Leona Lewis has revealed she’s been writing new Christmas songs while in lockdown.
The singer, who wrote the Christmas song One More Sleep, said looking forward to the festive period cheers her up.
She told ITV’s This Morning: “I’ve already been writing Christmas songs, it just makes me so happy to look forward to Christmas now, especially with everything going on.
“It makes me very happy, something to look forward to.”
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Leona Lewis performs on stage at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham in 2013
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Leona Lewis performs at the 2008 American Music Awards
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Leona Lewis and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page perform during the London 2012 Closing Ceremony
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Leona Lewis performs during the Mastercard BRIT Awards 2008
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Leona Lewis arriving at the Brit Awards launch party at the Hammersmith Palais in 2007
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Leona Lewis with Ray Quinn on The X Factor Final Live in 2006
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Leona Lewis on The X Factor Final in 2006
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Leona Lewis attends the 2016 Tony Awards
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Leona Lewis performs at the first-ever revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic Cats on Broadway in 2016
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Leona Lewis on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 2019
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Leona Lewis wearing her engagement ring
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Leona Lewis attending the Elton John AIDS Foundation Viewing Party in 2019
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Leona Lewis and Simon Cowell attend a ceremony honoring Cowell with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018
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Leona Lewis attends The Daily Front Row’s 4th Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards in 2018
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Leona Lewis arrives at a studio in west London, to help with the recording of a charity single after Simon Cowell pledged to record a track to help raise funds for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017
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Leona Lewis arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2016
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Leona Lewis attends Treats! Magazine 6th Annual Halloween Party in 2016
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Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cambridge pose with Simon Cowell,and Leona Lewis during a reception and dinner for supporters of the British Asian Trust at the Natural History Museum in 2016
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aylor Swift and Leona Lewis perform onstage during The 1989 World Tour live in 2015
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Leona Lewis attends the European Premiere of Entourage at VUE West End cinema, Leicester Square in 2015
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Leona Lewis attends the UK premiere of “Walking On Sunshine” at The Vue West End in 2014
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Leona Leona Lewis who has put her name to an exclusive cruelty free make up and fragrance collection for the Body Shopewis
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Leona Lewis arrives for the World Music Awards 2014
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Leona Lewis in concert at G-A-Y London in 2013
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Leona Lewis and Nicole Scherzinger at the first anniversary party of Sushi Samba at Sushi Samba in 2013
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Leona Lewis performs on stage at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham in 2013
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Leona Lewis performs at Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend at Hackney Marshes, London in 2012
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Leona Lewis arrives at the premiere of “Justin Bieber: Never say Neverî in Los Angeles, California
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Leona Lewis performs at the GrammyCelebration Concert Tour at the Hollywood Palladium in 2009
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Leona Lewis performs at the 2008 American Music Awards
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Leona Lewis and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page perform during the London 2012 Closing Ceremony
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Leona Lewis performs during the Mastercard BRIT Awards 2008
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Leona Lewis arriving at the Brit Awards launch party at the Hammersmith Palais in 2007
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Leona Lewis with Ray Quinn on The X Factor Final Live in 2006
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Lewis has also recorded a cover version of the Robbie Williams hit Angels as a tribute to NHS workers, and said: “It’s a big song to touch and I think in this scenario I needed this kind of lyric to really convey the message and the tribute.
“I grew up listening to this song and I’ve always wanted to do it, so I thought this would be an amazing way to get the message across and he (Williams) heard it, is a big supporter of it.
The singer has recorded a cover of Angels for the NHS (PA)
“I wanted to record a tribute because I’ve been seeing all the amazing work that the healthcare workers are doing and just seeing how much they’ve been there for us and I have friends that are nurses and family that are key workers and seeing all of their work and their dedication and how much they are putting on the line for us, really just moved me to perform a cover version of this song.”
Speaking about putting the track together remotely, she added: “I wasn’t technical before lockdown but now I’ve had to learn to record myself, I recorded all my choir parts, edited it, so I’ve really had to become very proficient with recording now and engineering, which I never did before.
“I’ve been teaching myself and it was a process to get it together, especially with the musicians where we are all isolated.”
One More Sleep featured on Lewis’s 2013 festive album, Christmas, With Love. The track peaked at number three in the singles chart.
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With reporting by Press Association.
