Pictured above: Lichfield Cathedral Girls Choir show off their Christmas CD

A North Staffordshire printer has taken delivery of an unusual order - thousands of choral CDs.

Nuprint is printing CD covers as part of a successful partnership with a Staffordshire school.

The Parkhouse Industrial Estate based company is working with the Lichfield Cathedral School to completely revamp its marketing material.

And a CD of choral music by the school's Girls' Choir is being released in time for Christmas.

Nuprint Director Leigh Wilbraham said: "It is the first time we have branched out into the music business.

"The Lichfield Cathedral School Girls' Choir is fabulous and while we are not expecting a Christmas number one we are proud to be part of an enterprise which will give much enjoyment over the festive period and beyond."

Around 12,000 CDs are being distributed with the December edition of the Staffordshire Life magazine.  Copies are also available from the school.

Nuprint has forged major links with the independent school sector in recent months.

Mr Wilbraham said: "Independent schools need to market themselves perhaps now more than ever in these difficult economic times.

"We are working with schools across the county to provide them with quality marketing material as part of material aimed at promoting them to potential parents."