| "Merry Christmas Everyone" | ||||
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| Single by Shakin' Stevens | ||||
| B-side | "With My Heart", "Blue Christmas" | |||
| Released | 25 November 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, Christmas music | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Heatlie | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Edmunds | |||
| Shakin' Stevens singles chronology | ||||
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| "Merry Christmas Everyone" on YouTube | ||||
"Merry Christmas Everyone" is a festive song recorded by Welsh singer-songwriter Shakin' Stevens. Written by Bob Heatlie and produced by Dave Edmunds, it is the fourth and to date last number one single for Shakin' Stevens on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
It was released on 25 November 1985[2] and was the Christmas number one for that year.[3] Ever since it has been included on many top-selling Christmas collections and received frequent airplay every Christmas. In 2007, the song re-entered the UK top 30 and reached number 22 on the Christmas chart.[1] This is because downloads are now included in the UK Singles Chart; whereas in past years this would have been impossible unless there was a physical re-release of the song. From 2007 to 2017, the song charted in the UK at peak positions 22, 36, 47, 68, 42, 46, 54, 38, 26, 17, and 10. Originally only in the chart for eight weeks, it has since amassed over 70 weeks.[1] In December 2018 it reached No. 9 in the UK chart, its highest position since 1985.[4] In both December 2019 and December 2020, it reached No. 6.[5][6]
- ^ a b c "merry christmas everyone > Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "shakin1". Net-serve.co.uk. 1986-12-07. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ "Christmas Number Ones : Singles - everyHit.com". Retrieved 19 December 2009.
A technical note; the Christmas Number One does not always synchronise with the dates elsewhere as they refer to 'week ending' chart dates. These are the real Christmas Number Ones.
- ^ Official Singles Chart Top 100 - 28 December 2018 - 03 January 2019
- ^ Official Singles Chart Top 100 - 27 December 2019 - 02 January 2020
- ^ Official Singles Chart Top 100 - 11–17 December 2020