Christmas Time (Backstreet Boys song)
| "Christmas Time" | |
|---|---|
| Promotional single by Backstreet Boys | |
| from the album Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) | |
| Released | December 7, 1996 |
| Recorded | 1996 |
| Studio | Cheiron Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| Genre | Christmas |
| Length | 4:17 |
| Label | Universal Music |
| Songwriter(s) | Veit Renn, Joe Smith, Johnny Wright |
| Producer(s) | Veit Renn |
| Music video | |
| "Christmas Time" (audio only) on YouTube | |
"Christmas Time" is a Christmas song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys. The song was written by Veit Renn, Joe Smith, and Johnny Wright. "Christmas Time" was included on the Christmas edition of "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" single[1] and on a bonus disc included in some editions of Backstreet's Back album. The song was also featured on Platinum Christmas , a compilation album released by Jive Records in 2000, as well as many other Christmas compilation albums through the years.
The song premiered in Germany on December 7, 1996 when they appeared live on RTL and did their first performance of the song & it was released all over Europe. It was later released in the United States the following year. The boys later performed the song again when they attended Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade in December 1997. They also performed the song when they appeared on the yearly television special Christmas in Washington in 2013 when they performed a mashup of the song and It's Christmas Time Again.
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (2018–2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[2] | 53 |
| Germany (GfK)[3] | 76 |
Certifications
[edit ]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[4] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Quit Playing Games (Winter Version)". Amazon. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Dec 26, 2024". TopHit . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Backstreet Boys – Christmas Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "Danish single certifications – Backstreet Boys – Christmas Time". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved December 20, 2022.