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"Merry Christmas Everyone" 
Single by Shakin' Stevens B-side "With My Heart", "Blue Christmas" Released 1985 Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl Recorded 1984 Length 3:39 Label Epic Writer(s) Bob Heatlie Producer Dave Edmunds Shakin' Stevens singles chronology "Lipstick, Powder and Paint"
(1985)"Merry Christmas Everyone"
(1985)"Turning Away"
(1986)"Merry Christmas Everyone" is a popular festive song by the Welsh singer-songwriter Shakin' Stevens.
Written by Bob Heatlie and produced by Dave Edmunds, this was Shakin' Stevens fourth, and most recent, number one on the UK singles chart.[1] Originally it was to be released in 1984, but was postponed a year so it wouldn't clash with Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas".[2]
It was finally released in early December of 1985[3] and was the Christmas number one for that year.[4] Ever since it has been included on many top-selling Christmas collections and received airplay every Christmas. In 2007 the song re entered the UK top 30 and reached number 22 on the Christmas chart.[1] This was because downloads now make up the UK singles chart; in past years this would have been impossible unless there was a physical re-release of the song. Also in 2008 (#36) and 2009 (#47) the song charted again in the UK.[1]
Chart performance
Year UK[1] IRE[5] AUT SWI 1985 1 3 2007 22 2008 36 2009 49 50 87 2010 73 Preceded by
"Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney HoustonUK Singles Chart number one single
December 22, 1985 (2 weeks)Succeeded by
"West End Girls" by Pet Shop BoysReferences
- ^ a b c d "Chart Stats - Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=13002. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ BBC Wales - Music - Shakin' Stevens Biography
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- ^ "Christmas Number Ones : Singles - everyHit.com". http://www.everyhit.com/christmasnumber1.html. 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."
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
UK Christmas number-one singles in the 1980s "There's No One Quite Like Grandma" (St Winifred's School Choir, 1980) · "Don't You Want Me" (The Human League, 1981) · "Save Your Love" (Renée and Renato, 1982) · "Only You" (The Flying Pickets, 1983) · "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Band Aid, 1984) · "Merry Christmas Everyone" (Shakin' Stevens, 1985) · "Reet Petite" (Jackie Wilson, 1986) · "Always on My Mind" (Pet Shop Boys, 1987) · "Mistletoe and Wine" (Cliff Richard, 1988) · "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Band Aid II, 1989)Complete list · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s Categories:- Christmas number-one singles in the United Kingdom
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