Christmas in New York

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"Christmas in New York"
Song by John Wesley Shipp
Language English
Released1982
Genre Christmas
Songwriter(s) Billy Butt

"Christmas in New York" is a Christmas song written by Billy Butt at the piano of the Church of Sweden in New York in 1979. [1] It was recorded by John Wesley Shipp and released as a single in 1982, with "The Christmas Song" on its B-side. [2]

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Christmas in New York

The English-language version was performed annually between 1986 and 2002 by The Rockettes during the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City. [3] Lyrically, the song describes New York City in Christmas time. [4] It was recorded by Loa Falkman, as "It's Christmas in New York", on his 1990 Christmas album Julstämning . [5] US jazz singer Linda Bianchi covered it on her 2009 Christmas album, Christmas in New York . [6]

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Jul i Gamla stan

The Swedish-language version, recorded by the Glennmarks Family on the 1983 holiday album, Från advent till jul , is called "Jul i Gamla stan", [7] with lyrics by Monica Forsberg reflecting Christmas in Stockholm's gamla stan. It was covered by (among others) Sten & Stanley [8] (1986), Jan Malmsjö (1987), [9] Hasse Andersson (1996) [10] and Cyndee Peters (1986). [11]

Backstreet Boys

"Christmas in New York"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album A Very Backstreet Christmas
Released
  • 1 December 2006 (2006-12-01) (sneak peek)
  • 6 December 2022 (2022-12-06) (premiere)
Recorded2021
Genre
Length
  • 4:33
Label K-BAHN, BMG
Songwriter(s) Gary Baker
Greg Barnhill
Walt Aldridge
Producer(s) Gary Baker
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"Last Christmas"
(2022)		"Christmas in New York"
(00000015)		"TBA"
(2024 or 2025)
Music video
"Christmas in New York" on YouTube

"Christmas in New York" is a Christmas song recorded in 2021 by Backstreet Boys. The song was released as a sneak peek preview on 1 December 2022 on JCPenney's Live Holiday Spectacular and premiered on 6 December 2022. It is the second single off the album A Very Backstreet Christmas and the fourth Christmas single. [12]

The band's cover primarily combines pop and holiday magic and includes newly written lyrics by Gary Baker. The song's lyrics beautifully capture the spirit of Christmas in New York, with references to iconic landmarks and the city's unique atmosphere during the holiday season. [13]

Background

As part of their festive promotion, the Backstreet Boys had taken over the iconic Pandora Billboard in Times Square. Reflecting on this exciting campaign, Angela Barkan, SVP of Marketing, NY, shared, “Normally us New Yorkers save the Times Square walks for the tourists….not this year. Going to the busiest area of NYC has never been more enjoyable, as we have two BMG artists on featured Billboards. Backstreet Boys are on the Pandora Billboard and Julia Wolf is on the Amazon Billboard. Hats off to our DSP team for securing these amazing looks at the most crowded time of the year!” This campaign was a testament to the band's enduring popularity and commitment to bringing their music to their fans in new and exciting ways. [14]

Chart performance

since its release, the album has met with critical acclaim and debuted at Number One on Billboard’s  Top Holiday Albums chart and in the top 20 of the Billboard 200. It also currently holds the Number One spot on the Holiday Radio Charts. Besides the first single, last Christmas, which peaked at number 1, Christmas in New York has reached number 19 on the Billboard charts. [15]

Critical reception

The Backstreet Boys are feeling the Yuletide spirit with their new single, “Christmas In New York.” However, according to Billboard, the “Christmas in New York” video is getting much attention. [16]

Music Video

The sweet and sentimental visual sees the quintet—Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, and Kevin Richardson—passionately singing the holiday track while their claymation counterparts explore a sparkling New York City during Christmas—a throwback to claymation holiday movies such as Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, and more. [17] [18] Jude Daniel Chacon directed the video, which was filmed inside and was the first music video in which all five members were dressed in holiday clothes. [19] The music video was filmed along with the first video in the studio on August 17 - 18, 2022, [20] [21] [22] and is dedicated to Jules Bass, who passed away in October. [23]

The music video Christmas in New York is a hybrid of live-action and stop-motion animation, which sees the band performing the song on a decorated soundstage interspersed with claymation scenes of the group and a few colorful characters roaming the streets of New York City enjoying the holidays in the Big Apple. [24] For most of the video, they visit Big Apple landmarks such as Times Square, Rockefeller Center, and Central Park. [25] The claymation dolls of the boy group witness and participate in classic scenes. One features a Claymation Santa appearing with an elf at his side, ringing bells and asking for donations with a big red bucket. The dolls head down to the TV-decorated intersection of Times Square, take a horse-drawn carriage ride in Central Park, view the holiday windows at Macy’s 34th Street, and go ice-skating in Rockefeller Center. [26] [27]

Charts

Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Holiday 100 ( Billboard )
US Holiday Digital Song Sales ( Billboard )1
US Holiday Streaming Songs ( Billboard )19

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