What Christmas Means to Me explained

"What Christmas Means to Me" is the name of several different Christmas songs. The most-covered version was written by Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, and George Gordy. It has been recorded by many artists, including:

• Stevie Wonder (1967) on Someday at Christmas^[1]
• Paul Young (1992) on A Very Special Christmas 2^[2]
• Hanson (1997) on Snowed In^[3]
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen with Sean Holt (1999) on Cool Yule: A Christmas Party With Friends^[4]
• En Vogue (2002) on The Gift of Christmas^[5]
• Holiday Express (2002) on Live^[6]
• Jessica Simpson (2004) on ^[7]
• Natalie Grant (2005) on Believe^[8]
• Charm City Sound (2007) on Christmas Lights^[9]
• Darlene Love (2007) on It's Christmas, Of Course^[10]
• Mandisa (2007) on Christmas Joy EP^[11] - also appeared on It's Christmas in 2008^[12]
• Jason Yeager (2008) on My Christmas Wish
• Overboard (2008) on Tidings^[13]
• Sensational Soul Cruisers (2008) on Save Your Soul EP
• Rahsaan Patterson (2008) on The Ultimate Gift^[14]
• Michael McDonald (2009) on This Christmas^[15] - listed as "That's What Christmas Means to Me"
• Karel King (2010) on Lights, Love, and Laughter
• Trijntje Oosterhuis (2010) on This Is The Season
• University of Wisconsin Madhatters (2010) on Cheer On Tap
• Nick Lachey featuring The Sing-Off Contestants (2010) on The Sing Off: Season 2, Episode 5, The Finale
• Coastline (2011) on An Undeniably Merry Coastline Christmas
• J Grace (2011) on Christmas Eve^[16]
• CeeLo Green (2012) on Cee Lo's Magic Moment^[17]
• The Empty Pockets (2012) on A Holiday Staycation
• Rhonda Thomas (2012) on Little Drummer Girl
• Klarc Whitson
• Sugarlick
• Sugar Beats on A Sugar Beats Christmas - Cool Christmas Songs for Kids
• Ballroom Orchestra & Singers
• Jennette McCurdy in the 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
• Two Angels (2013) on "How Angels celebrate Christmas"
• Train (2015) on Christmas in Tahoe
• The Mrs (2015) single release
• Straight No Chaser (2016) on I'll Have Another... Christmas Album
• Pentatonix (2018) on Christmas Is Here!
• John Legend (2018) on A Legendary Christmas
• Gaia (2021) single release
• Joss Stone (2022) on Merry Christmas, Love
• Hannah Waddingham (2023) on
• Cher (2023) on Christmas

Charts

Stevie Wonder version

Weekly charts

Chart (1967–2024)! scope="col"

Peak position
Lithuania (AGATA)^[18]	89
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)^[19]	42
US R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs (Billboard)^[20]	42

All-time charts

Chart ! scope="col"

Position
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)^[21]	95

Pentatonix version

Weekly charts

John Legend and Stevie Wonder version

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "What Christmas Means to Me" by John Legend and Stevie Wonder

Chart (2018–2024)	Peak position
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)^[23]	34
US Streaming Songs (Billboard)^[24]	32

All-time charts

Chart ! scope="col"

Position
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)^[25]	76

Cher version

What Christmas Means to Me
Type:	song
Artist:	Cher and Stevie Wonder
Album:	Christmas
Length:	2:35
Label:	Warner
Producer:	Mark Taylor

American singer Cher's version of the song featuring Stevie Wonder was recorded for her 2023 album Christmas.^[26]

Charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"

Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[27]	94
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[28]	21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[29]	57

Similar titles

• "What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Chiquita Mullins, Claude Hill, Moses Dillard, and Sharon Michalsky
  • Al Green (1983) on The Christmas Album^[30] - also appeared on White Christmas in 1986^[31]
• "What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Steve Romanoff
  • Schooner Fare (1987) on Home for the Holidays^[32]
• "What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Joey Miskulin
  • Frankie Yankovic (1994) on Christmas Memories^[33]
• "What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Bob Stewart
  • Karen Newman (1994) on What Christmas Means to Me^[34]
• "What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Amayz
  • Amayz (2007) on Everyday Like Christmas^[35]
• "That's What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Nick Acquaviva and Ted Varnick
  • Eddie Fisher (1952) on Christmas with Eddie Fisher^[36]
• "That's What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Wendell B
  • Wendell B (2007) on Save a Little Room for Me^[33]
• "That's What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Harry Revel
  • Featured in the film It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
• "That's What Christmas Means to Me" - written by Jerome Schoolar
  • Biscuit Brothers (2007) on Have a Merry Musical Christmas^[37]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Someday at Christmas - Stevie Wonder | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 1967-11-27 . 2019-01-28.
2. Web site: Dennis MacDonald . A Very Special Christmas 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 1992-10-20 . 2019-01-28.
3. Web site: Stephen Thomas Erlewine . Snowed In - Hanson | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 1997-11-18 . 2019-01-28.
4. Web site: Cool Yule: A Christmas Party With Friends - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 1999-10-05 . 2019-01-28.
5. Web site: The Gift of Christmas - En Vogue | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2002-10-08 . 2019-01-28.
6. Web site: Live - Holiday Express | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2019-01-28.
7. Web site: Stephen Thomas Erlewine . Rejoyce: The Christmas Album - Jessica Simpson | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2004-11-23 . 2019-01-28.
8. Web site: Johnny Loftus . Believe - Natalie Grant | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2005-10-25 . 2019-01-28.
9. Web site: Christmas Lights - Charm City Sound | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2007-07-19 . 2019-01-28.
10. Web site: Mark Deming . It's Christmas, of Course - Darlene Love | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2007-10-02 . 2019-01-28.
11. Web site: Christmas Joy EP - Mandisa | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2007-11-20 . 2019-01-28.
12. Web site: Jared Johnson . It's Christmas - Mandisa | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2008-10-14 . 2019-01-28.
13. Web site: Tidings - Overboard | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2008-12-04 . 2019-01-28.
14. Web site: The Spirit of Christmas [Collector's Edition] - The Spirit Of Christmas | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2008-08-19 |access-date=2019-01-28].
15. Web site: This Christmas - Michael McDonald | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2009-09-29 . 2019-01-28.
16. Web site: Christmas Eve - J. Grace | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2019-01-28.
17. Web site: What Christmas Means to Me - Cee Lo Green | Song Info . AllMusic . 2019-01-28.
18. Web site: 2023 52-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. December 29, 2023. January 4, 2024.
19. Stevie Wonder Chart History (Holiday 100). Billboard. December 30, 2023. December 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230131827/https://www.billboard.com/artist/stevie-wonder/chart-history/hsx/. live.
20. Stevie Wonder Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs). Billboard. December 30, 2023. December 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230134045/https://www.billboard.com/artist/stevie-wonder/chart-history/rbs/. live.
21. Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs. Billboard. December 30, 2023.
22. Pentatonix Chart History (Holiday Digital Song Sales). Billboard. December 30, 2023. December 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230160347/https://www.billboard.com/artist/pentatonix/chart-history/xdt/. live.
23. Stevie Wonder Chart History (Holiday 100). Billboard. December 30, 2023. December 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230131827/https://www.billboard.com/artist/stevie-wonder/chart-history/hsx/. live.
24. Stevie Wonder Chart History (Streaming Songs). Billboard. December 30, 2023. December 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230134045/https://www.billboard.com/artist/stevie-wonder/chart-history/rbs/. live.
25. Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs. Billboard. December 30, 2023.
26. Web site: Cher -Christmas CD . Cher's Official Website . 2023-12-02.
27. Web site: Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 29 December 2023. Irish Recorded Music Association. December 29, 2023. December 29, 2023.
28. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. December 25, 2023. December 22, 2023.
29. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52 29/12/2023. Sverigetopplistan. sv. December 29, 2023.
30. Web site: Stephen Thomas Erlewine . The Christmas Album - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2019-01-28.
31. Web site: White Christmas - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2019-01-28.
32. Web site: Home for the Holidays - Schooner Fare | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2019-01-28.
33. Web site: Save a Little Room for Me - Wendell B. | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2007-11-13 . 2019-01-28.
34. Web site: What Christmas Means to Me - Karen Newman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
35. Web site: Everyday Like Christmas - Amayz | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
36. Web site: Christmas with Eddie Fisher [1952] - Eddie Fisher | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
37. Web site: Have a Merry Musical Christmas - Biscuit Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.