Kabin Crew release brand new single Christmas Cipher
Kabin Crew’s Christmas Special on RTÉ One
Christmas Eve | RTÉ One at 5:15PM
Today Knocknaheeny’s Kabin Crew release a brand new song for Christmas ahead of their Christmas special on RTÉ One this Christmas Eve. It’s Christmas time at the Kabin and all they want is to have a party and stay up all night, with the music video for Christmas Cipher featuring a cameo from Santa Claus himself!
With 2024 being an amazing year for the Kabin Crew in which their hit song The Spark (feat the Lisdoonvarna Crew) went viral and amassed over 2 BILLION plays on social media, to cap off an amazing year they have made their very own Christmas special for RTÉ Kids which will broadcast on RTÉ One on Christmas Eve.
Celebrate Christmas with Cork City’s young rap collective the Kabin Crew in their first ever Christmas special – Kabin Crew’s Christmas Special featuring brand new songs including Kabin Party & Belter, Hiccup, You’ll be fine and Treat Yourself – which also features the return of the brilliant Lisdoonvarna Crew.
The Kabin Crew’s Christmas Special will give viewers a chance to get to know the members of the crew more. Fans will see where all the magic happens in the Kabin Studio, see how these amazing songs are written and the important messages in the lyrics that have relatable messages for everyone no matter what your age.
Discover more about the community ethos of the Kabin, learn how they started collaborating with the Lisdoonvarna Crew and see the work that happens every day in the Kabin from workshops to songwriting to video making.
This Christmas special will shine a light on Knocknaheeny on the Northside of Cork City, where the Kabin Studio is based, and the amazing people and their stories from the area. Finally, and most importantly the Kabin Crew members will tell us about what they are getting up to at Christmas time from the best Christmas dinner to what time you should wake up on Christmas Day to open presents.
This Christmas special is not to be missed! Tune in and celebrate Christmas with the Kabin Crew with brand new songs and a behind the scenes look at all the work that happens in the Kabin Studio.
ENDS
Photo Credit: SwanIGuess
Front Row: Carleigh, Rio, Martin, Clara
Back Row: Sophia, Lucy, Brooke, Heidi, Zoey
Images: Kabin Crew’s Christmas Special
18 December 2024
RTÉ Press Officer: Jilly McDonough
Notes to Editor:
Repeated on RTÉ 2 on Christmas Day at 8am.
The song is also released today on all streaming platforms through the Kabin Crew’s record label Rubyworks.
About The Kabin Studio: The Kabin Studio is a not-for-profit vibrant music & creative hub, repurposed from a metal container in Knocknaheeny in the Northside of Cork City. Established by GMCBeats in 2012 with the support of Music Generation Cork City, The Kabin has grown out of a love for hip hop, songwriting, performance and creative expression. The Kabin is made up of a crew of songwriters, rappers, musicians, creatives, volunteers and participants of all ages who believe in the power of making music and being creative.
About the Production Company: Kabin Crew’s Christmas Special is produced by 84/Ochtó4 Productions. The production company founded by Cian Mac Cárthaigh in 2023. The company specialise in music-based content and programming. Cian Mac Cárthaigh is an award-winning film & radio producer. He is a musician and the founder of IMLÉ – an Irish-Language music collective who most recently had their song Peacach used as the theme music to the international Netflix series BODKIN.