SISTERS OF MARY SCHOOL CHOIR:
‘IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR’
WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY APL.DE.AP (BLACK EYED PEAS), GRAMMY-WINNER KEITH HARRIS (‘MEET ME HALFWAY’, ‘IMMA BE’), DAVID ‘DC’ QUINONES (BEYONCÉ ‘HALO’, RIHANNA ‘SOS’), EDGAR SINO (ARTEK606)
Christmas is celebrated by billions of us all around the world, in millions of different ways. But from the frozen north to the sweltering south one thing remains the same. It’s that time of year when there’s just an extra special bit of magic in the air.
This year that magic has been captured by 3,000 little students from the Sisters of Mary School in the Philippines, with their beautiful new single ‘It’s That Time Of Year’.
Written for the children by Black Eyed Pea Apl.de.Ap, GRAMMY-winning producer Keith Harris, and songwriter David ‘DC’ Quinones (Beyoncé ‘Halo’, Rihanna ‘SOS’), ‘It’s That Time Of Year’ is three minutes of pure Christmas joy – but it also has a more serious, long term purpose.
Students of the Sisters of Mary School come from some of the poorest families in the Philippines. For 10 months out of the year they receive board and education, making Christmas – and the chance to see their families again – all the more special. Their stories so inspired Apl.de.Ap that he became determined to do something to help.
“I’m really thrilled to collaborate with the Sisters of Mary on this track,” Apl.de.Ap said. “I got to spend a time with those kids earlier this year and left inspired by them. To be able to collaborate on a project and give the school something back means the world to me.”
Royalties from ‘It’s That Time Of Year’ will be split equally between the track’s producers, Apl.de.Aps ALPFI Foundation, and the Sisters of Mary School, meaning that as long as there’s Christmas – and Christmas songs – ‘It’s That Time Of Year’ will keep on raising money for generations of kids to come.
Valentina Spada
‘IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR’
WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY APL.DE.AP (BLACK EYED PEAS), GRAMMY-WINNER KEITH HARRIS (‘MEET ME HALFWAY’, ‘IMMA BE’), DAVID ‘DC’ QUINONES (BEYONCÉ ‘HALO’, RIHANNA ‘SOS’), EDGAR SINO (ARTEK606)
Christmas is celebrated by billions of us all around the world, in millions of different ways. But from the frozen north to the sweltering south one thing remains the same. It’s that time of year when there’s just an extra special bit of magic in the air.
This year that magic has been captured by 3,000 little students from the Sisters of Mary School in the Philippines, with their beautiful new single ‘It’s That Time Of Year’.
Written for the children by Black Eyed Pea Apl.de.Ap, GRAMMY-winning producer Keith Harris, and songwriter David ‘DC’ Quinones (Beyoncé ‘Halo’, Rihanna ‘SOS’), ‘It’s That Time Of Year’ is three minutes of pure Christmas joy – but it also has a more serious, long term purpose.
Students of the Sisters of Mary School come from some of the poorest families in the Philippines. For 10 months out of the year they receive board and education, making Christmas – and the chance to see their families again – all the more special. Their stories so inspired Apl.de.Ap that he became determined to do something to help.
“I’m really thrilled to collaborate with the Sisters of Mary on this track,” Apl.de.Ap said. “I got to spend a time with those kids earlier this year and left inspired by them. To be able to collaborate on a project and give the school something back means the world to me.”
Royalties from ‘It’s That Time Of Year’ will be split equally between the track’s producers, Apl.de.Aps ALPFI Foundation, and the Sisters of Mary School, meaning that as long as there’s Christmas – and Christmas songs – ‘It’s That Time Of Year’ will keep on raising money for generations of kids to come.
Valentina Spada
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