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Gifting Grandparents, Parents, Aunts and Uncles

December 1st, 2020 | 1 min read

By Steven Greenall

As we look forward to the season of goodwill and precious time with family and friends, we reflect on the challenges of 2020 and the lasting legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Families across the UK have had to adjust to dramatic changes in their education or employment, routine and home life as a result of the pandemic. Making Christmas magical has never been so important for everyone to come together with loved ones to celebrate the festive season if only for a few short days.

In a world of uncertainties one thing is known, music is proven to have a positive impact on mental health and can lead to greater self-expression and reduce anxiety.  Find out more about why music matters.

Christmas gifts

Gifting grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles we’ve the perfect Christmas present ideas:  

pBugle FBpBugle: A great stocking filler for mini musicians the bright red pBugle is priced from £29.99. Half the weight of a metal instrument it has been specially designed to withstand the inevitable rough treatment it may receive! The perfect blend of toy and musical instrument, the pBugle comes complete with free learning materials to help children develop their skills

black ptrumpetpTrumpet: Choose a pTrumpet and your budding brass player can entertain the whole family with their favourite Christmas carols! Priced £119. The iconic musical instrument has played a central role in festivities for centuries. Tis the season of giving and you can’t beat a musical Christmas present that has been designed to inspire creativity. Designed to hit the right note with your loved ones this Christmas the pTrumpet is available in eight, brightly coloured, environmentally friendly designs and comes complete with free learning materials.

 

EN103Christmas holiday ideas

Grandparents, mum and dad, aunts and uncles and children can enjoy making music together over the festive season.

See our Christmas carol and popular festive tunes

 

 

 

Did You Know?

Mariah Carey – ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’Trombones and Trumpets feature in the top ten most popular Christmas songs:

  1. ‘Stay Another Day’ – East 17
  2. ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ – Mariah Carey
  3. ‘Last Christmas’ – Wham!
  4. ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ – Darlene Love
  5. ‘White Christmas’ – Bing Crosby
  6. ‘Fairytale of New York’ – The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
  7. ‘Christmas Wrapping’ – The Waitresses
  8. ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ – Band Aid
  9. ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ – Brenda Lee
  10. ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’ – John Lennon & Yoko Ono

 

Season’s Greetings

From all of us at Warwick Music Group we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Steven Greenall

Steven has over twenty years of experience working in the music industry. With degrees in Electrical Engineering and an MA in European Cultural Policy & Administration from the University of Warwick, where he now serves as a Course Tutor on their MA in Creative and Media Enterprises, Steven served as Executive Director of a non-profit international music association based in the United States from 2000 – 2007.

Steven is founder and CEO of Warwick Music Group now known as pBone Music, and started playing the trombone at the age of nine. Based in North Warwickshire, the company manufactures musical instruments that make the joy of music accessible. sustainable and fun including the world's first plastic trombone, pBone, which has sold over 250,000 units worldwide and won major international awards including the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise (Innovation) in 2019.

He was elected as a board director for the UK music industry trade body, the Music Industries Association, in 2019 becoming its chair in 2020, and is frequently interviewed or invited to present guest lectures on cultural entrepreneurship, music education, and the future of the music industry. At the request of the owner, Denis Wick, Steven joined the board of Denis Wick Products in 2021 subsequently being appointed their Chief Executive Officer in 2022, a role he performs alongside his role as CEO for pBone Music.

Steven lives in Warwickshire with his wife, Kate, their three young children, two ponies and a faithful labrador, and enjoys coaching his local youth rugby team.