Christmas Time

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"Christmas Time"
Single by Christina Aguilera
from the album My Kind of Christmas
Released	2000
Format	Airplay Only
Genre	Pop/Holiday
Length	4:01
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	Alex Alessandroni Chaka Blackmon Steven Brown Ray Cham Ron Fair
Producer(s)	Celebrity Status Ron Fair
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Pero Me Acuerdo De Tí" (2000)	"Christmas Time" (2000)	"Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (2001)

"Christmas Time" is the first and only single from Christina Aguilera's Christmas album, My Kind of Christmas. Released in 2000, the single did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as it was primarily a Christmas single, and they do not really chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Of much debate is whether the song is truly the first and only single of the album, as "The Christmas Song" which is found on the album had been released prior. Nevertheless, "The Christmas Song" was released before My Kind of Christmas had even been created. The single is most known for being Aguilera's first and only original (not a cover of a traditional holiday tune) Christmas single.

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"Christmas Time" was written by Celebrity Status (Chaka Blackmon, Steven Brown, Ray Cham), Alex Alessandroni, and Ron Fair and produced by Ron Fair and Celebrity Status. As briefly mentioned above, the song is most known for being the holiday signature song of Christina Aguilera; caution should be taken though as the song is not considered one of her regular signature songs per se (like "Genie in a Bottle" or "Dirrty"), but rather the song has become famous as her personal holiday signature song (such as "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has become the personal holiday signature song for Mariah Carey).

As Aguilera is known for daring to be different, she takes a gutsy move by making her signature holiday anthem not the usual traditional upbeat blend of festive holiday cheer, but rather a dark, urban, almost modern production with elements of dark Victorian music, and even a rap as rapped by Aguilera herself. Nevertheless, the song is not meant to be negative as Aguilera exclaims, but festively, "There'll be family and Christmas cheer, Peace and goodwill to all men, Everybody is home for Christmas...Everybody is home for Christmas Time."