Oh, trust me, I have thought about that.“I’m excited, but nervous,” says Leona Lewis. Have you ever thought about dropping a big, disco banger? I'm hoping that flourishes into something. I feel very moved by it, I'm writing about things so meaningful and personal to me.
I'm in the studio right now.well I'm always in the studio but I'm working on a project at the moment. Looking past Christmas for a second, will there non-festive new music within the near future from you? I do love that Kelly Clarkson song, though! It's so good. So what you're saying, Leona, is that you've beaten Kelly Clarkson to a figurative, festive pulp. I feel like because of that fact, One More Sleep would win. Like, even one more sleep is a very British thing to say. I do love that Kelly Clarkson song, not going to lie, but I think One More Sleep is very distinctly British. If One More Sleep and Kelly Clarkson's Underneath The Tree met in the street and had a fight, who do you think would win? MORE: One More Sleep is one of the UK's top 40 most-streamed Christmas songs of all time We didn't know how it was going to do, I'm just happy it comes back year after year. I didn't know how it was going to go, but I wanted to do this Motown-inspired record, and do it authentically. Yeah, at the time no one was releasing Christmas music. My heart lives in those big ballads but I wanted to do something that was so different from what I would usually do.Ĭhristmas, With Love was originally released in 2013, back when established music acts didn't really release Christmas music. I am camp! I wanted to be the fairy on top of the tree and got my wish. We also cannot talk about One More Sleep without mentioning its X Factor performance the year it came out. They'll all message me like 'it's started!' It's the Christmas gift that keeps on giving! I always get people sending me voice notes when they're in the shop and One More Sleep will come on. With the continued success of Christmas, With Love and One More Sleep they've had extraordinary legs on the chart - One More Sleep re-entered the Top 20 of the Official Singles Chart last year, very rare for a modern Christmas song. I've been wanting to add some new songs to the record for a while. I just felt like this was it.especially around Christmas. Oh my gosh, it feels so good! It's been a while since I've released new music and I've wanted to share it for a while, but the timing has to be right.
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MORE: Leona Lewis' Official Chart history in full We hopped on the phone with her to discuss the important issues of the day - namely, if she thinks One More Sleep would beat Kelly Clarkson's Underneath The Tree in a fight (the answer may surprise you). To celebrate, Leona has re-released the original album Christmas, With Love with some exciting new additions, including some new tracks and collaboration with US singer Ne-Yo on a re-package titled Christmas, With Love Always. It's becoming as recognisable as your Mariah's and your Wham!'s, and its stature will only grow as time goes on.
It is hard - very hard - to write a good Christmas song in the modern-day, let alone one that not only stays in the public consciousness but grows in popularity year in, year out.īut Leona Lewis struck gold in 2013 with One More Sleep, the rare kind of festive song that has now become a staple in Britain as soon as December comes around.