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"Xmas Time of the Year" is a Christmas song recorded by American rock band Green Day. [4] The song was released on December 24, 2015, to YouTube without any prior announcement about recording or releasing the song. [5] [6] [7]
I think it's one of the top 10 Christmas songs of all time now. [5] Although Williams recorded multiple other versions throughout his life, [6] [7] the original 1963 version remains the most popular and well-known. [8] The song was selected as the theme song for Christmas Seals in 1968, [9] 1976, [10] 2009 and 2012.
Musically, "Christmas Without You" is a Christmas pop song, [1] which is bouncy, upbeat, and has a retro influence. [2] The song begins with piano chords, which transitions into the first chorus with jingle bell sounds. During the next verse, a bassline is used with a basic beat and harmony, before leading to the second chorus.
The newest song in the top 30 most performed Christmas songs – "All I Want for Christmas is You", co-written and performed by Mariah Carey in 1994 – entered the list for the first time in 2015; the song hit the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the first time in 2017, [47] and was named "the UK's favourite Christmas song" the same year by The ...
George Michael and Ridgeley’s relentlessly cheery Christmas classic is celebrating its 40th anniversary (and a second year at No. 1 on the U.K. Christmas chart) with a commemorative EP, as well ...
[132] [9] [133] The song has been described as a "yuletide tune" by Forbes, who went on to say that the song has "become debatably the unofficial song of Christmas each year". [134] Time writer Cady Lang stated that there are multiple reasons for the song's popularity, the first being the "powerhouse vocals of the beloved elusive chanteuse."
Johnny Mathis recorded the song for his 1986 album Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis; this version gained popularity after its inclusion in the film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Gradually, Mathis's recording began to receive wide radio airplay, and in later years this version became a Top 10 Christmas hit.
"The Christmas Song" Angel: 1977 A version of the rock band's own 1977 hit "The Winter Song", but featuring alternate lyrics (both tracks featured The California Boys Choir and both were produced by Eddie Leonetti). "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" The King Cole Trio: 1946 Written in 1944 by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells. Sometimes ...