Ed Sheeran has written and recorded “Under The Tree,” an original song for Locksmith Animation’s upcoming CG animated feature “That Christmas.”
The film, set to debut on Netflix on December 6, is directed by Simon Otto and written by Richard Curtis and Peter Souter.
Based on Curtis’ children’s book trilogy, “That Christmas” marks his first venture into animation.
The star-studded voice cast includes Brian Cox as Santa, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, and Bill Nighy.
The plot unfolds in a seaside town where Christmas takes an unexpected turn.
The movie is produced by Nicole P. Hearon and Adam Tandy, with executive producers including Curtis, Mary Coleman, Natalie Fischer, and Julie Lockhart.
“I find since having kids, there’s a real lack of great animated children’s Christmas movies, so I thought this was such an amazing thing to make and put into the world," Sheeran said in a statement.
He continued, "The scene that we wrote this song for is so heartbreaking, but so real for many people at Christmas spending it without the ones they love, for so many reasons,".
"I got to work with my older brother on this which is such a rarity and a gift to work so closely with my only sibling, it felt so good to create something my children would watch, with their uncle, based in the country they live in,".
"I find it mad that there isn’t more animated Christmas films for kids, but this is going to become a holiday staple, at least in our household,” he concluded.
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