Merry Christmas Everyone

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Merry Christmas Everyone is a popular song by Shakin' Stevens.

Written by Bob Heatlie and produced by Dave Edmunds, this was Shakin' Stevens fourth and final number one on the UK singles chart. It was originally going to be released in 1984 but was postponed a year because of the release of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas.

It was Christmas number 1 in 1985; 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 . This was due to the fact 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.

Preceded by "Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney Houston

UK number one single December 22, 1985

Succeeded by "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys

v • d • e 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