| "Merry Christmas Everyone" | ||||
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| Single by Shakin' Stevens | ||||
| B-side | "With My Heart", "Blue Christmas" | |||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Bob Heatlie | |||
| Producer | Dave Edmunds | |||
| Shakin' Stevens singles chronology | ||||
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"Merry Christmas Everyone" is a popular festive song by the Welsh singer-songwriter Shakin' Stevens.
Written by Bob Heatlie and produced by Dave Edmunds, this was Shakin' Stevens fourth, and most recent, number one on the UK singles chart.[1] Originally it was to be released in 1984, but was postponed a year so it wouldn't clash with Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas".[2]
It was finally released in early December of 1985[3] and was the Christmas number one for that year.[4] 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.[1] This was because 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. From 2008 to 2011, the song charted in the UK at peak positions 22, 36, 49, 47, and 42 respectively.[1]
| Year | UK[1] | IRE[5] | AUT | SWI | |
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| 1985 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2007 | 22 | ||||
| 2008 | 36 | ||||
| 2009 | 49 | 50 | 87 | ||
| 2010 | 73 | ||||
| 2011 | 42 |
| Preceded by "Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney Houston |
UK Singles Chart number one single December 22, 1985 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys |
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