Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (2012)

...and here it is - 2012's UK Christmas No.1 (for all of you who have just missed it) - the tribute to the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster all these years ago, whom FINALLY saw justice done this year!

The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (2012)
UK#1, IRL#4



Participants:

The Singers:

Andy Brown (Lawson), Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers), Paul Heaton (The Beautiful South), Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze), John Power (Cast, The La's), Robbie Williams, Leonard Cohen, Melanie C, Rebecca Ferguson, Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Beverley Knight, Paloma Faith, Eliza Doolittle, Dave McCabe (The Zutons), Peter Hooton (The Farm), Ren Harvieu, Jon McClure (Reverend and The Makers), Paul McCartney, Shane MacGowan (The Pogues), Bobby Elliott (The Hollies), Tony Hicks (The Hollies), Hollie Cook (The Slits), Ian Prowse (Amsterdam), Alan Hansen, Kenny Dalglish, John Bishop, Steve Rotheram MP, Peter Reid, Neil Fitzmaurice, Colin Bell and the LIPA Gospel Choir

The Musicians:

Chris Sharrock (Beady Eye) – drums, David Catlin-Birch (World Party) – bass, Paul McCartney – lead guitar, Mick Jones (The Clash) – electric guitar, Andrew 'Davo' Davitt – acoustic guitar, Guy Chambers – piano, Will Pound – harmonica, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – strings, Richard Blake - Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Matthew Lewis - Trombone/Euphonium, Meredith Moore - French Horn, Will Roberts - Tuba