| "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" | ||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:The_Beatles_Christmas_Time_(Is_Here_Again)_Cover.jpg) Cover of the 1967 Christmas record, Christmas Time Is Here Again! | ||||
| Song by the Beatles | ||||
| Released | 15 December 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 28 November 1967 | |||
| Studio | EMI, London | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Length | 6:08 | |||
| Label | Lyntone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
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"Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" is a Christmas song by the English rock band the Beatles, originally recorded for their fifth fan club Christmas record, Christmas Time Is Here Again! (1967). One of the few Beatles songs credited to all four members of the band, it consists of a blues based backing track as well as double-tracked vocals sung by them, George Martin and Victor Spinetti. The lyrics are mostly made up of the song's title refrain, repeated across nine verses.
Following its December 1967 release, "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" remained officially unavailable for decades. A planned release in 1984 faltered after the abandonment of the Beatles' then-upcoming album Sessions. Apple released a shortened version of the song in December 1995 as the B-side to the song "Free as a Bird". The 1967 version was re-issued on The Christmas Records, a 2017 limited-edition box set of the band's original Christmas records.