It's Christmas Time Again

For the Jessica Simpson song, see ReJoyce: The Christmas Album § Track listing.
"It's Christmas Time Again"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album A Very Backstreet Christmas
ReleasedNovember 6, 2012
RecordedOctober 18, 2012[1]
Los Angeles, CA
GenrePop, Christmas
Length3:23
LabelK-BAHN[2]
Songwriter(s)Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Mika Guillory, Morgan Taylor Reid[3]
Producer(s)Morgan Taylor Reid[4]
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"Don't Turn Out the Lights"
(2011) 		"It's Christmas Time Again"
(2012) 		"In a World Like This"
(2013)
Music video
"It's Christmas Time Again" on YouTube

"It's Christmas Time Again" is a Christmas song by the American vocal group Backstreet Boys. The song was written by Backstreet Boys members Nick Carter and Howie Dorough along with Mika Guillory and Morgan Taylor Reid in early October 2012.[3] It is the first song by the Backstreet Boys to feature Kevin Richardson's vocals in six years. Richardson left the group in 2006 and rejoined in 2012. It is also the first song released under the group's own label, K-BAHN. It's also their second seasonal song following their original Christmas song "Christmas Time," which was released 16 years after it.

A sneak preview of "It's Christmas Time Again" was posted on the group's official website on November 1, 2012, and AOL Music premiered the whole song on November 5, 2012.[5] "It's Christmas Time Again" was released digitally on November 6, 2012.[6] The Backstreet Boys performed the song publicly for the first time on November 4, 2012, at the taping of Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade at Disneyland. On November 14, 2012, the group debuted the song on national TV on The Talk, and on December 19, 2012, they performed the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

In December 2013, the Backstreet Boys performed this song in the annual "Christmas in Washington" TV special, which was also attended by the President of the United States Barack Obama and his family.[7]

After ten years, it appears on the group's first-holiday album, A Very Backstreet Christmas.

  1. ^ "Backstreet Boys Twitter Update". October 18, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Studio w/ Kevin, AJ, & Nick. If you're good this year, we may have a surprise for u ;)
  2. ^ "Backstreet Boys - It's Christmas Time Again (File. MP3) at Discogs". Discogs. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Nick Carter Twitter Update". October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2012. On our way to work to write with Prophet and Morgan. Wish us luck.
  4. ^ "Morgan Taylor Reid Twitter Update". November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2012. Get Backstreet Boys Xmas single NOW on iTunes!! Produced/mixed/co-written by yours truly!
  5. ^ Malach, Maggie (November 5, 2012). "Backstreet Boys, 'It's Christmas Time Again' Premiere: Band Rings in Holiday Season with New Song". AOL Music. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  6. ^ "Backstreet Boys Christmas Time". Backstreet Boys. November 1, 2012. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  7. ^ Clark, Cindy (December 16, 2013). "Obamas, Hugh Jackman celebrate 'Christmas in Washington'". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.