Reverend & The Makers have unveiled their new Christmas single ‘Late Night Phone Call’ which is released alongside a video in proud support of Samaritans. The video was executive produced by Jonathan Buttrell who directed both the award-winning stage musical Everyone’s Talking About Jamie and its film adaptation. Speaking about their new single, frontman Jon McClure says, “‘Late Night Phone Call’ is a weird one in that it isn’t a Christmas song and doesn’t really have a chorus, yet it totally felt like a Christmas pop song from the very beginning. It’s also based loosely on a true story where I went out and had a gallon of Guinness and rang Laura up on the way home drunkenly telling her that I love her. As you can see in the video, she wasn’t initially too impressed given the hour but obviously I won her round with a bit of the old Northern charm and apple crumble. My mum and friends all cried when they heard the song. My dad was a big fan of it before he passed away so there’s a lot of emotion wrapped up in it too as it’s our first Xmas without him.” The festive season can highlight feelings of loneliness and isolation for many people and is an issue close to Jon McClure’s heart. Since 2020, he has been offering private one-on-one online shows on Christmas Day for fans spending the day alone. By lending support to Samaritans, Reverend & The Makers hope to draw attention to the issue and the support that is available. KEEP UP WITH REVEREND & THE MAKERS: Website / Facebook / X / Instagram / YouTube | 
