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Sheeps are "arguably the best sketch group of their generation" (Guardian), so who better placed to bring you arguably the best Christmas album of their generation?

A Very Sheeps Christmas, a labour of love for Sheeps for over a decade, and painstakingly recorded over 10 months. Featuring zero covers, the album is guaranteed to include your new favourite Christmas songs, such as My Baby Looks A Lot Like Santa Claus, Goodman Jizz, (I Just Wanna Go On My Phone) This Christmas and Bad Back/Wet Sleigh* (*cut from the record).

The musical passion project of lead songwriters and vocalists Daran Jonno Johnson and Al Roberts, this album features a whole host of incredible guest stars: vocal appearances from Jamie Demetriou, Rose Matafeo, Lolly Adefope, Charlotte Ritchie, Emma Sidi and Amy Annette, and musical appearances from Kieran Hodgson on violin, and John Tothill on clarinet - as well as incredible musicians appearing across the album. (Katy Wix is not featured on the album because was busy blowing into a violin (see cover)).

The album's producers say: "Expect gorgeous melodies, low-in-the-mix-sleigh-bells, and lots of songs about Santa. Really, lots and lots of songs. 20 of them! You'll be amazed at just how good they are, and just how and why Sheeps have been allowed to do this."

First released: Friday 6th December 2024

Stream a track

The track My Baby Looks A Lot Like Santa Claus is available to download and stream from Spotify and Apple Music

Quotes

Daran Jonno Johnson says: "It isn't clear why we've been allowed to do this. Or why so many people so generously joined in on the joke. But, however we got here, it's weirdly one of the things I'm proudest of us ever doing. Hope everybody likes it. Hope everybody has a Happy Breakfast! "

Al Roberts says: "This is a weird one, definitely, but, I don't know, I think it could be kind of amazing? I love the songs. Jonno's done such a great job. And we're so grateful to Country Mile and Blink Industries for giving us the opportunity to do this. I don't know, you know - I think it could be amazing."

Track List

1.⁠ ⁠Faces in the Christmas Snow (ft. Amy Annette)
2.⁠ ⁠⁠Christmas Karate
3.⁠ ⁠⁠My Baby Looks A Lot Like Santa Claus
4.⁠ ⁠⁠Disappointing Christmas
5.⁠ ⁠⁠Similar to Santa
6.⁠ ⁠⁠Christmas Number One (ft. Rose Matafeo)
7.⁠ ⁠⁠Tiny Baby King
8.⁠ ⁠⁠Steppin' In Fer Santa
9.⁠ ⁠⁠Christmas On The Moon
10.⁠ ⁠⁠Mrs Claus (ft. Charlotte Ritchie)
11.⁠ ⁠Hoo Hoo Daddy X
12.⁠ ⁠⁠Mistletoe Umbrella (ft. Lolly Adefope)
13.⁠ ⁠⁠No Room At The Inn
14.⁠ ⁠⁠Christmas Sex (That No Condom Sex) (ft. Jamie Demetriou)
15.⁠ ⁠⁠(I Just Wanna Go On My Phone) This Christmas
16.⁠ ⁠⁠Ice Spice on the Xbox
17.⁠ ⁠⁠Five Santas (ft. Emma Sidi)
18.⁠ ⁠⁠Goodman Jizz
19.⁠ ⁠⁠The War Against Christmas
20.⁠ ⁠⁠Christmas Breakfast

Credits

Daran Jonno Johnson (Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Harmonica, Banjo, Glockenspiel, Bass, String and Brass, Arrangements, Midi Instruments, Sleigh Bells, Backing Vocals)

Al Roberts (Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals)

Liam Williams (Vocals, Backing Vocals)

With...
Luke Bainbridge (Drums)
Charlie Flynn (Bass, Synth Bass)
George Le Page (Drums, Sleigh Bells)
Charlie Pelling (Bass, Sleigh Bells)
Sophie Burrows ((Saxophone, Saxophone arrangements)
Alex Cartlidge (Handclaps, Backing Vocals)
Hannah Dilkes (Trombone)
Arthur Ganjei (Cello)
Katya Herman (Harp)
Kieran Hodgson (Violin, Backing Vocals)
John Tothill (Clarinet, Backing Vocals)
Deanna Wilhelm (Trumpet)

Lolly Adefope (Vocals on Mistletoe Umbrella, Backing Vocals)

Amy Annette (Vocals on Faces in the Christmas Snow, Backing Vocals)

Jamie Demetriou (Vocals on Christmas Sex (That No Condom Sex), Backing Vocals)

Rose Matafeo (Vocals on Christmas Number One, Backing Vocals)

Charlotte Ritchie (Vocals on Mrs Claus, Backing Vocals)

Emma Sidi (Vocals on Five Santas, Backing Vocals)

Produced by Daran Jonno Johnson and Alex Cartlidge

Executive Produced by James Stevenson Bretton, Alex Cartlidge, Kathryn Craigmyle, Al Roberts and Daran Jonno Johnson.