Everyday Is Christmas (song)

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"Everyday Is Christmas"
Song by Jacky Cheung
from the album Private Corner
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2010 (2010-01-29)
RecordedJune 2009 (2009-06)–August 2009 (2009-08)
iMusic Workshop(Ioi) Wong Chuk Hang, , Hong Kong
Peter Mixman Studio Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GenreJazz, Big band, Swing, Canto-jazz, Holiday
Length4:55
LabelUniversal Music
Ioi Limited（production）
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Andrew Tuason
Music video
"Everyday Is Christmas" on YouTube

"Everyday Is Christmas" is a Christmas song by Jacky Cheung, written by Roxanne Seeman and Philipp Steinke. It was released on Cheung's Private Corner album 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.

"Everyday Is Christmas" was recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire on their Holiday album, released October 21, 2014 by Legacy Recordings, Sony Music.[3]

Jacky Cheung's version[]

Recording[]

"Everyday Is Christmas" is produced by Andrew Tuason. 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.

Personnel[]

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

  • Andy Peterson - bass
  • Andrew Tuason - producer, arranger, piano
  • Lewis Pragasam - drums
  • Steve Thornton - percussion
  • Charles Huntley - tenor saxophone
  • Miguel Inot - also saxophone
  • Ben Pelletier - trombone
  • John Campo - trumpet
  • Paul Panichi - trumpet
  • Michael Stever - horn arrangement

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 and USC musicians overdubbing string bass, drums, and horns.[4]

Everyday is Christmas was the first of seven songs written by Roxanne 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.[5]

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.[6][7]

Earth, Wind & Fire version[]

Earth, Wind & Fire released "Everyday Is Christmas" as part of their Holiday album in 2014.[8] The song was produced by Philip Bailey and Myron McKinley.[9] Jerry Hey arranged the horns. Tommy Vicari recorded the horn section. Dave Pensado mixed the album. The Holiday album is a perennial release by Sony Music in their Classic Christmas Album series.[8]

Personnel[]

  • Philip Bailey, Executive Producer, Producer, Vocals,               
  • Myron McKinley, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer         
  • Jerry Hey, Horn Arrangements
  • Dave Pensado, mixing
  • Tommy Vicari, engineer

Nils Landgren version[]

Nils Landgren, Swedish R&B funk and jazz trombone player, also known as The Man With The Red Horn or Mr. Redhorn, released "Everyday Is Christmas" as part of his "Christmas With My Friends V" album on October 28, 2016.[10][11][12] Following the release, Nils Landgren toured Germany for a month. The "Christmas With My Friends" collection achieved gold status during this time, selling 125,000 albums.[13][14]

"Christmas With My Friends V", with "Everyday Is Christmas", features Nils Landgren on trombone and vocals, Sharon Dyall on vocals, Jonas Knutsson on saxophones, Jeanette Köhn on vocals, Eva Kruse on bass, Jessica Pilnäs on vocals, Ida Sand on vocals, piano & school organ, and Johan Norberg on guitars and kantele. It was recorded at Atlantis studio, Stockholm with recording engineer Lasse Nilsson, assisted by Janne Hansson. Additional recording was done by Johan Norberg at Krubaston studio. It was mixed and mastered by Lasse Nilsson at Nilento studios, Kållered.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "《Private Corner》：歌神再出马 摇摆亦潇洒_娱乐_腾讯网". ent.qq.com. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  2. ^ "《Private Corner》：想唱就唱 十分响亮_娱乐_腾讯网". ent.qq.com. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: Earth, Wind & Fire to Release First Holiday Album". Billboard.com.
  4. ^ Everyday Is Christmas by Philipp Steinke, retrieved 2021-03-15
  5. ^ "Top ten most downloaded Christmas songs". Classic Pop Icons.
  6. ^ "News". blogspot.com.
  7. ^ "Jacky Cheung - Private Corner Mini Concert". AllMusic.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Everyday Is Christmas - Earth, Wind & Fire | Song Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-23
  9. ^ "Exclusive: Earth, Wind & Fire to Release First Holiday Album". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Nils Landgren - Christmas with my Friends V album review: Yule jazz with a mellow tinge". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  11. ^ ap-reviews.com (2016-12-02). "REVIEW: 'Christmas With My Friends V' – Nils Landgren". ADRIAN PALLANT. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  12. ^ Pearson, Chris. "Jazz: Nils Landgren: Christmas With My Friends V". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  13. ^ * http://www.nilslandgren.com
  14. ^ https://www.actmusic.com/en/Artists/Nils-Landgren/Christmas-With-My-Friends-V/Christmas-With-My-Friends-CD

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