Can we help Xmas single “Guiding Star” reach Number One in the charts?

The Cally-based Stuart Low Trust (SLT) has a new Christmas single and music video out on release. The charity connects and supports people to improve mental health and wellbeing. The single was written by Jay Serrao aka ‘Whiskey General’ and Adam Wilson who work with SLT and are local residents. The music and video features the SLT Community Choir and Autism Hub with staff from the Jean Stokes Community Centre.

The single is an original composition and tells a story of finding hope and strength amidst life’s darkest moments – with the message “You are not alone”.

Watch the video here on YouTube or listen here on Spotify.

“Guiding Star” was recorded at Universal Music Studios and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. The music video tells a moving story through our lead actor and local poet Bill Dury, who has experienced his own mental health struggles. In the video, he starts in despairing isolation, but finds a place of joy singing ‘Guiding Star’ in the charity’s Choir.

This Christmas campaign is a great story of community spirit involving local residents, charity service users, creative professionals and the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in Islington. Jay Serrao is a Gulf War refugee and Adam Wilson lives with Parkinson’s and they have both faced significant personal struggles. They have written Guiding Star to uplift others who are facing mental health challenges.

Cllr Sara Hyde says: “The Stuart Low Trust is an inspiring local community-based organisation in our neighbourhood. This Christmas single and campaign supports anyone facing isolation and, or struggling with their mental health, at what can be a difficult and triggering time of year for many of us. Let’s all help their great Christmas single become the festive Number One in the charts this year!”

The SLT Chief Executive Mark Gillham says: “Guiding Star is more than a charity Christmas single – it’s a call to action. We can’t achieve the ambitious goals of our campaign without wide public support, to raise the profile of SLT’s cause, and attract hundreds of new supporters and our goal to raise £10,000 in vital funds to continue our charitable activities.”