It's Christmas Time (Status Quo song)

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"It's Christmas Time"
Status Quo - It's Christmas Time.jpg
Single by Status Quo
from the album Pictures - 40 Years of Hits
Released8 December 2008 (2008-12-08)
Recorded2008
Genre Christmas music
Hard rock
Length4:10 3:39 (Edited Version)
Label Universal Music
Songwriter(s) Rick Parfitt
Wayne Morris
Producer(s) Pip Williams
Status Quo singles chronology
"The Beginning of the End"
(2007)
"It's Christmas Time"
(2008)
"Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
(2008)

"It's Christmas Time" is a Christmas song recorded by the British Rock band Status Quo in 2008. It was included in the compilation box set album Pictures - 40 Years of Hits . The single was released on 8 December 2008 and it was written by Rick Parfitt and Wayne Morris. [1]

Contents

The song was released as a digital download, CD and 7 inch vinyl.

Track listing

  1. "It's Christmas Time" (4:10)
  2. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" / "Ice in the Sun" [Live] (4:38)
  3. "It's Christmas Time" [Quo-eoke Mix] (4:12)

Charts

Chart (2008)Position
UK Singles Chart 40

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References

  1. "Status Quo - "It's Christmas Time"". Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved 2009-12-03.