Song 27 - Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin Stevens

If I am to believe everything that my parents ever told me then my cat Perdi bought me the single of Merry Christmas Everyone for my Christmas in 1985. I'll let you decide if this is true or not! The hit was originally due to be released in 1984 but due to the release of Do you know its Christmas? by Band Aid, Shakin' Stevens delayed the release of this record for 12 months. His delay meant that his song would be Christmas number one that year and not compete with one of the most memorable records ever to be written

This is one of those tunes that when I hear it for the first time every year; it just makes me smile. The lyrics like "We're gonna have a party tonight, I'm gonna find that girl underneath the mistletoe we'll kiss by candle light." take me back to being eight years old and just beginning to like boys. It feels so innocent now to think of primary school christmas party and people having mistletoe. Not that I was ever kissed under mistletoe at that age (and I think I may have run away from a boy who tried to kiss me)!

Written by Bob Heatlie and produced by Dave Edmunds, Merry Christmas Everyone, would be Shakin' Stevens last number one record and although it is thirty years since it was number one; like all Christmas Classics, this song can be heard all the time in December and potentially may have been his biggest number one.

To relive the wonders of this 30th year old Christmas Classic, view here:

Merry Christmas Everyone

Performed by: Shakin' Stevens

Written by Bob Heatlie

Released: November 1985.