"Once Upon a Christmas Song" is a Christmas single, and the second single to be released by fictional character Geraldine McQueen. It was co-written by Gary Barlow and Peter Kay who plays the character, originating from a parody talent show called Britain's Got the Pop Factor.... The song was a major success, reaching number 5 in the Official Charts for the United Kingdom.[1] The CD was released on 15 December 2008, with the download available a day earlier[2] and the proceeds going to the NSPCC, a British charity working and campaigning on child protection.[3] In 2016, an instrumental version of the song served as the theme tune to BBC One's compilation series Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle.

Video

The video for "Once Upon A Christmas Song" features Geraldine (Peter Kay), on a float singing to the public and ends with her lighting up a street with Christmas decorations. Also, Jackie (Jo Enright) and Wendy (Sian Foulkes) from fellow Britain's Got the Pop Factor finalists 2 Up 2 Down feature. ITV News Granada presenter and reporter Lucy Meacock, from the North West ITV regional news programme Granada Reports/Granada Tonight, makes a speaking cameo as herself. The video was filmed around streets in Bolton and Salford, Greater Manchester, with the Christmas lights scenes filmed in Mossfield Court, Halliwell.[4]

Track listing

For the CD release of Once Upon A Christmas Song, tracks featured are;

  1. Once Upon A Christmas Song
  2. The Winners Song
  3. Geraldine's Medley

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 35
Scotland (OCC)[6] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 129

References

  1. ^ "Peter Kay characters ranked from best to worst by viewers". 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Once Upon A Christmas Song (Single)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  3. ^ Will Peter Kay's Geraldine be Christmas Number One? The Bolton News, 15 December 2008
  4. ^ "Peter Kay's Bolton street set for Christmas video". The Bolton News. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Once Upon a Christmas Song". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart 2008" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 16 October 2018.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Christmas_Song
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