CALLING ALL CAROLS FOR CHARITY - The West End Launches a Search for Carollers Called Carol

Nov. 7, 2011 - PRLog -- London’s West End is calling all women called Carol to launch a huge West End Christmas Carol-A-Thon to raise money for Kids Company to give 3,000 disadvantaged children a Christmas experience that they otherwise would not have.

This December, Oxford Street and Regent Street will be returned to shoppers from Saturday 10 December 2011 for a traditional, magical West End Christmas celebration and traffic-free shopping weekend.  The main event over American Express Shop West End VIP (Very Important Pedestrians) Weekend will be a 30 hour charity West End Christmas Carol-A-Thon to raise money for Kids Company, which provides practical, emotional support to vulnerable inner-city children.  

Event organisers, New West End Company, and charity, Kids Company, are on a mission to find a choir of Carols to kick off the charity event with the first carolling session.  The marathon of Christmas songs will continue through the night with the nocturnal leg taking place in the window of House of Fraser’s flagship Oxford Street store.  

Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh comments, “The West End Christmas Carol-A-Thon will raise money for the most vulnerable children living in poverty.  This event isn’t about showcasing budding opera stars but finding women in good voice who want to make a real difference to the lives of the UK’s neediest children this Christmas.”

To find out more about taking part in the West End Christmas Carol-A-Thon email carolathon@newwestend.com.  

This year’s American Express Shop West End VIP Weekend will capture all that is best about a traditional West End Christmas.  Shoppers are invited to enjoy a whole extra day of traffic-free, festive entertainment filled streets and double rewards for American Express cardmembers.

Keep up to date with the latest news on the American Express Shop West End VIP Weekend at www.westendvip.com, or sign up to our Facebook page: Oxford Street W1.   If you would like support Kids Company please text kids Christmas to 70700.  

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Notes to Editors

More Information on New West End Company:
New West End Company is a company dedicated to driving forward London’s West End as the world’s top shopping destination. It is supported and run by major retailers and property owners in Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street.
New West End Company ensures the ongoing commercial success of the area by promoting the district, delivering street management services and funding public realm projects to improve the shopping environment.  It is a leading partner in the biggest regeneration programme of London’s West End in its history.  Find out more at www.newwestend.com
200 million visitors travel into the West End each year.  Of these visitors 25% are from overseas and a further 21% are from outside of London.
Oxford Street was named best destination in the Visit London awards 2007 & 2008.
London’s West End is the world’s top shopping destination, with a world-class mix of 600 shops, 40 renowned theatres, 30 museums and galleries, 17 Michelin star restaurants and 7 tranquil green spaces.