| "Text Me Merry Christmas" | |
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| Single by Straight No Chaser (feat. Kristen Bell) | |
| Released | November 17, 2014 |
| Genre | A capella, Christmas |
| Length | 2:40 |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Adam Schlesinger, David Javerbaum |
"Text Me Merry Christmas" is a song performed by Straight No Chaser and Kristen Bell. It was written by Adam Schlesinger and David Javerbaum. [1] The song was released on November 17, 2014. [2]
Written to convey "how informal communication has become", the group picked Bell immediately upon deciding the song should be a duet. [3] Bell found it "a blast" to perform in the a cappella style. [4] Bell's male counterpart is Michael Luginbill. [5] The song touches on a common theme for Christmas music, that of being apart. [6]
Upon release, Billboard called the tune both "catchy" and "goofy". [7] Within three days of its release, the official YouTube video had garnered 1.7 million views. [4] The song reached #56 on the Billboard Holiday 100 chart on December 19, 2014. [8]
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