21 December 2020 Share with: Ed Sheeran is gifting fans a Christmas treat with his first new material in almost 18 months. The British pop star, who has been enjoying a break to settle into fatherhood, teased the music release via Instagram on Sunday. "11am GMT tomorrow. A Christmas present," Sheeran wrote, indicating that new music would appear on 21 December. Sheeran also shared the same message in a short video on his Instagram Story timeline, which included a brief clip of the singer sitting down with his guitar. He didn't offer up any other details, but officials at the U.K.'s Power Radio let slip the news on Twitter on Saturday, claiming the track would be titled The Afterglow, and released for airplay on Monday.