Shropshire Star

Shrewsbury's Eric the Turkey hopes for Christmas hit

He's a couple of feet of red felt, but to Adrian Hill he is the essence of Christmas.

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Meet Eric the Turkey, the star of a new song that his owner hopes will become a new internet sensation.

By day, Adrian, from Telford, is an automotive products manager at Morris Lubricants in Shrewsbury.

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But in his spare time he creates fun music videos in which Eric is the star.

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This year's song, called Eric the Turkey's Christmas Wish, is his fourth, and Adrian jokes that his workmates look forward to his offering each year.

He said: "Every December at work I'm under pressure to release the latest instalment of Eric the Turkey – it's a bit like the Coca Cola lorry or the John Lewis advert."

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