"Alone on Christmas Day" | |
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Song by The Beach Boys | |
from the album Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys | |
Recorded | November 17–22, 1977 [1] |
Songwriter(s) | Mike Love, Ron Altbach |
Producer(s) | Al Jardine, Ron Altbach |
"Alone on Christmas Day" | ||||
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Single by Phoenix featuring Bill Murray, David Johansen and Jason Schwartzman | ||||
from the album A Very Murray Christmas soundtrack | ||||
B-side | "Alone on Christmas Day (Instrumental)" | |||
Released | December 4, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Length | 2:54 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Love, Ron Altbach | |||
Phoenix featuring Bill Murray, David Johansen and Jason Schwartzman singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Alone on Christmas Day" on YouTube |
"Alone on Christmas Day" | |
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Song by Mike Love | |
from the album Reason for the Season | |
Released | October 26, 2018 |
Length | 4:05 |
Label | BMG |
Songwriter(s) | Mike Love, Ron Altbach |
Producer(s) | Michael Lloyd, Scott Totten |
"Alone on Christmas Day" is a song written by Mike Love and Ron Altbach for American rock band the Beach Boys. Intended for a potential Christmas album, their 1977 recording was left unreleased. In November 2015, Mike Love rerecorded the song as "(You'll Never Be) Alone on Christmas Day" and released it as a single. [2] The next month, a version by French rock band Phoenix featuring Bill Murray was released. [3] [4]
The song was written by the Beach Boys' co-founder Mike Love in collaboration with classical pianist Ron Altbach for a potential Christmas album. In 1977, a rough mix of the song was recorded by the group and later circulated via bootlegs. In early 2015, Phoenix requested permission to cover the song for Bill Murray's A Very Murray Christmas. In response, Love rerecorded the song himself and revised some of the lyrics. [2] The version by Phoenix was then released. Besides Murray, their recording features Jason Schwartzman, Paul Shaffer, and New York Dolls' David Johansen (as Buster Poindexter). [3] Phoenix's version was recorded in September and issued as a digital download and 7" vinyl. [5] Love recorded another version of the song for his 2018 Christmas album Reason for the Season.
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard) [6] | 42 |
"Alone on Christmas Day" | |
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Song by The Beach Boys | |
from the album Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys | |
Recorded | November 17–22, 1977 [1] |
Songwriter(s) | Mike Love, Ron Altbach |
Producer(s) | Al Jardine, Ron Altbach |
"Alone on Christmas Day" | ||||
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Single by Phoenix featuring Bill Murray, David Johansen and Jason Schwartzman | ||||
from the album A Very Murray Christmas soundtrack | ||||
B-side | "Alone on Christmas Day (Instrumental)" | |||
Released | December 4, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Length | 2:54 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Love, Ron Altbach | |||
Phoenix featuring Bill Murray, David Johansen and Jason Schwartzman singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Alone on Christmas Day" on YouTube |
"Alone on Christmas Day" | |
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Song by Mike Love | |
from the album Reason for the Season | |
Released | October 26, 2018 |
Length | 4:05 |
Label | BMG |
Songwriter(s) | Mike Love, Ron Altbach |
Producer(s) | Michael Lloyd, Scott Totten |
"Alone on Christmas Day" is a song written by Mike Love and Ron Altbach for American rock band the Beach Boys. Intended for a potential Christmas album, their 1977 recording was left unreleased. In November 2015, Mike Love rerecorded the song as "(You'll Never Be) Alone on Christmas Day" and released it as a single. [2] The next month, a version by French rock band Phoenix featuring Bill Murray was released. [3] [4]
The song was written by the Beach Boys' co-founder Mike Love in collaboration with classical pianist Ron Altbach for a potential Christmas album. In 1977, a rough mix of the song was recorded by the group and later circulated via bootlegs. In early 2015, Phoenix requested permission to cover the song for Bill Murray's A Very Murray Christmas. In response, Love rerecorded the song himself and revised some of the lyrics. [2] The version by Phoenix was then released. Besides Murray, their recording features Jason Schwartzman, Paul Shaffer, and New York Dolls' David Johansen (as Buster Poindexter). [3] Phoenix's version was recorded in September and issued as a digital download and 7" vinyl. [5] Love recorded another version of the song for his 2018 Christmas album Reason for the Season.
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard) [6] | 42 |