There are a few different ways to raise money at no cost to you while you do your Christmas shopping online. Use any of the sites below to help share the healing power of live music every time you shop.
Amazon Smile
When shopping on Amazon this festive season, don’t forget to go through smile.amazon.co.uk or turn on Amazon Smile in the app. Select ‘Music in Hospitals and Care’ (or visit smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1051659-0) and Amazon will donate to us for each purchase you make.
Easyfundraising
Over 7,000 sites will donate to Music in Hospitals & Care, so you can raise donations when you buy gifts, decorations, your festive food shopping or anything else! Just visit easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/musicinhospitalsandcare to sign up.
This year, you can also take part in the free Easyfundraising advent calendar for a chance to win a £100 gift card each day. Every door you open gives another entry for Music in Hospitals & Care into the grand prize draw to win a £5,000 donation on Christmas Day!
Give as you Live
Similar to Easyfundraising, over 6,000 sites donate when you shop online through giveasyoulive.com/join/MiHC.
Arts in Care Homes Day: Thanking Bert Smith
This Arts in Care Homes Day, we’re taking the time to thank Moyness Care Home’s Activities Coordinator Bert Smith, who has championed live music for care homes in Dundee for over 30 years. As Bert approaches retirement, he is looking back on his career and years of work with Music in Hospitals & Care.
World Alzheimer’s Month: Lifting spirits in Cumbria
Our musician Andy McKay has been visiting wards and care homes across Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, where we have been able to share 29 hours of live music between September 2025 and May 2026. One of the spaces Andy visited is the Ramsey Unit at Furness General Hospital, an assessment unit for patients with organic illnesses such as dementia.
Read our latest annual report
In 2025/26 we focused on setting the right note for the future. Despite a challenging landscape, we are proud of what we have been able to achieve with your support.