26 November 2014
Newsdesk
Amazon will host Carols by Kindlelight, the first carol concert of its kind, at 6pm on Thursday, December 4 at London’s famous Abbey Road Studios.
The concert will feature performances by stars from music, movies and TV, including Annie Lennox, Imelda May and Alfie Boe.
Amazon.co.uk customers are invited to enter a competition for their chance to attend and participate in this unique event by visiting www.amazon.co.uk/carolsbykindlelight.
Customers selected to attend the event will receive Kindle Paperwhite to e-read carols during the concert and then take home after the event. Using the Paperwhite display, the 200 audience members will illuminate Abbey Road Studios in a way never seen before. Carols by Kindlelight will be filmed and made available exclusively for Amazon’s millions of Prime members through Prime Instant Video on Friday, December 12.
The concert will feature performances from Grammy, Academy and Brit Award-winning and Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Annie Lennox; the nation’s favourite tenor Alfie Boe; queen of Rockabilly Imelda May; million-selling sporting soprano Laura Wright; 6 x Platinum-selling New Zealand opera trio Sol3 Mio; the No.1 selling classical vocal ensemble VOCES8 and further special guests.
Kindle Paperwhite used by the artists will be donated to East London Arts & Music (ELAM).
To find out more about the event and featured artists, visit www.amazon.co.uk/carolsbykindlelight.
