Heineken is tapping into the lovely Christmas tradition of singing carols with a new fun experiment that invited non-professional singers to perform in front of a broad audience. The challenge dubbed Carol Karaoke comes as part of the brand’s U.S. holiday campaign taglined “Open Your Celebrations,” which continues Heineken’s global marketing effort “Open Your World.”

Heineken is collaborating with another creative collective as part of its ongoing #Heineken100 program to celebrate “Man of the World” from the brand’s international marketing effort. This time, one of the world’s leading brewers is teaming up with Japanese clothing brand NEIGHBORHOOD for a denim project that unites both brands’ ethos and style.

Heineken is driving home beer drinking experience to the new heights of sophistication with the launch of “The Sub,” a draft dispenser that combines functionality and top-notch futuristic look. It is charged with a special 2-litre keg (a so-called torp) of a brew of choice from the company’s lineup—chilled at 2 degrees Celsius and fresh for 15 days.

The idea of the special beer range for the over 60-year-old consumers dubbed Fahrenheit +60 by the Finnish contestant Tony Dianoff was recognised the best. The two other projects—Easy Star Bottle and Rood Ster Vintage —by Nathan Gabriele from the USA and Charles McGregor from Australia, respectively, secured the second and third places and a grant of $10,000 each.

Real freedom means listening to your heart and not sticking to the rules set by others. Among other things, it means that you mark special occasions when you think it’s right. On the eve of the U.S. Independence Day, July 4, the British beer brand Newcastle Brown Ale encouraged Americans to “enjoy American freedom by celebrating British rule” before the actual date.

Heineken is re-inventing clubbing experience with the introduction of the Heineken Ignite beer bottle that detects and responds to people’s motion and sound vibrations. The prototype of the brand’s “first smart beer bottle” was revealed at 2013 Design Week in Milan on April 9 as part of Heineken’s Lounge of the Future concept. For the project, the digital team of the beer giant has collaborated with Tribal DDB Amsterdam and a selection of other partners and experts from various fields.