A singer from Gerrards Cross is hoping to take the charts by storm with his new Christmas single.

Spencer Mackrill has teamed up with fellow pop star Natalie Powers to produce a fun, festive Christmas tune called ‘Merry Christmas’.

Natalie is perhaps best known for being one quarter of dance group Scooch, who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 with their hit ‘Flying The Flag (For You)’.

Spencer, 34, said: “It was a real treat working with Natalie on this track. She really added a touch of Christmas magic to this record.”

The single is taken from Spencer’s third album, ‘A Very Spencer Christmas’, which features cover versions of some of Spencer’s favourite festive songs, including Paul McCartney’s ‘Wonderful Christmas Time’.

Spencer admits that he was thrilled to release a Christmas pop album.

He said: “Christmas is my favourite time of year. I especially love the traditional pop music that we hear around this season, and I jumped at the chance to record a Christmas album.”

If log fires, cold weather and Christmas trees come to mind with recording a Christmas album, think again - The album was recorded in the middle of summer.

Spencer said: “We had a very hot summer in the UK, but there I was singing about how ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’. I was melting in the studio! It’s an album I had a lot of fun recording.

“To keep everything genuine, any studio I went to I asked if decorations could be put up to keep us all in the mood. When I visited Pete Hammond’s studio to record the single “Merry Christmas” with Natalie, he had his Santa hat all ready! I was most impressed.”

The festive tune was produced by Pete Hammond, who has collaborated with the likes of Kylie Minogue, Donna Summer, Take That and Bananarama and has been credited on over 140 UK hit singles.

Spencer also filmed a feel-good festive video to accompany the track, which has inspired him to continue entertaining: “Being able to make a music video with a Christmas theme has set my imagination alight like never before, so I hope I can deliver something highly entertaining that people will enjoy for many Christmases to come.”

To celebrate the release of his single, Spencer is treating his fans with a digital advent calendar, which will release downloads, videos and prizes every day in the run up to Christmas.

Visit www.spencerofficial.com to download Spencer and Natalie Powers’ ‘Merry Christmas’ limited edition CD for £2.99.