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Amy Winehouse's father Mitch: 'It will be a tough Christmas'
Published Wednesday, Dec 21 2011, 10:19 GMT | By Daniel Sperling | 3 comments
Amy Winehouse's father Mitch Winehouse has admitted that he is dreading the first Christmas since his daughter's death.
The 60-year-old said that he will try to focus on his "great memories" of the 'Back To Black' singer, who died of alcohol poisoning in July at the age of 27.
"I have great memories of a Christmas tree and the kids opening their presents," he recalled to The Mirror. "A proper magic time. This is going to be the first Christmas without Amy so it's going to be tough.
"We will raise a glass of sherry to her and carry on. We have got plenty of good times to remember, it won't be easy but we will get through it."
Mitch added that he is relying on the work of the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which provides support and care for young people, to see him through the difficult festive period.
"You have just got to roll up your sleeves and get cracking," he said. "I haven't stopped crying since the news [of Amy's death], but we do not give in. Nothing will deter us in our mission to help kids in Amy's name."
The posthumous release of Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the charity since it debuted at number one on the UK album chart two weeks ago.
Watch Amy Winehouse in the video for 'Our Day Will Come' below:
The 60-year-old said that he will try to focus on his "great memories" of the 'Back To Black' singer, who died of alcohol poisoning in July at the age of 27.
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"I have great memories of a Christmas tree and the kids opening their presents," he recalled to The Mirror. "A proper magic time. This is going to be the first Christmas without Amy so it's going to be tough.
"We will raise a glass of sherry to her and carry on. We have got plenty of good times to remember, it won't be easy but we will get through it."
Mitch added that he is relying on the work of the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which provides support and care for young people, to see him through the difficult festive period.
"You have just got to roll up your sleeves and get cracking," he said. "I haven't stopped crying since the news [of Amy's death], but we do not give in. Nothing will deter us in our mission to help kids in Amy's name."
The posthumous release of Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the charity since it debuted at number one on the UK album chart two weeks ago.
Watch Amy Winehouse in the video for 'Our Day Will Come' below:
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