Ed Sheeran & Elton John 'Merry Christmas' by Jason Koenig
Promonews - 23rd Dec 2021
Jason Koenig channels our collective visual memory bank of Christmas Past to create this spectacular, celeb-studded video for Ed and Sir Elton's new Christmas classic of the future.
The video for Merry Christmas starts with the pair performing in a festive fireside scene, and then moves seamlessly to a succession of classic seasonal scenarios.
With lots of affection and a touch of irreverence, they pay homage to some memorable Christmas videos - including the East 17 one, with the help from some famous friends - and Ed gets to recreate the flying scene in The Snowman. All leading to a very big climax.
It remains to be seen if Merry Christmas stands the test of time like Elton's Christmas hit of 1974. But Jason Koenig, who has directed some of Ed Sheeran's most-watched videos including the multi-billion viewed Shape Of You, has returned to direct one of the biggest British videos of the year.
And it's for a couple of good causes. Profits from this year’s Christmas period will go to the Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Jason Koenig
- Producer
- Shabana Mansuri
- Production Manager
- Alex Dawson
- 1st AD
- James Dyer
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Johnny Valencia
- Focus Puller
- Pete Blakemore
- 2nd AC
- Elisa Spigariol
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Paul Wilcox
Art
- Art Director
- David Hamilton
Wardrobe
- Wardrobe
- Emma Lipop
- Hair
- John Allan
- Make-up
- Rebecca Davenport
Editorial
- Editor
- Jason Koenig
- Editor
- Johnny Valencia
Commission
- Commissioner
- Dan Curwin
- Label
- Atlantic Records
Other credits
Movi Operator
Ryan “Bubba” Haug
Production Assistant
Lily Breaks
2nd AD
Jessica Horne
2nd AD
Anthony Evgeniou
Runners
Bradley Baterip, Joseph Beattie, Liam Offord
Key Grip
Nick Tuelon
Crane Op / Grip
Pete Nash
Crane Tech
Luke Skerton
Playback
Marc Booth
Audio Playback
Roger Cutting
DIT
Nick Alsop
BTS Photographer
Nic Minns, Zakary Walters
Electricians
Lyndsay Watson, Richard Johnson, Gary Saunders, Jules Blagg, Daniel Pringle
Desk Op
Andy Walton
Riggers
Mark Spring, Peter Stringer
De-Rig Rigger
Francis King
Art Director
Kat Burke
Props Buyer
Kit Falck
Prop Buyer Assist
Ellie Koslowsky
Art Assist
Ella Wilbraham, George Stocks, Nuha Meki
Art Runner
Conor Mason
Construction Manager @ Made Workshop
Scott Parrish
Automation
Gary Spavins
Carpenters
Elliott Mills, Ed Hanman, Joao Mardegan
Carpenter Assistant
Edward James Pearce
Rigger
Steve Daly
Painter
Justin Lawson
Snr SFX Technician
Neil Gawthrop
SFX Technicians
Miguel Ferreira, Dan Gomer, Jono Long
Hair Assist
Harriet Beidleman, Yasmin Simone
Make-Up Assist
Mari Kuno, Esme Horn, Min Yim
Ed Sheeran Stylist
Liberty Shaw
Ed Sheeran Stylist Assist
Hilary Owen
Elton John Stylist
Jo Hambro
Elton John Groomer
Jamie Madison
Wardrobe assistants
Tom Lipop-Tailor, Rhian Teasdale, Katie Dulieu, Claudia James
Wardrobe trainees
Cadence Worrall, Marsha Insley
Cameos
The Darkness Band, Jonathan Ross, Big Narstie, Michael Mcintyre, Cherry Sheeran
Dancers
Majella Fitzgerald, Josie Pocock , Sydney Pettitt, Nicole Valverde, Fiona Mcdonald, Alejandra Deane, Nicole Alphonce, Charlotte Wilmott, Myron Birch, Ediz Ibrahim, Andres Marin, Luke Fieldwright, Todd Holdsworth, Darron Gifty
Cast
Jake Denton, Lily Dean, George Pulickal, Giulia Rose, Frankie Clarence, Rebecka Selva, Daisy Moloney, Carla Berrtran, Jade-Marie Mason, Stanislas Brodart, Jota Castellano, Sven Ironside, Richard Myers, Zoe Villiers, Tom Lipop, Edmund Short, Anthony Docherty, Amber Thomason, Divina Blackson, Elikem Agbesi, James Day, Manvi Bali, Rhiannon Ishmael, Sonia Kaur
Promonews - 23rd Dec 2021