What Christmas Means to Me

"What Christmas Means to Me" is the name of several different Christmas songs. The most-covered version was written by Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, and George Gordy. It has been recorded by many artists, including:

Stevie Wonder (1967) on Someday at Christmas^[1]
Paul Young (1992) on A Very Special Christmas 2^[2]
Hanson (1997) on Snowed In^[3]
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen with Sean Holt (1999) on Cool Yule: A Christmas Party With Friends^[4]
En Vogue (2002) on The Gift of Christmas^[5]
Holiday Express (2002) on Live^[6]
Jessica Simpson (2004) on ReJoyce: The Christmas Album^[7]
Natalie Grant (2005) on Believe^[8]
Charm City Sound (2007) on Christmas Lights^[9]
Darlene Love (2007) on It's Christmas, Of Course^[10]
Mandisa (2007) on Christmas Joy EP^[11] - also appeared on It's Christmas in 2008^[12]
Jason Yeager (2008) on My Christmas Wish
Overboard (2008) on Tidings^[13]
Sensational Soul Cruisers (2008) on Save Your Soul EP
Rahsaan Patterson (2008) on The Ultimate Gift^[14]
Michael McDonald (2009) on This Christmas^[15] – listed as "That's What Christmas Means to Me"
Karel King (2010) on Lights, Love, and Laughter
Trijntje Oosterhuis (2010) on This Is The Season
University of Wisconsin Madhatters (2010) on Cheer On Tap
Nick Lachey featuring The Sing-Off Contestants (2010) on The Sing Off: Season 2, Episode 5, The Finale
Coastline (2011) on An Undeniably Merry Coastline Christmas
J Grace (2011) on Christmas Eve^[16]
CeeLo Green (2012) on Cee Lo's Magic Moment^[17]
The Empty Pockets (2012) on A Holiday Staycation
Rhonda Thomas (2012) on Little Drummer Girl
Klarc Whitson
Sugarlick
Sugar Beats on A Sugar Beats Christmas – Cool Christmas Songs for Kids
Ballroom Orchestra & Singers
Jennette McCurdy in the 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Two Angels (2013) on How Angels Celebrate Christmas
Train (2015) on Christmas in Tahoe
The Mrs (2015) single release
Straight No Chaser (2016) on I'll Have Another... Christmas Album
Pentatonix (2018) on Christmas Is Here!
John Legend (2018) on A Legendary Christmas
Gaia (2021) single release
Joss Stone (2022) on Merry Christmas, Love
Hannah Waddingham (2023) on Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas
Cher (2023) on Christmas

^ "Someday at Christmas - Stevie Wonder | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1967-11-27. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ Dennis MacDonald (1992-10-20). "A Very Special Christmas 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1997-11-18). "Snowed In - Hanson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "Cool Yule: A Christmas Party With Friends - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1999-10-05. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "The Gift of Christmas - En Vogue | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2002-10-08. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "Live - Holiday Express | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2004-11-23). "Rejoyce: The Christmas Album - Jessica Simpson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ Johnny Loftus (2005-10-25). "Believe - Natalie Grant | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "Christmas Lights - Charm City Sound | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2007-07-19. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ Mark Deming (2007-10-02). "It's Christmas, of Course - Darlene Love | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "Christmas Joy EP - Mandisa | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ Jared Johnson (2008-10-14). "It's Christmas - Mandisa | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "Tidings - Overboard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "The Spirit of Christmas [Collector's Edition] - The Spirit Of Christmas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "This Christmas - Michael McDonald | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "Christmas Eve - J. Grace | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
^ "What Christmas Means to Me - Cee Lo Green | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[1] "Someday at Christmas - Stevie Wonder | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1967-11-27. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[2] Dennis MacDonald (1992-10-20). "A Very Special Christmas 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1997-11-18). "Snowed In - Hanson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[4] "Cool Yule: A Christmas Party With Friends - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1999-10-05. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[5] "The Gift of Christmas - En Vogue | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2002-10-08. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[6] "Live - Holiday Express | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[7] Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2004-11-23). "Rejoyce: The Christmas Album - Jessica Simpson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[8] Johnny Loftus (2005-10-25). "Believe - Natalie Grant | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[9] "Christmas Lights - Charm City Sound | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2007-07-19. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[10] Mark Deming (2007-10-02). "It's Christmas, of Course - Darlene Love | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[11] "Christmas Joy EP - Mandisa | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[12] Jared Johnson (2008-10-14). "It's Christmas - Mandisa | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[13] "Tidings - Overboard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[14] "The Spirit of Christmas [Collector's Edition] - The Spirit Of Christmas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[15] "This Christmas - Michael McDonald | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[16] "Christmas Eve - J. Grace | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

[17] "What Christmas Means to Me - Cee Lo Green | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

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