Celebrate Christmas with Cork City's young rap collective the Kabin Crew in their award-winning Christmas special – Kabin Crew's Christmas Special.
It showcases awesome original songs including Kabin Party & Belter, Hiccup, You’ll Be Fine and Treat Yourself – which also features the brilliant Lisdoonvarna Crew.
The Crew went mega-viral in 2024 with their hit song The Spark (feat the Lisdoonvarna Crew) which had over 2 BILLION plays on social media. It was an amazing year for the Kabin Crew and the adventure continues. Now, let's find out more about the people and community behind the hits!
The Kabin Crew's Christmas Special is back on your screens Christmas Day on RTÉ2 at 3.45pm. Plus, it's streaming now on RTÉ Player!
The Kabin is made up of a crew of songwriters, rappers, musicians, creatives, volunteers and participants of all ages who believe in the power of making music and being creative and find out what the Kabin Crew members are getting up to at Christmas time.
One of them is Sophia McNamara. She had a hiccup LIVE on TV during the Late Late Toy Show. But she came back stronger than ever and recorded the song Hiccup with the Kabin Crew, Bucky and Misneach telling her story. Listen to the song and find out about the backstory in the video above.
The special will shine a light on Knocknaheeny on the Northside of Cork City where the Kabin Studio is based and the amazing people and stories from the area. But the stars of the show are the songs and the young artists who made them.
All the songs are available to download including Kabin Party & Belter - watch the video above.
Produced by 84 Production, Kabin Crew's Christmas Special took home the award for Best Entertainment Programme at the 2025 Gradaim Royal Television Society (RTS) Ireland Awards.
Stream the Kabin Crew's Christmas Special on RTÉ Player, but here's another reminder that you can watch it again Christmas Day on RTÉ2 at 3.45pm.
