Video: Tellison - 'Snow (Don't Tell The Truth This Christmas)' & name-your-price charity download.

For many of us, Christmas is becoming more and more of a chore where sentiment, tradition and generosity is seemingly lost amongst commercialism, materialism and bad temperament. We forget how lucky we are to have what we have, and we become irritated by the joy and cheer of the never-ending overly enthusiastic Christmas songs that bombard us at every opportunity.

West London, indie rock four piece Tellison, on the other hand, have done something selfless, productive and honest in releasing a brand new, albeit sombre, Christmas single 'Snow (Don't Tell The Truth This Christmas)' via their bandcamp page. The track is available to download below at a name-your-price cost (so basically free) with any profits going to the charity The Campaign Against Living Miserably helping to fight suicide amongst young men in the UK.

Inspired in equal parts by Dave Bazan, The Weakerthans and East 17's 'Stay Another Day' (odd mix we know) the song portrays an alternative view of Christmas, acknowledging the value in pretence and focusing more on the sadness and struggle that the festive season brings for many, and the desperate urge in avoiding reality to make it through the Christmas period. Take some time to check out the surreal and thought provoking accompanying video that features a sad cross-dressing Santa too. Nice one Tellison!

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