The creator of a viral Christmas parody song has revealed how “Freezing This Christmas” was inspired by the country’s anger over Labour’s cuts to Winter Fuel Payments.
Chris Middleton told GB News that his track, which has gone viral on social media, stemmed from his “deep seated feeling” of public dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision to cut the pensioner perk this winter.
The song has garnered significant attention online, with GB News presenters among those supporting the cause and sharing it across social platforms.
Middleton said the response has been overwhelming, with his phone “non-stop blowing up all weekend” with positive comments from people equally expressing their frustration with Starmer’s Government.
Song creator Chris Middleton claimed his ‘deep rooted feeling’ against Labour inspired his parody take on the Christmas classic
Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers / GB News / PA
Speaking to GB News, Middleton explained his motivation stemmed from widespread anger over the Winter Fuel Payment cuts.
“We all have grandparents, we all have elderly people that we know, people that struggle,” he said.
He expressed particular frustration about the treatment of elderly citizens who had contributed throughout their lives.
“There are people that have contributed to the system all of their lives, and now in their time of most need, the government has decided to essentially betray them,” Middleton told GB News.
The song’s creators, ‘Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers’, are fundraising for Age UK to help those affected by the Winter Fuel Payment cut
Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers
The idea for the song came to him spontaneously, rather than being a planned project. Middleton revealed he wrote the lyrics but enlisted help for the vocals.
“Fortunately for all of you, I’m not the singer on the song,” he joked to GB News.
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He found vocalist Dean Agar online, who immediately embraced the concept. “He basically sent it back to me the next day, and thought it was great,” Middleton said.
“At that point, I was already satisfied that I’d actually made a song, and hearing it actually in person, I was like, wow. And then we thought, you know what? Let’s just do it. Let’s get a video as well,” he added.
The song has evolved into a symbol of public protest against Government policies. “The people are angry, and they want to see it go to number one I think as a way to send a message to the Government,” Middleton explained.
He referenced a recent petition that gathered just under three million signatures as evidence of public discontent.
“Labour have a massive majority, they’re in there for the next four and a half years, they basically don’t have to listen to anyone,” he told GB News.
Middleton told GB News that Britons feel ‘betrayed’ by Labour’s lies’
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The songwriter noted that people have “latched onto” his song as a means of expressing their dissatisfaction.
While reaching Christmas number one wasn’t his initial goal, Middleton is now encouraging people to stream and purchase the track to support elderly citizens during winter.
“All the money will go to Age UK for that, and any money that I get from the song on any of the streaming platforms will be going straight to charities to help the elderly,” he told GB News.
Freezing This Christmas is available to listen and purchase on all streaming platforms.
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