Once Upon a Christmas Song

"Once Upon a Christmas Song"
Single by Geraldine McQueen (Peter Kay)
Released5 December 2008 (Europe)
RecordedNovember 2008
GenreParody, Christmas
Songwriter(s)Peter Kay and Gary Barlow
Peter Kay singles chronology
"The Winner's Song"
(2008) 		"Once Upon a Christmas Song"
(2008) 		"The Official BBC Children in Need Medley"
(2009)

"Once Upon a Christmas Song" is a Christmas single, and the second single to be released by fictional character Geraldine McQueen. It was co-written by Gary Barlow and Peter Kay who plays the character, originating from a parody talent show called Britain's Got the Pop Factor.... The song was a major success, reaching number 5 in the Official Charts for the United Kingdom.[1] The CD was released on 15 December 2008, with the download available a day earlier[2] and the proceeds going to the NSPCC, a British charity working and campaigning on child protection.[3] In 2016, an instrumental version of the song served as the theme tune to BBC One's compilation series Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle.

  1. ^ "Peter Kay characters ranked from best to worst by viewers". 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Once Upon A Christmas Song (Single)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  3. ^ Will Peter Kay's Geraldine be Christmas Number One? The Bolton News, 15 December 2008