[citation needed] Written by Lavigne and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald and produced by the latter, the song premiered on radio stations across North America in November 2006, receiving positive reviews from critics.

[5] "Keep Holding On" was written by Lavigne and produced by co-writer Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald.

The strings were arranged and conducted by Leon Pendarvis, long time SNL associate with Dr. Luke.

[citation needed] It became her highest-peaking airplay single since "Complicated" which peaked at number one for one week in 2002.

described the song as "A strummed guitar, lush strings and a soaring vocal about love and loyalty".

"[17] In an AOL Radio listener's poll, "Keep Holding On" was voted Lavigne's fifth best song.

The children sang from: London at BBC Television Centre the studio where the main telethon was held, Glasgow at BBC Pacific Quay,[21][22] Kent at the Bluewater Shopping Centre,[21] Weston-super-Mare at The Grand Pier,[23] Salford at MediaCityUK,[24] Cornwall at The Eden Project,[25][26] Cardiff at The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama,[27] Pudsey at Pudsey Market Square,[28] Birmingham at Aston Hall[29][30] and Belfast at W5.

[31] The choirs not included in the main link up were: Hull at Hull Truck Theatre,[32] Hampshire at The National Motor Museum,[33] Colchester at Charter Hall,[34][35] County Durham at Beamish Museum[36][37] and Loughborough at Loughborough University[38][39] In April 2015, The Voice Kids Philippines Season 1 runner-up Darren Espanto sung his rendition of the song on ABS-CBN noontime show, It's Showtime.