Stranger Things star releases Christmas single as season 5 breaks records

Limahl, the Wigan native who was previously frontman of 80s hitmakers Kajagoogoo, has re-released his only Christmas song, One Wish For Christmas. It marks his first musical release in over five years and a reimagining of the 70s classic ‘A Horse With No Name’.

The 63 year old enjoyed a successful solo career beyond the 80s popband - in great part due to the huge success of the title track for 1984 movie, The NeverEnding Story.

The classic family adventure film grossed $100 million in the States- and was then given a whole new lease of life in 2019, when it was used in season three of Stranger Things.

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The NeverEnding Story scene in Stranger Things broke records with the new episodes of the sci-fi series achieving 59.6m views in the first five days of release. Fans will be aware that the scene appeared in the Season 3 finale, during the high-stakes episode, The Battle of Starcourt as the main characters attempted to close the gate to the Upside Down.

A split-screen sequence followed, where Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) and Suzie (Gabriella Pizzolo) performed a full, heartfelt duet of the song, to the complete shock and exasperation of the other characters.

Limahlsaid previously, "The songs have got their own life now, and occasionally nice things happen like NeverEnding Story popping up in the third season of Stranger Things.

“That was absolutely brilliant, and I loved what they did with it. My song, Too Shy, has been used in a lot of things as well, including theAdam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer."

Limahl (real name Christopher Hamill) also appeared as a late entry on I’m A Celebrityin 2012, when he famously struggled with the jungle environment - especially keeping his trademark spiky hair en pointe.

Discussing his new single, the star said he grew up with ‘very little money’ but tells the Mirror that Christmas was always magical for him. “Growing up in Wigan with two older brothers and a younger sister, Christmas was pure magic.

“We’d deck the halls (sometimes a bit too enthusiastically!) and come Christmas morning, we’d be up at some ungodly hour, barging into Mum and Dad’s room to beg for ‘official present-unwrapping clearance.’

“The chorus lyric of my song sums it up perfectly: “December is that time of year, where memories become souvenirs” … and we certainly made plenty of those”.

The singer also appeared on this year’s Comic Relief for the BBC performing Too Shy’ live, to help raise £34m to help combat poverty in the U.K. and around the world.

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