This Christmas (Taeyeon song) explained
"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 .
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. 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.[3] [4]
Chart performance
"This Christmas" debuted at number 2 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart.[5] On the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 Chart, the song debuted at number five in the chart issue dated December 30, 2017.
Charts
Credits
Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[8]
Studio
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
- Taeyeon – vocals
- Score (13) – producer, songwriter, vocal directing, piano
- Megatone (13) – producer, songwriter, vocal directing, bass
- Jukjae – guitar
- Kim Eun-seok – drums
- Yung – strings
- Park Oh-dal – strings conducting, strings arrangement
- Lee Min-kyu – recording, digital editing
- Lee Ji-hong – recording
- Jeong Ki-hong – recording
- Choi Da-in – recording
- Ji Yong-joo – recording
- Kim Cheol-sun – mixing
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Notes and References
- News: Taeyeon celebrates Christmas with special album. The Korea Herald. December 7, 2017. December 13, 2017.
- News: [Album review] Taeyeon's Christmas ballads heaven to ears]. The Korea Herald. December 13, 2017. December 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20221215050250/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171213000758. December 15, 2022. live.
- News: Taeyeon to return with Christmas record, concert in December. The Korea Herald. November 16, 2017. December 13, 2017.
- News: 태연, 12일 ‘This Christmas’ 발표…겨울감성 폭격 [공식]]. Taeyeon releases 'This Christmas' on the 12th... Winter emotional bombing [Official]. ko. Hong Se-young. Sports Donga. 2017-12-08. March 2, 2024. March 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240302010354/https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20171208/87640161/1. live.
- Web site: 2017년 50주차 Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Association. ko. December 23, 2017. December 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051456/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=50&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week. dead.
- Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Chart - Week of 2017-12-30. Billboard. subscription. December 18, 2017. June 4, 2020. June 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604191655/https://www.billboard.com/charts/k-pop-hot-100/2017-12-30. dead.
- Accumlated digital sales for "This Christmas":
- Web site: 2017년 50주차 Download Chart. Week 50 of 2017 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. December 10–16, 2017. December 21, 2017. December 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051715/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=50&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week. dead.
- Web site: 2017년 51주차 Download Chart. Week 51 of 2017 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. December 17–23, 2017. December 29, 2017. December 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112745/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=51&nationGbn=T. dead.
- Web site: 2017년 52주차 Download Chart. Week 52 of 2017 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. December 24–30, 2017. January 4, 2018. January 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073130/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=52&nationGbn=T. dead.
- This Christmas: Winter Is Coming. Taeyeon. 2017. photobook. Credits. South Korea . SM Entertainment.
- Web site: This Christmas - Winter is Coming – EP by Taeyeon. Melon. ko. May 10, 2019.
- Web site: This Christmas - Winter is Coming – EP by Taeyeon. 12 December 2017 . Apple Music. December 14, 2017.