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"Wonderful Christmastime"

Single by Paul McCartney

B-side

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae"

Released

16 November 1979

Recorded

June – July 1979

Genre

Rock, Synthpop

Length

3:45

Paul McCartney singles chronology

"Eat at Home"
(1971)

"Wonderful Christmastime"
(1979)

"Coming Up"
(1980)

"Wonderful Christmastime" is a Christmas song which was first recorded by Paul McCartney and released on 16 November 1979. The single did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The song peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 in December 2018 peaking at number 26 in January 2024.^[1] The song has been covered by many artists, including Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, Hilary Duff and Demi Lovato have covered this song throughout the years.

Charts

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Chart (1979–2025)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	23
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[5]	17
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[6]	30
France (SNEP)^[7]	125
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	7
Global 200 (Billboard)^[9]	15
Ireland (IRMA)^[10]	8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[12]	23
Norway (VG-lista)^[13]	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	15
UK Singles (OCC)^[16]	6
US Billboard Hot 100^[17]	26
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[18]	29
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[19]	32

References

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↑ "Paul McCartney | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
↑ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime". Tracklisten.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime" (in French). Les classement single.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
↑ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard.
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wonderful Christmastime". Irish Singles Chart.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime". VG-lista.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime". Singles Top 100.
↑ "Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime". Swiss Singles Chart.
↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
↑ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
↑ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
↑ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.

v t e Paul McCartney singles discography
1970s	"Another Day" / "Oh Woman, Oh Why" (with Linda McCartney) "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" / "Too Many People" (with Linda McCartney) "The Back Seat of My Car" / "Heart of the Country" (with Linda McCartney) "Eat at Home" / "Smile Away" (with Linda McCartney) "Wonderful Christmastime"
1980s	"Coming Up" "Waterfalls" "Temporary Secretary" "Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder) "Take It Away" "Tug of War" "The Girl Is Mine" (with Michael Jackson) "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson) "Pipes of Peace"/""So Bad" "No More Lonely Nights" "We All Stand Together" "Spies Like Us" "Press" "Pretty Little Head" "Stranglehold" "Only Love Remains" "Once Upon a Long Ago" "Ferry Cross the Mersey" "My Brave Face" / "Flying to My Home" "This One" "Figure of Eight"
1990s	"Put It There" / "Mama's Little Girl" (with Wings) "Birthday" (live) / "Good Day Sunshine" (live) "All My Trials" (live) "Hope of Deliverance" "C'Mon People" "Off the Ground" "Biker Like an Icon" / "Things We Said Today" "A Leaf" (with Anya Alexeyev) "Come Together" (The Smokin' Mojo Filters) "Young Boy" "The World Tonight" "Beautiful Night" "No Other Baby" / "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" "Run Devil Run" (promo)
2000s	"From a Lover to a Friend" "Freedom" / "From a Lover to a Friend" "Hello Goodbye" (promo) "Tropic Island Hum" / "We All Stand Together" "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (with U2) "Fine Line" "Jenny Wren" "Really Love You" (Twin Freaks) "This Never Happened Before" (promo) "Dance Tonight" / "Nod Your Head" "Ever Present Past" "Heal the Pain" (with George Michael) "Sing the Changes" (The Fireman) "Walk with You" (with Ringo Starr)
2010s	"(I Want to) Come Home" "My Valentine" "Only Our Hearts" Christmas Kisses: "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" / "Wonderful Christmastime" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Justice Collective) "New" "Queenie Eye" "Only One" (with Kanye West) "FourFiveSeconds" (with Rihanna & Kanye West) "All Day" (with Kanye West) "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (with Timo Maas & James Teej) "I Don't Know" / "Come On to Me" "Fuh You" "Who Cares" "Get Enough" "Home Tonight / In a Hurry"
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v t e Kylie Minogue songs
Singles discography Songs recorded
1980s singles	"The Loco-Motion" "I Should Be So Lucky" "Got to Be Certain" "Je ne sais pas pourquoi" "Especially for You" "It's No Secret" "Turn It into Love" "Hand on Your Heart" "Wouldn't Change a Thing" "Never Too Late"
1990s singles	"Tears on My Pillow" "Better the Devil You Know" "Step Back in Time" "What Do I Have to Do" "Shocked" "Word Is Out" "If You Were with Me Now" "Give Me Just a Little More Time" "Finer Feelings" "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)" "Celebration" "Confide in Me" "Put Yourself in My Place" "Where Is the Feeling?" "Where the Wild Roses Grow" "Some Kind of Bliss" "Did It Again" "Breathe" "Cowboy Style"
2000s singles	"Spinning Around" "On a Night Like This" "Kids" "Please Stay" "Your Disco Needs You" "Can't Get You Out of My Head" "In Your Eyes" "Love at First Sight" "Come into My World" "Slow" "Red Blooded Woman" "Chocolate" "I Believe in You" "Giving You Up" "2 Hearts" "Wow" "In My Arms" "All I See" "The One"
2010s singles	"All the Lovers" "Get Outta My Way" "Better than Today" "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" "Timebomb" "Flower" "Limpido" "Into the Blue" "I Was Gonna Cancel" "Crystallize" "Only You" "100 Degrees" "Every Day's Like Christmas" "At Christmas" "Wonderful Christmastime" "Dancing" "Stop Me from Falling" "Golden" "A Lifetime to Repair" "Music's Too Sad Without You" "Sincerely Yours" "New York City"
2020s singles	"Say Something" "Magic" "Real Groove" "Starstruck" (Remix) "A Second to Midnight" "Kiss of Life" "Can't Stop Writing Songs About You" "Padam Padam"
Featured singles	"Keep On Pumpin' It" "GBI (German Bold Italic)" "Higher" "Right Here, Right Now" "The Other Boys" "Really Don't Like U" "On oublie le reste"
Promotional singles	"I Guess I Like It Like That" "Too Far" "Butterfly" "Sometime Samurai" "Whistle" "Skirt" "Sexercize" "Beautiful" "This Wheel's on Fire" "I Love It"
Other songs	"Speakerphone" "Any Which Way" "Aphrodite" "Black and White" "Boys & Girls" "Love Made Me Do It" "Marry the Night" "Visiting Hours"

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