"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.
Background and release The music video for "This Christmas" was released on December 12, 2017. 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. 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. 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.
Chart performance "This Christmas" debuted at number 2 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart. On the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 Chart, the song debuted at number five in the chart issue dated December 30, 2017.
Charts Chart (2017) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon) 2 South Korea (K-pop Hot 100) 5
Sales RegionSalesSouth KoreaAccumlated digital sales for "This Christmas":
227,856
Credits Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.
Studio SM Big Shot Studio – recording, digital editing SM LVYIN Studio – recording Seoul Studio – recording SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing 821 Sound – mastering
Personnel SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer 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 Region Date Format Label Worldwide December 12, 2017 Digital download SM Entertainment
Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Recipient Result2018 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Song of the Year – December "This Christmas"
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