This Christmas (Taeyeon song)

"This Christmas" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released as a digital single on December 12, 2017, by SM Entertainment. It is the title track of Taeyeon's special Christmas album This Christmas: Winter Is Coming.

"This Christmas"
Single by Taeyeon
from the album This Christmas: Winter Is Coming
ReleasedDecember 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
GenreBallad
Length4:27
LabelSM
Songwriter(s)
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
Producer(s)13
Taeyeon singles chronology
"Make Me Love You"
(2017)
"This Christmas"
(2017)
"Something New"
(2018)
Music video
"This Christmas" on YouTube

Background and release

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The music video for "This Christmas" was released on December 12, 2017.[1] The song is an authentic ballad featuring a magnificent orchestral sound and the delicate and explosive singing ability of 'Taeyeon' and an instrumental version is also included.[2] The younger version of Taeyeon in the video is played by Kim Jiwon, who made her debut as Liz of IVE in 2021, but was not a trainee at the time.[3] To promote the album, Taeyeon held a two-night concert titled "The Magic of Christmas Time" on December 22 and 23, 2017 at Kyung Hee University, Seoul.[4][5]

Chart performance

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"This Christmas" debuted at number 2 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart.[6] On the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 Chart, the song debuted at number five in the chart issue dated December 30, 2017.[7]

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[6] 2
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[7] 5

Sales

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Region Sales
South Korea[8] 227,856

Credits

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Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[9]

Studio

Personnel

  • SM Entertainmentexecutive producer
  • Lee Soo-manproducer
  • Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
  • Taeyeon – vocals
  • Score (13) – producer, songwriter, vocal directing, piano
  • Megatone (13) – producer, songwriter, vocal directing, bass
  • Jukjae – guitar
  • Kim Eun-seok – drums
  • Yung – strings
  • Park Oh-dal – strings conducting, strings arrangement
  • Lee Min-kyu – recording, digital editing
  • Lee Ji-hong – recording
  • Jeong Ki-hong – recording
  • Choi Da-in – recording
  • Ji Yong-joo – recording
  • Kim Cheol-sun – mixing
  • Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[10][11] December 12, 2017 Digital download SM Entertainment

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Recipient Result
2018 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Song of the Year – December "This Christmas" Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Taeyeon celebrates Christmas with special album". The Korea Herald. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "[Album review] Taeyeon's Christmas ballads heaven to ears". The Korea Herald. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ 아이브 리즈, 극락 파트의 비결이 이거라고...?![IVE LIZ](ENG, ESP, INDO, TH), 28 December 2021, retrieved 2021-12-28
  4. ^ "Taeyeon to return with Christmas record, concert in December". The Korea Herald. November 16, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  5. ^ Hong Se-young (2017-12-08). "태연, 12일 'This Christmas' 발표…겨울감성 폭격 [공식]" [Taeyeon releases 'This Christmas' on the 12th... Winter emotional bombing [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "2017년 50주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Chart - Week of 2017-12-30". Billboard. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Accumlated digital sales for "This Christmas":
  9. ^ Taeyeon (2017). This Christmas: Winter Is Coming (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment. Credits.
  10. ^ "This Christmas - Winter is Coming – EP by Taeyeon" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "This Christmas - Winter is Coming – EP by Taeyeon". Apple Music. 12 December 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.