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Daily Mirror
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Tom Bryant

Sir David Attenborough backs schoolboy, 8, to get Christmas number one

Sir David Attenborough has given his seal of approval to an eight-year-old schoolboy's quest to top the Xmas charts.

Frankie Morland from Fleet has written and recorded his own single World in Danger.

After sending a letter to his hero Sir David - telling him of all the ways he was trying to make change – the BBC legend wrote back backing his efforts.

According to the Official Chart Company, if Frankie were to chart with the single, he would be the one of the youngest artists in UK chart history.

Publisher DK Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House was so impressed by what they heard that they invited Frankie into their offices.

Now, working with the young musician, they are coinciding the release of the single with a book of the same name.

According to the publisher it's “packed with song-lyrics, environmentally friendly activities and music compositions for young readers to get involved with the topic.”

Frankie has been raising money for WWF since he was 4.

The song is released next month and you can listen to it here.

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