Lonely This Christmas

"Lonely This Christmas"
"Lonely This Christmas"
Single by Mud
B-side	"I Can't Stand It"
Released	22 November 1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Christmas music
Length	3:35
Label	RAK
Songwriter(s)	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Mud singles chronology

"Lonely This Christmas" is a Christmas song by the English glam rock band Mud, that topped the UK Singles Chart in 1974,^[2] selling over 750,000 copies and reaching Christmas number one.

Song

Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, "Lonely This Christmas" was Mud's second number one single in the UK, spending four weeks at the top in December 1974 and January 1975.^[2]^[3] It was the third number one single that year for the ChinniChap writing and production team, and was performed in the style of Elvis Presley's slower songs from his later career.

Performances

The song is noted for a performance on Top of the Pops in which guitarist Rob Davis was covered in tinsel and wore Christmas baubles as earrings, while vocalist Les Gray sang to a ventriloquist's dummy.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	1
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	69

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Platinum	600,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Promo disc with release date". Discogs.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 308–9. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Radio 2's Great British Songbook: Lonely This Christmas". BBC. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^ "Mud – Lonely This Christmas" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 51, 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "Mud – Lonely This Christmas" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "Mud: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1975". Ultratop. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ "British single certifications – Mud – Lonely This Christmas". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[1] "Promo disc with release date". Discogs.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-2] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 308–9. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[3] "Radio 2's Great British Songbook: Lonely This Christmas". BBC. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

[sc_Flanders_Mud-4] "Mud – Lonely This Christmas" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[sc_Dutch40_-5] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 51, 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[sc_Dutch100_Mud-6] "Mud – Lonely This Christmas" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Mud-7] "Mud: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[8] "Jaaroverzichten 1975". Ultratop. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[United_KingdomMudLonely_This_ChristmassingleCertRef-9] "British single certifications – Mud – Lonely This Christmas". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

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