The Christmas hit written in an hour by unlikely duo who have never even met: The Rat Pack tribute singer and freelance writer behind the anti-Starmer charity song that's surprise contender for festive number one
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It has topped the charts and already been heard more than a million times but the Christmas hit criticising Sir Keir Starmer was actually created by a duo who have never met. Freezing This Christmas is about the government's slashing of winter fuel payments for pensioners and the resultant 'hardship' inflicted on its victims.
![[Chris Middleton (pictured) wrote the song and employed a freelance videographer to help as well]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/09/93347207-14213283-image-a-5_1734687433348.jpg)
The track was written by freelance marketer and writer Chris Middleton and uses the melody of Mud's 1974 hit Lonely This Christmas and has been released under the mock band name Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers. It was sung by Frank Sinatra impersonator Dean Ager, 51, from Worthing, who recorded it in just 15 minutes.
![[The song mocks the decision to strip up to 10 million pensioners of the winter fuel payment based on new means-tested criteria]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/22/93335587-14211773-image-a-1_1734647415850.jpg)
All revenue generated from sales will go towards charities supporting the elderly. The song features the lyrics: 'It'll be freezing this Christmas, without fuel at home, it'll be freezing this Christmas, while Keir Starmer is warm. It'll be cold, so cold, without fuel at home, this Christmas.'.
![[Writer Chris Middleton only paid singer Dean Ager £50 to sing the Christmas song]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/09/93347209-14213283-image-m-11_1734688335044.jpg)
Middleton, from Newcastle, said he was inspired by 'something on Twitter a couple of months ago about trying to do a Christmas song for pensioners' and that the hook of the chorus then 'just came' to him. Speaking to the Telegraph, Ager said that Middleton had stumbled across him online when he was looking for a singer for the record and offered just £50 for him to perform the track.
![[More than a million people have already watched the cover on YouTube]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/22/93334757-14211773-image-a-4_1734647628974.jpg)
