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"Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" is a holiday rock song by Billy Squier, released in 1981 as the B-side of his single "My Kinda Lover" (Capitol 5037). In 1981, a video of the song was recorded with MTV VJs and staff members singing along with a live performance by Squier. VJ Martha Quinn remembers it as her number one moment when working for MTV.[1] A large number of the background singers and revelers was made up of New York and Philadelphia radio and record people, including Anita Gevinson from WMMR.
| "Christmas is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Billy Squier | ||||
| A-side | "Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" | |||
| B-side | "My Kinda Lover" | |||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Christmas | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Squier | |||
| Producer(s) | Reinhold Mack Billy Squier | |||
| Billy Squier singles chronology | ||||
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Covers
editThe song has been covered by Darlene Love, Alexa Vega, and by SR-71. Katharine McPhee recorded a cover of the song on her Christmas album, Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You, which was released on October 12, 2010.
References
edit- ^ Parker, Lyndsey (July 31, 2016). "Martha, Martha, Martha! 35 Years Later, Original VJ Quinn Remembers MTV's Early Days". Yahoo! Music.