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"Thank God It's Christmas " is a Christmas single by the British rock band Queen . It was written by lead guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor . Released on 26 November 1984, the single spent six weeks in the UK charts over Christmas 1984 and new year of 1985, and peaked at number 21.[1]
The song was not originally released on any Queen studio album, appearing only on Queen's Greatest Hits III B-side of the single "A Winter's Tale " from the 1995 album Made in Heaven The Works
It appears on the Christmas compilation LP The Edge of Christmas The Queen Collection , which consisted of a re-release of the LPs Classic Queen and Queen's Greatest Hits along with a bonus CD called Queen Talks that included this song, along with a 1989 interview with the band.
Music video
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Upon its original release, no promotional video was filmed for the track, with shows often using footage of live performances in lieu of an official promotional music video . In a 2018 interview with Ultimate Classic Rock [2]
In 2019, an animated music video was produced. The animation, directed by Justin Moon and Drew Gleason, depicted a wintery evening scene, with people enjoying each other's company during the Christmas season.[3] YouTube channel.[4]
Critical reception
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Upon its release, Howard Johnson of Kerrang! Fisher-Price toys for the kiddies."[5]
Track listings
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Side one Title Writer(s ) 1. "Thank God It's Christmas"
Roger Taylor
4:22
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Side one Title Writer(s ) 1. "Thank God It's Christmas"
Taylor
4:19
Side two Title Writer(s ) 1. "Man on the Prowl" (Extended Version) Mercury 6:02 2. "Keep Passing the Open Windows" (extended version) Mercury 6:50
Personnel
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Certifications
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References
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^ "Queen - Thank God It's Christmas (Official Animated Video) - YouTube" . YouTube Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2019 .
^ Johnson, Howard (13 December 1984). "A selection of festive 45s". Kerrang! ISSN 0262-6624 .
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^ "Queen - Thank God It's Christmas - austriancharts.at" . Retrieved 24 February 2009 .
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ "charts-surfer.de search results" . Retrieved 24 February 2009 .
^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50 . Retrieved 31 January 2018 .
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^ "Hitlisten.NU" .
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" . Polish Airplay Top 100 . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart" . slotop50.si. Retrieved 18 July 2018 .
^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50 . Retrieved 23 December 2016 .
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart" . slotop50.si. Retrieved 29 August 2018 .
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "ARIA Chart Watch #505" . auspOp. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018 .
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ "Track Top-40 Uge 52, 2018" . Hitlisten . Retrieved 2 January 2019 .
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" . Top Digital Download . Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" . Polish Airplay Top 100 . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50 . Retrieved 24 December 2018 .
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" . Polish Airplay Top 100 . Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart" . slotop50.si. Retrieved 29 December 2019 .
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 28 December 2019.
^ "Track Top-40 Uge 51, 2020" . Hitlisten . Retrieved 30 December 2020 .
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" . Polish Airplay Top 100 . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" . AFP Top 100 Singles . Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart" . slotop50.si. Retrieved 29 December 2020 .
^ "Queen Chart History (Global 200)" . Billboard
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202249 into search . Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "Track Top-40 Uge 49, 2022" . Hitlisten . Retrieved 14 December 2022 .
^ "2021 52-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA . 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021 .
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" . Polish Airplay Top 100 . Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" . AFP Top 100 Singles . Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Track Top-40 Uge 52, 2022" . Hitlisten . Retrieved 4 January 2023 .
^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 52" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 31 December 2022 .
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" . Polish Airplay Top 100 . Retrieved 27 December 2022.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202250 into search . Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "ARC 100 - Week 52 (25.12.2023.)" . HRT . 25 December 2023. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023 .
^ "Top Singles (Week 52, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 January 2024 .
^ "Queen Chart History (Global 200)" . Billboard
^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 52" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 30 December 2023 .
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 09.12.2023–15.12.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS . Retrieved 18 December 2023 .
^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 22.12.2023–28.12.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS . Retrieved 4 January 2024 .
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202351+52 into search . Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved December 29, 2023.
^ "Danish single certifications – Queen – Thank God It's Christmas" . IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 15 December 2020 .
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; ' Thank God It's Christmas' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
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