Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming) Explained
| Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming) |
| Cover: | Wonderful Dream.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Melanie Thornton |
| Album: | Ready to Fly |
| Released: | November 26, 2001 |
| Recorded: | 2001 |
| Length: | 4:00 |
| Label: | X-Cell |
| Prev Title: | Makin' Oooh Oooh (Talking About Love)" |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | In Your Life |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
"Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming)" is a song by American-German recording artist Melanie Thornton. It was written by Thornton, Mitchell Lennox, Julien Nairolf, Ben Naftali, Terry Coffey, Jon Nettlesbey, Rich Airis, and Scott Temper and produced by Lennox and Nairolf. The song was also featured in a Coca-Cola Christmas promotional campaign, which makes use of altered lyrics.
Track listings
- European CD maxi single
- "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming) (Radio Version)" – 3:50
- "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming) (Art-Of-Soul Tight Mix)" – 3:34
- "Memories" – 4:22
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 37 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 44 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 31 | |
Certifications
Joe McElderry version
| Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming) |
| Cover: | Joemcelderryholidaysarecoming.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Joe McElderry |
| Released: | November 17, 2013 |
| Recorded: | 2013 |
| Genre: | Pop, Christmas |
| Length: | 3:48 |
| Label: | Touchstone Media |
| Producer: | Martin Jay |
| Prev Title: | One World One Song |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Gloria |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
On November 17, 2013, British singer Joe McElderry released a cover of the song as a single.
Charts
Margaret version
Polish singer Margaret recorded Polish-language version of the song titled "Coraz bliżej święta", which featured the finalists of the sixth season of The Voice of Poland. It was used in Polish Coca-Cola Christmas commercial,[6] and was released for digital download on 3 November 2015.[7] The song reached number 32 in Poland the year it was released, and has re-entered the Polish charts each holiday season since, peaking at number 28 in 2023.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie. OLiS. pl. January 4, 2024. Select week 22.12.2023–28.12.2023..
- Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. December 29, 2019.
- Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2002. austriancharts.at. January 28, 2020.
- Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. January 28, 2020.
- Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002. hitparade.ch. January 28, 2020.
- Web site: "Coraz bliżej Święta" – Margaret z finalistami "Voice of Poland" i youtuberami w bożonarodzeniowej kampanii Coca-Coli. Wirtualne Media. Polish. November 4, 2015. May 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151105001934/http://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/coraz-blizej-swieta-margaret-z-finalistami-voice-of-poland-i-youtuberami-w-bozonarodzeniowej-kampanii-coca-coli-wideo. November 5, 2015.
- Web site: Coraz bliżej święta (feat. the Voice of Poland 2015 Finalists) – Single by Margaret. iTunes Store (PL). November 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161112023613/https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/coraz-blizej-swieta-feat./id1054344991. November 12, 2016.
- Chart positions for "Coraz bliżej święta" in Poland:
- 2015: Web site: AirPlay Top: 19.12. – 25.12.2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151228135344/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2015&idlisty=1843 . 2015-12-28 . 12 December 2022 . . pl.
- 2016: Web site: AirPlay Top: 10.12. – 16.12.2016. ZPAV. pl. 12 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816010141/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2016&idlisty=2174. 16 August 2017. live.
- 2017: Web site: AirPlay Top: 09.12. – 15.12.2017. ZPAV. pl. 12 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052054/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2017&idlisty=2538. 22 December 2017. live.
- 2018: Web site: AirPlay Top: 08.12. – 14.12.2018. ZPAV. pl. 12 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20181217202232/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2018&idlisty=2916. 17 December 2018. live.
- 2019: Web site: AirPlay Top: 07.12. – 13.12.2019. ZPAV. pl. 12 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717125304/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2019&idlisty=3259. 17 July 2020. live.
- 2020: Web site: AirPlay Top: 12.12. – 18.12.2020. ZPAV. pl. 12 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108234856/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2020&idlisty=3611. 8 January 2021. live.
- 2021: Web site: AirPlay Top: 18.12. – 24.12.2021. ZPAV. pl. 27 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227151806/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2021&idlisty=3965. 27 December 2021. live.
- 2022: Web site: AirPlay Top: 17.12. – 23.12.2022. ZPAV. pl. 30 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221230203511/http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2022&idlisty=4310. 30 December 2022. live.
- 2023: Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay: Tydzień 51 (16.12. – 22.12.2023). ZPAV. pl. 27 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231227165047/https://olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-airplay. 27 December 2023. dead., Web site: OLiS – single w streamie: Tydzień 52 (22.12. – 28.12.2023). ZPAV. pl. 4 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240104114810/https://olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-sprzedazy/single-w-streamie. 4 January 2024. dead.
