This Christmas (Taeyeon song)

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"This Christmas"
Single by Taeyeon
from the album This Christmas: Winter Is Coming
ReleasedDecember 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
Genre Ballad
Length4:27
Label SM
Songwriter(s)
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
Producer(s) 13
Taeyeonsingles chronology
"Make Me Love You"
(2017)
"This Christmas"
(2017)
"Something New"
(2018)
Music video
"This Christmas" on YouTube

"This Christmas" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released as a digital single on December 12, 2017, by SM Entertainment. It is the title track of Taeyeon's special Christmas album This Christmas: Winter Is Coming .

Contents

Background and release

The music video for "This Christmas" was released on December 12, 2017. [1] The song is an authentic ballad featuring a magnificent orchestral sound and the delicate and explosive singing ability of 'Taeyeon' and an instrumental version is also included. [2] The younger version of Taeyeon in the video is played by Kim Jiwon, who made her debut as Liz of IVE in 2021, but was not a trainee at the time. [3] To promote the album, Taeyeon held a two-night concert titled "The Magic of Christmas Time" on December 22 and 23, 2017 at Kyung Hee University, Seoul. [4] [5]

Chart performance

"This Christmas" debuted at number 2 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart. [6] On the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 Chart, the song debuted at number five in the chart issue dated December 30, 2017. [7]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon) [6] 2
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) [7] 5

Sales

RegionSales
South Korea [8] 227,856

Credits

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes. [9]

Studio

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Worldwide [10] [11] December 12, 2017 Digital download SM Entertainment

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryRecipientResult
2018 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Song of the Year – December"This Christmas"Nominated

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