Little Town (song)

"Little Town"
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album Now You See Me, Now You Don't
B-side
  • "Love and a Helping Hand"
  • "You, Me and Jesus"
Released15 November 1982 (1982-11-15)[1]
Recorded
  • September 1981
  • January 1982
  • 25–26 March 82 (Orchestra)[2]
Studio
GenreChristmas carol
Length4:08
LabelEMI
Composer(s)Chris Eaton
Lyricist(s)Phillips Brooks
Producer(s)Cliff Richard, Craig Pruess
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Where Do We Go from Here"
(1982) 		"Little Town"
(1982) 		"She Means Nothing to Me"
(1983)

"Little Town" is a new arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" by English singer-songwriter Chris Eaton. Eaton adapted the lyrics (with some rearrangement of parts of verses) to a new melody he composed in a contemporary Christmas music style. It was first recorded by English singer Cliff Richard and released as a single in the UK for the 1982 Christmas season, reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]

In the US, the better known version is the rendition by renowned CCM artist Amy Grant, who included it on her 1983 album A Christmas Album.[4]

  1. ^ "The Cliff Richard Song Database website: Discography - Singles". cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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  4. ^ Mayaab, Philips. "From Mainstream to CCM: Cliff Richard's Story". ccmclassic.com. New Hope Management. Retrieved 29 September 2019.