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They're releasing their first single for Christmas - a cover of Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven.

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I don't know I'd say that this sort of act is heavily promoted in the UK - I doubt many people in the UK have heard of Libera, unless they're into choir music, other than seeing them on Songs of Praise (which is somewhat of a niche show).

All I can think is the record companies are hoping they'll get another "Charlotte Church" or "Aled Jones" and if they throw enough money at these classical-pop acts, they're bound to strike gold eventually. (Declan Galbraith is another act who probably falls into this category, and after signing a £1million 3 record album deal has only released one album so far - and there's no sign of any more). Personally I think the record companies are misguided and I really don't think there's enough of a mainstream market for this sort of act to support £500,000 and £1million signings.

I could see this single doing well as a Christmas single, and wouldn't be surprised if it went to number 1 (depending of whether the recording is any good - and this isn't meant as any comment on their singing ability, which I'm sure is superb). But whether there's anything more than a niche classical market after that is open to question - unless they move away from classic music and into the pop market, but even then boy pop acts tend to be seen as something as a novelty act.

I always suspected that record companies are rip-off merchants. 2.7 million albums nets a mere 20 grand. Very fish!

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They're not.  Religion/spiritual music is a tough sell in the Stetes unless it is something cutting-edge like Switchfoot.

In addition, foi as young-skewing as our music scene prides itself on being, true representation of younger performers is at a near-all time low here.  We have it backwards here; nothing like Eurojuniors or Tokyo Hotel; the American music undustry targets solely teen audiences with 18-25 year old gangster rappers and pop divas. 

And then there's always the American Idol factor...barf.


MJ

Ecce Homo (Theme From Mr Bean)

... I think I'll have to check my Mr Bean DVDs, I can't remember what this one sounds like.

Most of the rest are very familiar. They are certainly taking the safe road though.

i doubt if they'll reach number one in the uk.

i've hardly seen any publicity about them.

a top PR person (such as max clifford) charges aroung £15,000 a month to handle music celebs' media [negotiable upwards or downwards].

it'd be worth the expenditure when it leads to success.

i think they may be appearing in a seasonal itv service; the cutting doesn't make clear whether they're performing or just observing.

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my tip for xmas number one slot?

i think that ultimately the british public is discerning and will want to pick a song of musical distinction.

my vote - an ovine rendition of `jingle bells`

marvellous!

A FLOCK of real singing sheep from the Lake District are taking on the Crazy Frog this Christmas in the battle to become the novelty song of 2005.

The Crazy Frog’s Christmas single - Jingle Bells - gets its first airplay on Thursday December 1 and is widely tipped to become Christmas number one.

But the “Baarmy Sheep” of the Lake District are launching a pre-emptive strike by releasing a free version of Jingle Bells the day before on Wednesday, November 30.

The single and a hilarious sheep pop video can be downloaded free from the website of Cumbria Tourist Board at

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There’s also a Baarmy Sheep Christmas megamix featuring their rendition of Good King Wencelas, Hark The Herald Angels Sing and While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night!!

Eric Robson, chairman of Cumbria Tourist Board, said: “Christmas may be the season of goodwill to all men – but not Crazy Frog’s!

“Visitors from all over the world love the Lake District and our sheep on the snow-covered mountains at this time of year, so we’re confident people will prefer our version.”

“Who knows, a winter break in the Lake District might be the only place to escape the Crazy Frog and the general stress of Christmas this year.”

The Baarmy Sheep version of Jingle Bells and the video was launched at the 17th century Yew Tree Farm, Coniston

The Baarmy Sheep first took on the Crazy Frog in June when they released a sheep ringtone Jerusalem - in response to the animated cartoon’s growing domination of television, airwaves and mobile phones.

To see the real Baarmy Sheep perform live this winter come to Cumbria - The Lake District! With our snow-covered mountains, award-winning accommodation, family friendly attractions and superb places to eat and drink, it's a great place to spend Christmas and the winter months. To find out more about breaks in this area click on "stay" at the bottom of the page to choose where you want to take a break.

fan letters to : baarmysheep@golakes.co.uk

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