I Still Believe in Christmas

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"I Still Believe in Christmas"
I Still Believe in Christmas - Anne Wilson.jpg
Single by Anne Wilson
ReleasedOctober 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
Genre
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jonathan Smith
  • Jeff Pardo
Anne Wilson singles chronology
"My Jesus"
(2021)		"I Still Believe in Christmas"
(2021)		"Emmanuel God With Us"
(2022)
Music video
"I Still Believe in Christmas" (Lyrics) on YouTube

"I Still Believe in Christmas" is a song by American contemporary Christian music singer Anne Wilson, released on October 29, 2021. [1] Wilson co-wrote the song with Jeff Pardo and Matthew West. [2]

Contents

"I Still Believe in Christmas" peaked at number fifteen on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.

Background

On October 29, 2021, Anne Wilson released the multi-track single "I Still Believe in Christmas" accompanied with a lyric video of the song. [3] She shared the story behind "I Still Believe in Christmas", calling it "a song of the hope we have in Our precious Lord and Savior, Jesus. It can be hard to cling to hope in the middle of the world we are in right now, but we have to choose to still believe in the miracle of Christmas. I pray this song leads you closer to Jesus and fills you with His love and comfort during this holiday season." [4]

Composition

"I Still Believe in Christmas" is composed in the key of F♯ with a tempo of 76 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4. [5]

Commercial performance

"I Still Believe in Christmas" made its debut at number 40 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated December 4, 2021. [6] The song reached number one on the Christian Airplay chart dated January 1, 2022, becoming Wilson's second number one on the chart, after "My Jesus". [7]

Track listing

All tracks were produced by Jonathan Smith and Jeff Pardo. [8]

"I Still Believe in Christmas" [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Still Believe in Christmas"
3:48
2."Kentucky Fried Christmas"
3:04
3."Just Because It's Christmas"
  • Wilson
  • Pardo
3:46
Total length:10:28

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [10]

Charts

Chart performance for "I Still Believe in Christmas"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 15
US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 1
US Christian AC ( Billboard ) [13] 1

Release history

Release dates and formats for "I Still Believe in Christmas"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousOctober 29, 2021
 [9]
United StatesNovember 3, 2021 Christian radio [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Cluver, Ross (October 29, 2021). "Anne Wilson Drops Multi-track 'I Still Believe in Christmas' | CCM Magazine". CCM Magazine . Salem Communications. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ "I Still Believe In Christmas | Chords, Lyrics and Sheet Music | SongSelect®". SongSelect. CCLI. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "JFH News: Anne Wilson Releases Debut Holiday Music with Multi-Track Single, "I Still Believe In Christmas"". Jesus Freak Hideout. October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Story Behind "I Still Believe In Christmas" by Anne Wilson — The Promise FM". Jesus Freak Hideout. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ "I Still Believe in Christmas by Anne Wilson". MultiTracks. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Christian Airplay – Billboard". Billboard . Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ Asker, Jim (December 29, 2021). "Anne Wilson's 'I Still Believe in Christmas' Tops Christian Airplay – Billboard". Billboard . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Spotify – I Still Believe In Christmas". October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021– via Spotify.
  9. 1 2 "I Still Believe In Christmas - Single by Anne Wilson on Apple Music". United States. October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021– via Apple Music.
  10. ↑ "I Still Believe in Christmas – Anne Wilson | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Hot Christian Songs - Billboard". Billboard . December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Christian Airplay – Billboard". Billboard . December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Christian AC Airplay – Billboard". Billboard . December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Capitol CMG Radio on Instagram: "Anne Wilson delivers her debut Christmas single to radio with "I Still Believe In Christmas"! Listen NOW in your PlayMPE Capitol…"". November 3, 2021. Capitol CMG Radio page. Retrieved December 20, 2021– via Instagram.
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