Sam Ryder delights shoppers with surprise festive performance at The Dome

The Eurovision star braved the rain in Edinburgh to perform some Christmas classics.

Eurovision star Sam Ryder delighted shoppers in the capital with a surprise festive performance outside The Dome.

The singer braved the rain in Edinburgh on Wednesday to perform some Christmas classics, including Jingle Bells and Run Rudolph Run.

He also performed a stripped back version of his hit song Spaceman, which earned him second place at 2022’s Eurovision Song Contest.

As a result, the 2023 competition was hosted in Liverpool on behalf of first place winners Ukraine, who were unable to host amid ongoing conflict with Russia.

Sam Ryder delighted shoppers in Edinburgh on Wednesday. STV News

His performance was a gift to locals from on-demand delivery app, Deliveroo, who revealed Edinburgh residents are the most charitable when it comes to using the in-app roundup function to donate to anti-poverty charity, the Trussell Trust.

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