Everyday Is Christmas (song)
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iMusic Workshop(Ioi) Wong Chuk Hang, Southern District, Hong Kong,
Peter Mixman Studio Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| "Everyday Is Christmas" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Jacky Cheung | |
| from the album Private Corner | |
| Released | January 29, 2010 |
| Recorded | June 2009–August 2009 iMusic Workshop(Ioi) Wong Chuk Hang, Southern District, Hong Kong, Peter Mixman Studio Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Genre | Jazz, Big band, Swing, Canto-jazz, Christmas |
| Length | 4:55 |
| Label | Universal Music Ioi Limited（production） |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Andrew Tuason (杜自持) |
| Music video | |
| "Everyday Is Christmas" on YouTube | |
"Everyday Is Christmas" is a Christmas song by Jacky Cheung (張學友), written by Roxanne Seeman and Philipp Steinke. It was issued as a single from Cheung's Private Corner album released on January 29, 2010, by Universal Music.[1][2] The song was ranked by Nokia's Ovi.com download service as the tenth most downloaded Christmas song in 2010.[3]
"Everyday Is Christmas" was recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire on their Holiday album, released October 21, 2014 by Legacy Recordings, Sony Music.[4]
Pre-production took place in Hong Kong with Andrew Tuason (杜自持) producing and coordinating with international songwriters. The rhythm section was recorded in Malaysia. Cheung's vocals were recorded in Hong Kong. The song was mixed by Gerry Brown in Los Angeles.
Lyrics and composition
Roxanne Seeman and Philipp Steinke composed "Everyday Is Christmas" on guitar in Santa Monica. The demo was recorded with Philipp Steinke singing and playing keyboards at Seeman's studio and USC musicians overdubbing string bass, drums, and horns.[5]
Everyday is Christmas was the first of seven songs written by Seeman for Cheung's "Private Corner" canto-jazz album project. Cheung tried having the lyrics for "Everyday Is Christmas" adapted into Cantonese, but liked the meaning of the lyrics in English so much that he decided to record it in English. It is the only song on the "Private Corner" album that Cheung sings in English.[1]
Critical reception
Nokia's music download service website Ovi.com announced that "Everyday is Christmas" was the tenth most downloaded Christmas song in 2010, joining classic hits such as Wham's "Last Christmas" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You". Cheung is the only Chinese language singer to make it into the Top Ten.[6][7]
Live performance
Cheung performed "Everyday Is Christmas" at his Private Corner Mini-Concert at the Hong Kong Jockey Club on April 30, 2010. The "Private Corner" Mini-Concert DVD was released on July 23, 2010.[8][9]
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]
- Andy Peterson - bass
- Andrew Tuason (杜自持) - producer, arranger, piano
- Lewis Pragasam - drums
- Steve Thornton - percussion
- Charles Huntley - tenor saxophone
- Miguel Into - alto saxophone
- Ben Pelletier - trombone
- John Campo - trumpet
- Paul Panichi - trumpet
- Michael Stever - horn arrangement
- Gerry "The Gov" Brown - mixing engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Jamie Wilson – guitar
Earth, Wind & Fire version
Earth, Wind & Fire released "Everyday Is Christmas" as part of their Holiday album in 2014.[11] The song was produced by Philip Bailey and Myron McKinley.[12] The Holiday album is a perennial release by Sony Music in their Classic Christmas Album series.[11] Savannah Evanoff for the Austin American-Statesman remarked “What a slinky, sexy Christmas love song!” [13]
Personnel
- Philip Bailey, executive producer, producer, vocals
- Myron McKinley, keyboards, piano, producer, synthesizer
- Jerry Hey, horn arrangements
- Dave Pensado, mixing
- Tommy Vicari, engineer, horn section
