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- ↑ "Backstreet Boys – Christmas Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Danish single certifications – Backstreet Boys – Christmas Time". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved December 20, 2022.
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