Mother and Child Reunion Mother and Child Reunion "Mother and Child Reunion" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his second self-titled studio album (1972), released on Columbia Records. It was released as a single on February 5, 1972, reaching No. 1 in South Africa and No. 4 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 57 song for 1972. It was at the time one of the few songs by a non-Jamaican musician to use prominent elements of reggae. Simon was a fan of reggae music, and he listened to
The Big Reunion member Jason "J" Brown also returned to hit back at accusations made by his bandmates. On 12 December, a Christmas special called "The Big Christmas Reunion" aired. It features the bands uniting to recording a cover of "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" for "Text Santa". It also gives an insight into the work undertaken by "Text Santa" charities Age UK, Barnardo's, BeatBullying, the British Heart Foundation, CLIC Sargent and Help the Hospices. Due to massive ratings success, a second series was commissioned. Groups were rumoured to be reuniting for series 2 included Big Brovaz, Hear'Say, S Club 7,