunt (Shards)
Lana Lubany
Leigh-Anne
London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC)
Mabel
Nadine Shah
Nai Barghouti
Neneh Cherry
Sura Abdo
TYSON
Yasmeen Ayyashi
Ysee

When is Together For Palestine's Lullaby released?

Lullaby will be available to stream and download from December 12 2025.

When will the Official Christmas Number 1 song 2025 be announced?

The 2025 Official Christmas Number 1 will be announced on Friday, December 19. The full Christmas Top 40 will be counted down on BBC Radio 1's The Official Chart with Jack Saunders from 4pm GMT.

The full Top 100 Official Christmas Singles Chart and Official Christmas Albums Chart will be published on OfficialCharts.com from 5.45pm GMT on Friday, December 19.

You can stay up to date with all the latest Christmas Number 1 news here on Official Charts.

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/together-palestine-lullaby-christmas-number-1/

[Shaun]

can't imagine the names involved will make it chart very well but good for them :spin2:

[Crimson Dynamo]

people has a lot of fatigue for this marxist bandwaggon so hopefully it will fade into non-existence

[Parmy]

Mocking them with a Christmas song...a bit low imo.

[Benjamin]

Released today:

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[Mystic Mock]

They didn't get the biggest names to support this idea, which is a bit surprising to me.

[Benjamin]

They didn't get the biggest names to support this idea, which is a bit surprising to me.

I’m going to say it’s probably more they couldn’t. I imagine a lot of artists keep their views to themselves so as not to lose fans/their record label won’t let them.

[Mystic Mock]

I’m going to say it’s probably more they couldn’t. I imagine a lot of artists keep their views to themselves so as not to lose fans/their record label won’t let them.

Fair point.

[Benjamin]

Fair point.

I didn’t know Mabel is the daughter of Neneh Cherry though.

[Zizu]

I didn’t know Mabel is the daughter of Neneh Cherry though.


It explains her talent then .

[Swan]

**** sake, if they feel strongly enough, can't they just go out there and fight, instead of living in the higher middle class luxury of Daddy's 5 bed in Surrey? Modern left are a joke. Rich, no idea of actual hardship.

[Cherie]

You just told me on the Wham thread that only Wham would make it....make your mind up :laugh:

[Cherie]

Is there a lullabye for the people butchered on Oct 7th, or those who were taken hostage and butchered...? just wondering

[Benjamin]

You just told me on the Wham thread that only Wham would make it....make your mind up :laugh:

I don’t need to make my mind up lol. I never said this will be number 1. ;)

Wham will get it. But this has joined the race (but won’t get it). I’d be surprised if it makes the top 5.

[Cherie]

I don’t need to make my mind up lol. I never said this will be number 1. ;)

Wham will get it. But this has joined the race (but won’t get it). I’d be surprised if it makes the top 5.

Its not a race if you are 100 per cent sure Wham will get it, at 8 minutes this is very self indulgent

[Benjamin]

Its not a race if you are 100 per cent sure Wham will get it, at 8 minutes this is very self indulgent

I didn’t call it a race, it was the article which did. :tongue:

[Cherie]

I didn’t call it a race, it was the article which did. :tongue:

:fist:

[joeysteele]

Nice sentiments obviously but the song and recording in my view is chronic.
I don't like it, sorry.

[Livia]

Palestine can spend any money raised on more arms and ammunition to fire into Israel. And of course, free flying lessons for gay people. Billions, maybe trillions has been poured in there and none of it ever gets to those who really need it, Hamas sees to that.

[arista]

Nice sentiments obviously but the song and recording in my view is chronic.
I don't like it, sorry.


Valid Points

[Benjamin]

Looking at overnight Spotify streaming figures since release yesterday, it’s only had just over 23,000 plays. Doubt that’s enough to even reach the top 40 at this stage.

[bots]

I love Brian Eno's work, but he is an old man now and completely irrelevant today. I'm very surprised Roger Waters didn't also get involved. He is a 100% antisemite

[Crimson Dynamo]

bin

[Mystic Mock]

I didn’t know Mabel is the daughter of Neneh Cherry though.

Neither did I tbh.

[Mystic Mock]

Is there a lullabye for the people butchered on Oct 7th, or those who were taken hostage and butchered...? just wondering

It's performative nonsense, Cherie.

It would be nice to see both the modern left and right actually stand on something more honest, but honesty doesn't generate as much money in this twisted society.

[Cherie]

It's performative nonsense, Cherie.

It would be nice to see both the modern left and right actually stand on something more honest, but honesty doesn't generate as much money in this twisted society.

Very true Mock

[Mystic Mock]

There's three things that I want to say after listening to this song.

1. Where's the Music beat?

2. The "singing" makes me appreciate Sabrina Carpenter and Billie Eilish.

And 3. What possessed them to make the song 8 minutes long?