Merry Christmas (song)

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"Merry Christmas"
File:Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Merry Christmas.png
Single by Ed Sheeran and Elton John
from the album = (Christmas Edition) and The Lockdown Sessions
Written 2020
Released 3 December 2021
Genre Christmas
Length 3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Overpass Graffiti"
(2021)		 "Merry Christmas"
(2021)		 "Sausage Rolls for Everyone"
(2021)
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"Merry Christmas" is a Christmas-themed song by British singer-songwriters Ed Sheeran and Elton John. It was released through Asylum and Atlantic Records as a single on 3 December 2021. The song appears on the Christmas edition of Sheeran's = (2021) as well as a new edition of John's The Lockdown Sessions.[1][2]

"Merry Christmas" entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart on 10 December 2021, becoming Elton's second number one song in 2021 and his 9th number one overall as well as the 12th number one song of Ed Sheeran.

Background and promotion

"Merry Christmas" serves as Sheeran's first Christmas song, and serves as John's second Christmas single, following the release of 1973's "Step into Christmas" (though Sheeran had previously written the 2016 Christmas song "When Christmas Comes Around" by X Factor winner Matt Terry). In an interview with NPO Radio 2 in October 2021, Sheeran revealed that John asked him to do a song with him the previous year after the success of "Step into Christmas". He also recalled writing the chorus of the song the same day he was asked by John.[3] On 29 November 2021, Sheeran and John both announced the collaboration and its release date.[4] They also stated that all proceeds from the song in the United Kingdom will go towards donations for the Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.[5] In November 2021, on an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Sheeran revealed that he went to stay with John after writing the song's chorus, in which they ended up making three Christmas songs together with "Merry Christmas" being one of them.[6]

Music video

Re-creating a scene from the festive romantic-comedy film Love Actually, the song's music video sees Sheeran and John pay homage to scenes from British Christmas hits from the past, including "Last Christmas", "Walking in the Air", "Merry Christmas Everyone" and "Stay Another Day".[7][8][9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Merry Christmas"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 27
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 30
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 16
Canada AC (Billboard)[15] 1
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 45
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[17] 23
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[18] 62
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 49
Denmark (Tracklisten)[20] 19
France (SNEP)[21] 125
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 5
20
3
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[23] 4
Lithuania (AGATA)[24] 42
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[25] 24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 37
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[28] 32
Norway (VG-lista)[29] 19
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[30] 95
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[31] 36
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[32] 35
South Korea (Gaon)[33] 157
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[36] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[37] 72
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[38] 2
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[39] 36
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[40] 43

LadBaby version

A version of the song by LadBaby, titled "Sausage Rolls for Everyone", featuring Sheeran and John, was released on 17 December 2021.[41]

References

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  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ed Sheeran & Elton John – Merry Christmas" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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  35. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ed Sheeran & Elton John – Merry Christmas". Swiss Singles Chart.
  36. ↑ "Archive Chart: 20211210" UK Singles Chart.
  37. ↑ "Ed Sheeran – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ed Sheeran.
  38. ↑ "Ed Sheeran – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Ed Sheeran.
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