With the World Cup wrapping up just days before Christmas, an unlikely duo are hoping to top the festive charts this year – as football legend Peter Crouch teams up with opera star Paul Potts to release a Christmas album. The former England star will be making his conductorial debut on the eight-track charity album – which gives popular football terrace chants a classical twist.
The well-known fan songs featured on the album will include “Enger-land, Enger-land, Enger-land”, “We Love You England”, and “V.A.R, My Lord, V.A.R”. The concept album, titled “Crouchy Conducts The Classics”, has been created in partnership with bookmaker Paddy Power – which has even launched a record label to support the new release.
The former England star leads a 20-piece orchestra through a canon of terrace anthems, supported by a full gospel and chamber choir, and three world-class operatic soloists – including Paul Potts, who mesmerises with his stirring rendition of “You’re Not Singing Anymore”.
