This timeless catchy Christmas anthem follows recent singles “Feelin U” on Warner (2M streams), “Good” with MistaJam (Capital Dance) and “You Don’t Know Me” (Apple Breaking pop, Spotify New in Pop) Sought-after dance vocalist and singer-songwriter Kelli-Leigh has channeled her feelgood sound into instant Christmas classic “Underneath the Tree”.
A fresh track that also harnesses the best of Christmas nostalgia, this song has everything you need to get into the season’s spirit – classic sleigh bells, swelling gospel undertones and of course vocal perfection from one of the most coveted industry voices,known for the GRAMMY nominated number 1 ‘I Got U’ by Duke Dumont and Jax Jones and ‘More Than Friends’ with James Hype. Produced by co-writer St. Louis and mixed by pop hit maker Wez Clarke. This track is a perfect winter counterpart to Kelli-Leigh’s summer anthem “Feelin U”, “Underneath the Tree” invokes the bubbling excitement of Christmas, Mistletoe kisses with your Christmas crush and leaving all and any worries behind. “I’ve always loved the magic of Christmas,” says Kelli-Leigh. “’Underneath The Tree’ captures that sense of twinkling lights, lavish decorations and the feeling of togetherness that you don’t get at any other time of year.” Kelli-Leigh continues: “the best parties happen at Christmas and after being denied the joy of the festive season last year, my Christmas present to you is a track to get everyone on the dancefloor.”
Since launching her solo career, Kelli-Leigh has garnered a loyal fanbase, with over 6 million Spotify streams across her releases, A viral TikTok video ‘Did you know I sang’ with over 2.1M views and support from the likes of Kiss FM, Radio 1, Capital, Sirius XM and Gaydio. Not only a household name in the dance realm, Kelli-Leigh has toured with the likes of Adele, Leona Lewis and Jessie J and even sang as backing vocals on Leona’s own Christmas album ‘Christmas, With Love’.
Behind-the-scenes, the South London singer-songwriter is sharing her extensive experience with up-and-coming vocalists who want to follow in her footsteps. A board member of the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) she has written advice to aspiring feature vocalists about the ‘must-knows’ of the industry. Launching her own imprint, Music Core in 2018, as well as trailblazing work supporting independent musicians, partnering with Hypertribe for her ‘Fresh Dose’ playlist, Kelli- Leigh’s unwavering passion for music and the arts shines through everything she does. This Festive piece of pop-perfection is no exception, you’ll be humming it for days.
Eileen Carpio