| "A Winter's Tale" | |
|---|---|
| Song by David Essex from the album The Whisper | |
| Released | December 11, 1982 |
| Recorded | 1982 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Language | English |
| Writer | Mike Batt/Tim Rice |
A Winter's Tale is a song by David Essex from the 1983 album The Whisper. First released as a single in 1982, it reached #2 in the UK singles chart in January 1983.
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A Winter's Tale was written by Mike Batt and Tim Rice in late 1982 in response to a request from Essex.[1] It was released as a single in December 1982. It spent ten weeks in the UK chart, peaking at #2 on 15 January 1983.[2] Later in 1983, the song was included on Essex's album The Whisper.[3]
The song was covered by Michael Ball for his 2000 album Christmas.[4]
Joe McElderry performed the song at Durham Cathedral, this version features a new verse written by Tim Rice.[5]
A Winter's Tale was used to open the musical All the Fun of the Fair, launched in 2008, in which it was performed by Louise English.[6]
A 2008 poll by Asian News International saw A Winter's Tale placed as the fourth worst Christmas song.[7]