The Gift of Christmas (song) explained

The Gift of Christmas
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Type:single
Artist:Childliners
B-Side:Accapella
Released:December 1995
Genre:Pop
Length:4:06
Label:London Records
Producer:Rob Kean, Tony Vickers

"The Gift of Christmas"[1] is a 1995 charity single by supergroup Childliners, with the proceeds of the single going to Childline. The song was written by Tony Mortimer[2] of East 17. In a similar ilk to "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid, the song features popular chart acts such as MN8, Boyzone, East 17, Backstreet Boys, Dannii Minogue, Peter Andre and more. It peaked at number 9[3] on the UK Singles Chart, number 10 in Ireland[4] and number 7 in Scotland.[5]

A second CD of "The Gift of Christmas" was also released featuring remixes by Motiv 8, Not Loveland, Matt Darey, Beatmasters and Wand; whilst credited to 'ChildLiner DJs', the artist remains ChildLiners, and the DJs have only remixed the existing track.[6]

Performers

Track listings

CD single
  1. "The Gift of Christmas" (Radio Mix) – 4:06
  2. "The Gift of Christmas" (Accapella) – 3:56
CD single (remix)
  1. "The Gift of Christmas" (Single Version) – 4:06
  2. "The Gift of Christmas" (Motiv 8 Simply Great) – 5:45
  3. "The Gift of Christmas" (Not Loveland But Lapland Mix) – 7:09
  4. "The Gift of Christmas" (Gift Rapped) – 5:32
  5. "The Gift of Christmas" (Frankincense Making Sense Mix) – 6:30
  6. "The Gift of Christmas" (Wands Magic Mix) – 5:53
Cassette single
  1. "The Gift of Christmas" (Radio Mix) – 4:06
  2. "The Gift of Christmas" (Accapella) – 3:56

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Gift of Christmas. BBC. bbc.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Child Liners The Gift Of Christmas. hitparade. swisscharts.com.
  3. Web site: The Gift of Christmas. Official Charts.
  4. Web site: Childliners Irish Chart Peaks. Irish Recorded Music Association. The Irish Charts.
  5. Web site: Childliners Scottish Chart Peaks. Official Charts Company. Official Charts.
  6. Web site: ChildLiner DJ's – The Gift Of Christmas. Discogs. Discogs.com.