A Scottish businessman has recorded a tongue-in-cheek Christmas song about the cost of living crisis as he tries to put a positive spin on the tricky times faced by many during the festive period.
Martin Wykes has recorded Santa, Will You Help Me Pay My Heating Bill This Year to shine a light on the financial problems of the last year. The East Lothian man, who once ran the Boredom Free Zone chain of stores in Edinburgh and Glasgow, has spent his life playing musical instruments and started songwriting seriously a decade ago.
He even wrote a tune for One Direction – but couldn't persuade the one-time supergroup to record his lyrics. However, speaking to the Record's sister site Edinburgh Live, Martin has expressed hopes this could be his big Christmas hit.
