CHART music does not warm the heart of Cerys Matthews - so she is on a mission to reclaim music from record label bosses and wants you to join you to join her crusade this Christmas.

The BBC 6 Music presenter and former lead singer of Catatonia pines for the days of raw-sounding songs with meaning, as opposed to the empty processed music churned out by the latest X-Factor contestant.

Her widely acclaimed sing-a-long book Hook, Line and Singer leads us on a journey through lullabies, nursery rhymes and personal song choices which are the soundtrack to her life.

The aim is to encourage people to leave their inhibitions at the door, belt out a song and not worry about who is listening or what it sounds like.

She said: "It is there to demystify music, because music is there for everybody. We are presented with all this perfectly auto-tuned, processed commercialised music that all sounds the same. "Music doesn’t have to belong in the pockets of record labels - it’s nice to sing and to enjoy yourself.

"I think everyone loves music, it’s only when you get to school and your friends say ‘what are you doing’ or think you have to be like One Direction that it all of a sudden becomes a bit of a strange thing.

"People have sung for as long as they’ve been able to and if a song doesn’t suit you, if it’s too high, alter it - that’s what musicians do."

Cerys has taken the theme from her book, sprinkled a bit of Christmas magic on it and taken it out on her latest tour, which concludes at Norden Farm - and the crowd can expect a party atmosphere on December 14.

She said: "If you’re a music fan, you should always try to go to the last night because the band has usually already started to party.

"You can expect a selection of good songs, a few anecdotes and hopefully a bit of a sing-a-long with the crowd."

Cerys will be spending Christmas with her five children - which will probably involve a lot of singing if her own childhood memories of the holiday season back in Swansea are anything to go by.

She joked: "We were one of those ‘dreadful’ families that sang at all times, it was great. "We sang carols, went to mass - I love Christmas and I always have. It’s an excuse to sit on the sofa and do nothing, and to have a drink."

And she has good reason to put her feet up and toast a successful 2013.

Her book was a bestseller, she made her debut at the BBC Proms and directed the Womex world music event back in her Welsh homeland.

But the icing on the cake for the 44-year-old was landing the prized gold Sony Award for her Sunday morning show on Radio 6.

She said: "There’s an awful lot of good stuff out there and that’s what I listen to and play on my radio show - what the record companies are pushing is not my agenda.

"I wanted to give people a soundtrack of great music while they’re sitting with their Sunday morning coffee and a newspaper.

"I’ve been fortunate enough to win a few awards during my career for my voice, it’s a voice that some people like and some people don’t, but it was a huge surprise to win the Sony Award. "What makes me happy is that it shows I’m not the only crazy person out there [that doesn’t listen to commercial music]. I love the radio."

Tickets for Cerys Matthews - Hook, Line and Carol Singing cost £ 21.50 from www.nordenfarm.org or by calling 01628 788997. The sing-a-long kicks off at 8pm on December 14.

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