Every Year, Every Christmas

"Every Year, Every Christmas"
Single by Luther Vandross
from the album This Is Christmas
Released	1995
Length	5:06 (single edit)
Label	LV Epic
Songwriter(s)	Luther Vandross Richard Marx
Producer(s)	Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross singles chronology
"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (1995) "Every Year, Every Christmas" (1995) "Your Secret Love" (1996)

"Every Year, Every Christmas" is a song by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, released by LV and Epic Records in December 1995. It was written by Vandross and Richard Marx for his tenth studio album, the holiday album This Is Christmas (1995), while production was helmed by Vandross. The original Christmas song received moderate rotation on radio and peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Singer Patti LaBelle also covered the song, which appeared on her 2007 Christmas album Miss Patti's Christmas . The LaBelle version was spoken at the end, with the song dedicated to Vandross. ^[1]

Critical reception

Jordan Paramor from Smash Hits gave "Every Year, Every Christmas" four out of five, writing, "Government health warning: Do not listen to this single if you're going to be boyfriend/girlfriend-less this Christmas, 'cos when we tried a little experiment on one of the members of the office (ie sat her down and forced her to listen to Luther's mellow tinkerings and outrageously romantic shenigans about being in love at Christmas), she ran around the office wailing and trying to snog the face off any bloke that'd look her way. Not a pleasant sight, but a very charming tune nonetheless!" ^[2]

Music video

The music video for "Every Year, Every Christmas", shot in black-and-white, was directed by German film maker Marcus Nispel. ^[3]

Track listings

CD single ^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Every Year, Every Christmas"	Luther Vandross Richard Marx	Vandross	5:06
2.	"My Favourite Things"	Rodgers & Hammerstein	Nat Adderley Jr.	5:58
3.	"Evergreen"	Barbra Streisand Paul Williams	Walter Afanasieff	3:54
4.	"The Impossible Dream"	Joe Darion Mitch Leigh	Afanasieff	5:16

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Every Year, Every Christmas"

Chart (1995)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [5]	43
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [6]	24
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [7]	32

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 597.
2. Paramor, Jordan (December 6, 1995). "Singles". Smash Hits . p. 56. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
3. "Marcus Nispel: Music Videos". Apple Music . Retrieved November 25, 2024.
4. "Joe – All or Nothing (CD single)". Discogs . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
6. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
7. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.