Like It's Christmas

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"Like It's Christmas"
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Single by Jonas Brothers
ReleasedNovember 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)
Length3:22
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jonas Brothers singles chronology
"Lonely"
(2019)
"Like It's Christmas"
(2019)
"What a Man Gotta Do"
(2020)
Lyric video
"Like It's Christmas" on YouTube

"Like It's Christmas" is a Christmas song by American group Jonas Brothers. It was released on November 8, 2019, and is the band's final release of the year. It is the fourth Christmas song released by them after "Girl of My Dreams" in 2007, "Joyful Kings" in 2008, and "Summertime Anthem" in 2009.

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Background

The group announced the song's name and release date on November 4, 2019. [1]

Commercial performance

"Like It's Christmas" reached number one on the US Adult Contemporary chart in December 2019, becoming the Jonas Brothers' second number one on the chart. It also reached a peak position of No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending January 6, 2024. [2]

Live performances

The band performed the song on their Happiness Begins Tour beginning on December 4, 2019 in Omaha. [3] On December 13, 2019, they performed the song along with the singles "Burnin' Up", "Sucker", "Cool" and "Only Human". [4] They performed the song live on an episode of the Netflix show Dash & Lily , produced by Nick Jonas. [5]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [6]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Like It's Christmas"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [38] Gold45,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [39] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [40] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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