Countdown to Christmas

John Reilly
Countdown to Christmas Festival of Music
 VIDEO ADVENT CALENDAR
a video a day until THE BIG DAY !!
Day 19
This song features the one and only Steve Beighton who’ll be part of the band again
at the Octagon Centre on Sunday. Here’s
‘Christmas Song’

Day 18
John Reilly in the Backroom at The Greystones with Lewis Nitikman with their cover of David Bowie’s
‘Life on Mars’

Day 17
Here’s a blast from the past, John Reilly with Boy on a Dolphin back in the days when he had hair !!
This is ‘Malaika’

Day 16
John Reilly and Lewis Nitikman with choir and band, filmed at the Octagon Centre last year
‘All Alone on Christmas’

Day 15
filmed in an empty Devil’s Arse, John Reilly with Lewis Nitikman
‘Amazing Life’

Day 13
John is back in The Doghouse, this is his cover of the New Radical’s
‘Crying Like a Church on Monday’

Day 12
John Reilly with the Acoustic Angels on a glorious summer’s evening earlier this year, celebrating 150 years of West End Cricket Club in Esher. Stevie Wonder’s
‘Superstition’

Day 11
Here are John Reilly and tenor Gareth Lloyd, a guest at this year’s concert, accompanied by Lewis Nitikman, with their cover of Andrea Bocelli’s
‘Fall on Me’

Day Ten
This is a track from ‘The Definitive Burt Bacharach Songbook’ featuring John Reilly and the Smooth Operators, with the lovely Rachel Raynor and special guest Steve Edwards, here’s
‘That’s What Friends Are For’

Day Nine
John Reilly with Lewis Nitikman, part of the filmed concert, December 2020
‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’

Day Eight
Here’s a fun one, John Reilly guesting with Atomic at Birkfest 2024. The last ever Birkfest takes place next summer on Sunday 26th July. Save the date, this amazing family have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity, please try to be there for their swansong !!
‘Together In Electric Dreams’

Day Seven
Here is John Reilly, from the Blue Room, with an acoustic version of Boy on a Dolphin’s
‘Malaika’

Day Six
John Reilly, accompanied by Lewis Nitikman filmed at Hampton Hub Club last year
‘ Oh Holy Night’

Day Five
John Reilly with Boy on a Dolphin
‘Words Inside’

Day Four
This is a song that John and Lewis don’t often play live, because it’s long, Their cover of Elton’s
‘Someone Saved My Life Tonight’

Day Three
Here is John Reilly with Lewis Nitikman, Stannington Brass Band,
Sheffield Community Choir and special guests
‘Live and Let Die …

Day Two
John Reilly with Lewis Nitikman
Their cover of Cher’s ‘Believe’

Day One
John Reilly from his Doghouse – Amazing Grace