"Lonely This Christmas" was a popular single by the English glam rock band Mud, that topped the UK singles chart in 1974 and reached Christmas number one.
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Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, "Lonely This Christmas" was Mud's second number one single in the UK, spending four weeks at the top in December 1974 and January 1975.[1] It was the third number one single that year for the ChinniChap writing and production team, and was performed in the style of Elvis Presley's slower songs from his later career. Due to this, the song is often erroneously attributed to Presley.
The song is noted for a memorable performance on Top of the Pops in which guitarist Rob Davis was covered in tinsel and wore Christmas baubles as earrings, while vocalist Les Gray sang to a ventriloquist's dummy.
The song has been covered by Lucky Soul, Blue, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (fan club limited edition Xmas 7 inch), Little Man Tate and KT Tunstall.
| Preceded by "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White |
UK number one single 21 December 1974 for four weeks |
Succeeded by "Down Down" by Status Quo |
| Preceded by Slade |
UK Christmas Number One single
"Lonely This Christmas" 1974 |
Succeeded by Queen |
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