Under the Tree (Ed Sheeran song)

"Under the Tree"
Single by Ed Sheeran
Released	26 November 2024
Recorded	2024
Genre	Christmas music
Length	4:02
Label	Gingerbread Man Records
Songwriters	Ed Sheeran Johnny McDaid
Producers	Ed Sheeran Johnny McDaid
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"The Great British Bar Off" (2023) "Under the Tree" (2024) "Azizam" (2025)
Music video
"Under the Tree" on YouTube

"Under the Tree" is a Christmas song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, written and contributed for the 2024 Netflix and Locksmith Animation film That Christmas . ^[1] The song was released as a non-album digital single on 26 November 2024 by Sheeran's own record label Gingerbread Man Records. ^[2] Sheeran wrote and produced the song with Snow Patrol member and Vega4 former member Johnny McDaid. "Under the Tree" reached top 40 on the charts in Italy, Belgium and Germany.

Music video

The music video for "Under the Tree", titled Ed Sheeran: Under the Tree, was directed by Richard Curtis, produced by Ramshackle Productions and Dan Matthews, cinematographed by Danny Cohen and edited by Sim Evan-Jones. ^[3] It stars Ed Sheeran as himself and Claudia Jessie as Anna and it features some scenes from That Christmas . ^[4] The music video, which was filmed in the Suffolk seaside town of Southwold (which is one of the three inspirations for the fictional Suffolk seaside town of Wellington-on-Sea from That Christmas), was also uploaded on YouTube on 27 November 2024.

Charts

Chart (2024–2025)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5]	44
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6]	37
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7]	85
Germany (GfK) [8]	40
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [9]	129
Ireland (IRMA) [10]	73
Italy (FIMI) [11]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12]	55
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [13]	11
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [14]	32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [15]	44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [16]	67
UK Singles (OCC) [17]	55
UK Indie (OCC) [18]	8
US Holiday Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [19]	11

References

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3. "Ed Sheehan Is All Melancholy Christmas in New Video 'Under the Tree'". Rolling Stone . 26 November 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
4. Kaplan, Ilana (11 December 2024). "How Ed Sheeran Got 'Love Actually' Director Richard Curtis to Make His Festive 'Under the Tree' Music Video". People . Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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13. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
14. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 3. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
15. "Ed Sheeran – Under the Tree". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
16. "Ed Sheeran – Under the Tree". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
18. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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