Ed Sheeran Shares Video For Festive Single ‘Under The Tree’: Watch
Ed Sheeran has shared the Richard Curtis-directed video for his new Christmas single, Under The Tree.
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The festive ballad was produced and co-written by Sheeran and Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid for the new Richard Curtis animated film, That Christmas, which will be released on Netflix on 4 December.
Ed Sheeran said: “Richard Curtis made my fav Christmas film, and tv special. He came round my house in 2021 and showed me a rough of his new one, then asked me to make a song for it. How could I resist. Having kids, I struggle to find great great movies for very young kids to watch at Christmas, and this ticks all the boxes. This song is written about a character in the film who wants to spend Christmas with his dad, but doesn’t get to. It’s a heartbreaking scene, and something so many people go through every year being alone at Christmas. Hope everyone loves the song, the movie is called That Christmas and it’s out 4th December on Netflix. Me and my family love it. Yours will too xx”
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Richard Curtis said: “It’s a real thrill to make my music video directing debut with my dear friend Ed Sheeran. I hope I’ve done justice to his gorgeous song. It’s lyrically magical and it unlocks a critical moment in the film for us. Suddenly you feel all these layered emotions that go beyond what is seen on screen and you are filled with longing and hope.”
It caps another big year for Sheeran, who recently announced the release of +-=÷× (Tour Collection: Live), a set which includes live and studio versions of songs from his series of ‘Mathematics’ albums, to be released on 27 December. “We have one more year of this tour then Mathematics is over for good, and onto the next set of symbols…” he posted.
“It’s been 15 years of releasing these Mathematics albums and it’s been a hell of a journey so far. I wanted to make a collection of the songs I play on the tour, but also just to have all the big songs in one place for fans, or new coming fans, a journey of where it’s been and where it is now.”