Girls Aloud have sent fans into a frenzy after releasing an unseen music video on Friday to their Christmas hit Not Tonight Santa.
The iconic girl band featured Nadine Coyle, 39, Kimberley Walsh, 43, Cheryl, 41, Nicola Roberts, 39, and Sarah Harding, who passed away from breast cancer in 2021, aged 39.
Now, they have reissued a full release for their 2005 album Christmas Round At Ours.
The festive video opens with the girls greeting viewers at the door as the camera follows them into the kitchen where they have fun in glamorous dresses attempting to make a roast dinner.
The video then transitions into a slumber party scene where the band wear pyjamas and joke about in bed.
Later, they exchange presents under the tree before the video ends with them kissing and waving fans goodbye back in the kitchen.
Girls Aloud have sent fans into a frenzy after releasing a previously unseen music video on Friday for their Christmas hit Not Tonight Santa
The video shows the girls having a slumber party scene where the band wear pajamas and joke about in bed
The girls exchanged presents under the tree as Cheryl – who was famously married to Ashley Cole – received a football
The Girls said of the release: ‘Happy ‘Christmas ‘Round At Ours’ release day everyone! So here’s something special!
‘During another of our searches in the GA archive, we found previously unseen Christmas footage of us filmed 20 years ago.
‘It’s been brilliantly edited together to create a video for Not Tonight Santa that you can watch on YouTube from today.
‘We hope you love it as much as we do…Christmas has come early! Ooha Ooh!’
Fans flocked to the comments of the music video to share their delight.
One said: ‘Crazy to think this footage was shelved for 20 years. Now give us the Greatest Hits Tour.’
Another added: ‘What a Christmas gift! thank you girls for still feeding us 23 years later. our #1 girl group forever.’
One fan appreciated the nostalgia: ‘I don’t even know what to say… so thrilled watching this. So nostalgic. I’m happy we got to see this released. Love you all girls’
The camera follows them into the kitchen where they have fun in glamorous dresses attempting to make a roast dinner
The festive video opens with the girls greeting viewers at the door and blowing kisses
Girls Aloud have reissued a full release for their 2005 album Christmas Round At Ours
Fans flocked to the comments of the music video to share their delight as said Sarah would have been thrilled to have been remembered in this lovely way
While many also took the opportunity to pay homage to Sarah.
One said: ‘So lush seeing this after so many years; sobbing in the best way – Sarah would have been THRILLED that you found this!’
A second said: ‘I love these girls so much there one of my favorite girl bands. Wish Sarah was still here, every song that they sing now is to remember Sarah and celebrate her legacy.’
Another wrote: ‘Always nice to see classic clips of our Favourite Five. Well, slightly bittersweet seeing Sarah again, but nice to see her as we like to remember her.’
In May last year, the group returned to the stage for the first time in 11 years to go on a huge UK tour, where their late bandmate was kept as the focus throughout.
Cheryl said it felt strange to be getting back together without Sarah after she had originally been included in discussions about a reunion tour to celebrate the group’s 20th anniversary, which was last year.
She said on the BBC One Show: ‘It’s very odd, if I’m completely honest. We’ve found every step of the way of this a bit weird. Being totally honest it will never be the same as it was.’
Placing a hand on Nadine’s knee for moral support, she became tearful as Nadine held her hand, with Cheryl adding: ‘But we are just trying our very best to make it magical with Sarah in mind.’
Sarah died age 39 in September 2021, just over a year after she revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Pictured, Sarah on The X Factor in 2008
Cheryl reunited with her Girls Aloud bandmates Kimberley and Nicola for a sweet selfie shared to Instagram last month
Cheryl reunited with her Girls Aloud bandmates Kimberley and Nicola for a sweet selfie shared to Instagram last month.
The previous evening, the Fight For This Love singer, 42, stepped out publicly for the first time since her ex-boyfriend Liam Payne’s funeral to support Nicola at the gala night of Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre in London.
Posing for a mirror selfie behind the scenes, the trio beamed in costume-clad Nicola’s dressing room, which was packed with flowers for the big opening.
Nicola’s big night marked the first public outing for Cheryl since she attended the funeral of her ex-partner and father of her son Bear last year.
