Derry band Lavengro has had a breakthrough year and with only a few days left in 2022, the boys have once again set the right tone as they get ready for a massive 2023.
Taking part in BBC's Across the Line Introducing with Gemma Bradley, the Radio Ulster show picks their favourite acts of the year to come on and do some Christmas songs.
Singing Mud's Christmas classic 'Lonely This Christmas, Gareth, Dave, James and Jordan once again smashed it out of the park with their latest cover.
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Meanwhile, the Irish indie pop band's new single "Where Do We Go From Here" was officially released in September to rave reviews and they're finishing off the year with a huge headline show in the Nerve Centre, Derry on December 29.
"We were absolutely delighted to have the backing of the BBC Introducing, it's huge for us," the band said.
"They have been really amazing the last few years in supporting the band. They play our new music a lot and just recently we had BBC Radio 1 play our song called Anchors which was a dream come true.
"We decided we would go for the song 'Lonely this Christmas' by Mud as we really love the tune and wanted to put our own Lavengro spin on it, make it upbeat, and more in line with our style.
"The experience when the recording was amazing and when we went to Belfast to the BBC TV Studios to record the special, it was unreal to walk into the TV studio which was set up with huge cameras and a proper production crew. It was definitely a little surreal."
They continued: "Gemma Bradley the host of BBC Across The Lines and BBC introducing was there to interview us beforehand and she has been a huge supporter of our music which we all really appreciate, she is amazing at what she does.
"This year has been an amazing year for Lavengro and it’s only getting bigger. We are ending the year with a headline show in the Nerve Centre, Derry. The response to the gig has been amazing we are blown away that it is very nearly sold out which is a huge step for us in the right direction.
"We have loads of things happening next year which we can’t wait to announce it soon."
You can watch Lavengro perform 'Lonely This Christmas' in full right HERE.
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