# Charity Christmas appeal films 2021: the round-up (part one)

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/11/18/charity-christmas-appeal-films-2021-the-round-up-part-one/
- Published: 2021-11-18T09:00:00+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The first of this year’s charity Christmas appeal films are out – here are 9 of
them.**

#### Children 1^(st)

Scottish charity [Children 1^(st)](https://www.children1st.org.uk/) wants Santa’s
list to be the only one children think about this Christmas. It is asking people
to donate to help the thousands of children across Scotland who are on a waiting
list for urgent help and support.

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#### Tŷ Hafan

Welsh charity [Tŷ Hafan](https://www.tyhafan.org)’s Christmas appeal film focuses
on the story of Susan and her son Marshall who needs round the clock care, and how
it has helped them. Its appeal asks the public to help it support more families 
like theirs.

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#### The Sick Children’s Trust

This Christmas [The Sick Children’s Trust](https://www.sickchildrenstrust.org/) 
wants to keep families together during the festive period and help them make the
most of the time they spend together. It is asking people to give £30, which will
enable it to give a family a day together.

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#### Llamau

[Llamau](https://www.llamau.org.uk/)’s appeal film focuses on Matilda who talks 
about her difficult home life as a child, which led to her becoming homeless, and
how the charity has supported her, helping her make her own home for herself and
her baby.  

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#### St Helena Hospice

Colchester’s [St Helena Hospice](https://www.sthelena.org.uk/home) remains open 
over Christmas with all of its services continuing to run over the festive season.
Its animated appeal film asks people to share the magic of Christmas by donating
to help it help patients spend Christmas with those they love.

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#### YMCA North Tyneside

[YMCA North Tyneside](https://ymcanorthtyneside.org/)’s appeal film explains the
services it offers young people facing homelessness in the area and its aims for
the future through the voices of staff and young people it has helped.

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#### CAFOD Advent Appeal

[CAFOD](https://cafod.org.uk/)’s Advent appeal film tells the story of Nomita who
lives in south west Bangladesh, and her community, and how the climate crisis is
affecting them. It asks people to donate to help people like Nomita adapt to the
effects of cyclones and floods.

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#### Claire House Children’s Hospice

In [Claire House Children’s Hospice](https://www.clairehouse.org.uk/)’s appeal film,
children and young people whose brothers and sisters are cared for by the hospice
or who have passed away talk about why Claire House is so important to them and 
ask the public to donate to help more families like theirs.

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#### Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

[GOSH Charit](https://www.gosh.org/)y has launched its 2021 Christmas Appeal with
an animated film about 4-year-old patient Henry’s journey from Great Ormond Street
Hospital to his home in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire.  The film shows Henry,
who spent his first two Christmases at GOSH, being helped by magical stockings that
represent donations from GOSH Charity supporters. Along the way Henry meets a woman
who is based on [100-year-old GOSH Charity supporter Ivy](https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ivy-richmond-marks-100th-birthday-with-stair-climb-8431200),
who gifts him his final pair of stockings.  Soundtracked by Norwegian popstar Sigrid’s‘
Home To You (This Christmas)’ the film is part of the charity’s 2021 Appeal which
has been supported by Hamleys.

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#### ⏎ The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021

And as a bonus, here is the promotional campaign for this year’s [Big Give Christmas Challenge](https://donate.thebiggive.org.uk/christmas-challenge-2021).

Taking place from 12 pm (midday) Tuesday 30th November to 12 pm, Tuesday 7th December
2021, all donations made to participating charities can be doubled.
