"Christmas Time" | ||||
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Single by Bryan Adams | ||||
B-side | "Reggae Christmas" | |||
Released | Late 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | Pop, Rock, Festive hits | |||
Length | 4.10 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance | |||
Bryan Adams singles chronology | ||||
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"Christmas Time" is a song by Canadian rock singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. It was written by Adams and Jim Vallance [1] and became Adams' most popular Christmas song. It was originally released on clear, green vinyl with a picture sleeve. It was written and recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. No music video was shot for the song when it was originally released, but on December 10, 2019, Adams released a video for the song on YouTube. [2] Over thirty years after it was first recorded, the song still receives significant radio airplay each year during the Christmas season. It features prominently in the 2022 action comedy film Violent Night .
The B-side is "Reggae Christmas", written by Jim Vallance in 1978 after a chance meeting with Ringo Starr. Although Starr never recorded it, Adams went on to do his version in 1984, adding a new bridge section. It was first released as a fanclub-only single on colored vinyl in December 1984, with a Christmas message by Adams and his band on the B-side (entitled "Plum Pudding"). Subsequently, "Reggae Christmas" ended up as the B-side to all pressings of "Christmas Time", from 1985 onwards. There was a live video made by MTV for its "Reggae Christmas", featuring a guest appearance by Pee-wee Herman.
Despite being listed as a bonus track to the 1983 album Cuts Like a Knife on the Bryan Adams website, [3] there is no official version of the album with "Christmas Time" on it. The song, along with its B-side "Reggae Christmas", appears on Bryan Adams' 2019 EP Christmas.
The song is also available on these compilation albums:
Chart (1985–1986) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] | 64 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 39 |
Germany (GfK) [5] | 67 |
Ireland (IRMA) | 26 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] | 33 |
Norway (VG-lista) [7] | 2 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [8] | 19 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 18 |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 55 |
US Billboard Top Tracks [10] [ citation needed ] | 31 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [8] | 50 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 91 |
Chart (2016–2024) | Peak position |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [11] | 17 |
Canada Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [12] | 43 |
Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [13] | 28 |
Germany (GfK) [14] | 14 |
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [15] | 18 |
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [16] | 87 |
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [17] | 31 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [18] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [19] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [20] | Gold | 250,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [21] | Gold | 50,000 [21] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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