A FEEL-GOOD festive single is hotly tipped to become Inverclyde’s first Christmas number one!

Band Hi Brian and the Gable Ends have penned Coming Home For Christmas as part of their work with Inverclyde Heritage Music Group.

The group is made up of talented musicians David Laing, Ryan Ballantyne, Brian McLuskey and Douglas Graham, who all collaborated on the song.

The tune has proved such a smash hit with locals that they are now heading into the studio with The WHOOPI Singers to record it.

David, who is a music tutor with the project, said: “Because we’re part of the heritage group, we based the song on someone missing all the things they loved about home and making it back in time for Christmas.

“One of the lines is driving back and seeing the winter waters and the ‘rock’, which is Dumbarton Rock, before seeing familiar faces and old familiar places.

“It’s about seeing things and people we love but haven’t seen for some time, which is something everyone can relate to.”

Kay Clark, heritage co-ordinator for the project, said: “It’s Inverclyde’s first go at topping the Christmas charts!

“We’ve got two weeks to get it recorded and get it out there. Everyone will be able to get a free copy and we hope that a radio station will pick it up and give it some airplay.

“They’re very talented guys.”

Sadie Birt, 74, a member of The WHOOPI Singers, said: “I think it is fantastic.

We did a play with the group in the town hall and discovered that they had written all these amazing songs.

“We said if they were doing anything else we wanted to be part of it.”

Both David and Ryan graduated with first-class honours degrees in commercial music degree course at the University of the West of Scotland.

David, 24, said: “The music group is one of the most rewarding projects I’ve been part of. We were four individuals and then we became a unit.

“The song was a total team effort. I want to thank Kay for taking the group forward and the single is a first time experience or some of the guys.”

The track will be available from the Dutch Gable House, community centres and local libraries.