Merry Christmas Darling
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Cover to the Carpenters' single "Merry Christmas Darling" from 1970
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| Single by The Carpenters from the album Christmas Portrait |
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| A-side | "Merry Christmas Darling" | ||||
| B-side | "Mr. Guder" | ||||
| Released | November 20, 1970 December 1976 |
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| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | Autumn 1970 | ||||
| Genre | Holiday | ||||
| Length | 03:05 | ||||
| Label | A&M Records 1236 & 1991 |
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| Writer(s) | Frank Pooler; Richard Carpenter | ||||
| Producer | Jack Daugherty | ||||
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"Merry Christmas Darling" by The Carpenters was written by Richard Carpenter & Frank Pooler and originally recorded in 1970. At the time, it was only available on a 7" single from A&M Records (1236) and later in 1974 reissued as A&M 1648 and in 1977 as A&M 1991. The single went to #1 on Billboard's Christmas singles chart in 1970, and did again in 1971 and 1973.
In 1978, The Carpenters issued their Christmas Portrait album, which contained a new recording of "Merry Christmas Darling". However, the single versions of "Merry Christmas Darling" were of the original 1970 mix, and none of the singles had the newer 1978 mix. During Christmas, the latter mix is usually played. The only difference between the original version and the newer, more commonly heard version is the remixed vocals of Karen Carpenter. The song has also been covered by Kimberley Locke and Vanessa Williams.
Billboard magazine did not display Christmas singles on the Hot 100 in 1970. This song just missed the top 40 in Cash Box.
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Christmas Singles | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 45 |
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