Family releases Christmas tune paying tribute to their beloved hometown of Northampton
“We are proud to be from Northampton and think life is about enjoying yourself and having fun” - Suzanne Baldwin
A music-loving family from Northampton is celebrating their hometown by releasing a catchy Christmas song.
The Baldwin family have always been into music, and if they’re all at home you’ll usually find them having a singalong or dancing around the kitchen.
But it was last December that mum Suzanne, dad Darren and children 30-year-old Carrick and 28-year-old Coral decided to make a tune of their own under the band name ‘Never Mind the Baldwins’.
After a few hours strumming in the kitchen, ‘Santa’s Boots’ was created, and has now been recorded at Plastic Tree Studio in Northampton.
Suzanne said: “I wanted to say ‘Alexa, play Never Mind the Baldwins’, and now she does!
“At the end of last year, we were all in the house together and came up with an idea of releasing a Christmas song. ‘Santa’s Boots’ was written in a couple of hours when we were all in the kitchen throwing ideas into the pot.
“I was fed up with listening to everyone whine about how Northampton has gone downhill. We wanted a feel-good Christmas song that gives Northampton a positive, happy and fun vibe.”
The song is a mix of pop and rap, and pays homage to Northampton’s pubs, sports teams, famous faces and shoemaking heritage, with the catchy chorus line ‘Santa gets his boots from Northampton town’.
It features Coral on bass, Darren on guitar, Suzanne playing percussion, and the whole family singing, along with Carrick adding in a rap.
The family says recording the song was the hardest part, due to everyone’s busy schedule.
Suzanne added: “Trying to have all my family in the same country at once is a challenge, so we had to record the track at the beginning of summer which did seem a bit odd.
“Carrick and Coral have both travelled around the world and had amazing adventures, with Carrick only recently returning after completing the Mongol Rally and trekking in Nepal.”
The family now plan to play the song at various open mic nights around the town, and it is also available to download across various platforms.
Suzanne added: “We are proud to be from Northampton and think life is about enjoying yourself and having fun.
“World domination may not be quite within our grasp singing about Northampton, but we are enjoying every second of it.”
Visit hyperfollow.com/nevermindthebaldwins to download the song across on Spotify, Amazon or Apple Music.