December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)

"December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)"
Single by George Michael
B-side	"Jingle (A Musical Interlewd)"
Released	25 December 2008 (2008-12-25) (free release) 14 December 2009 (2009-12-14) (commercial release)[1] 13 December 2010 (2010-12-13) (re-release)[2] 12 December 2011 (2011-12-12) (re-release)[3]
Recorded	2008 (free version) 2009 (commercial version)
Genre	Pop Christmas
Length	3:37
Label	Island (2009–10) Aegean (2011)
Songwriter(s)	George Michael David Austin
Producer(s)	George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"Heal the Pain" (2008) "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" (2008) "True Faith" (2011)
Music video
"December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" on YouTube

"December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" is a Christmas single commercially released by English singer-songwriter George Michael on 14 December 2009. The song was originally announced during one of the last dates on Michael's 25 Live tour, and was available for free on Michael's official website on 25–26 December 2008. It was written by Michael and longtime writing partner David Austin.

During the Gerry Ryan show, Austin confirmed that the song had originally been written with the Spice Girls in mind. After a few failed deadlines, the song was going to be given to Michael Bublé, but Michael decided to keep it for himself.

The song features an intro and ending sample from the Frank Sinatra recording "The Christmas Waltz".

Michael performed the song live on 13 December for the final of the 2009 series of The X Factor. The day after the performance, physical copies of the song were sold out in one day, forcing Michael's record label to print new copies. The song debuted at number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart.