How Ed Sheeran Got 'Love Actually' Director Richard Curtis to Make His Festive 'Under the Tree' Music Video

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In an interview with Diversity On Wednesday, December 11, the pop star (33) opened that his love director Richard Curtis helped him to make his music video for “Under The Tree”.

Sheeran and Curtis, 68, have a long -standing history, which, according to publishing, involves the first girlfriend of the singer “Form of you” who kept her children.

Together over the years they have collaborated on several projects, including Comic relief and a movie for 2017 Yesterday.

Claudia Jessie and Ed Sheeran in the video ‘Under the Tree’.

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When Curtis worked on his TV special That ChristmasWhat is now available on Netflix, she revealed to Sheeran that it would be a musical.

“I asked if I wanted to write music for her, and I said,” Great, “he said.” There was one scene, and I wrote a choir about it, but I didn’t hear anything backwards. ”

After two years, About time The director addressed Sheeran, filling him in status That Christmas and ask him to complete the song entitled “Under the Tree”.

Although it was originally an animated musical, That Christmas evolved in an animated feature based on Curtis’s children’s books.

With “Under the Tree”, Sheeran wrote his first sad Christmas song.

“That’s the only thing I wanted to write,” he said. “I’ve never seen a need [to write] The sad Christmas song until this writes this … This is quite a lot of reality of people on Christmas. ”

After handing over the song, Sheeran thought it was over, however, he explained that he would make a music video for the song only if Curtis directs it, something he never did before.

“I felt that he would put it on my stamp by doing a Christmas song somehow special for me,” he said.

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Ed Sheeran in the music video for “Under the Tree”.

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According to DiversityCurtis imagined Sliding doors-liic story and had an idea for casting Bridgerton Star Claudia Jessie.

“It was fun. We recorded it 10 minutes away from my house, and my partner’s mom is extra in it,” Sheeran said.

Ultimately, Curtis hoped the video was aligned with Sheeran’s “beautiful song”.

“He is lyrically magical and unlocks the critical moment in the movie for us,” he told the publication. “Suddenly you feel all these layered emotions that go beyond what is seen on the screen and you are filled with longing and hope.”

That Christmas It was published on December 4th.

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