Christmas in the Sun

"Christmas in the Sun"
Single by Rolf Harris and Rick Parfitt
from the album It's Christmas Time
B-side Hal Shaper
Andy Bown
Released 7 December 2009 (2009-12-07)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2009
Genre Christmas music
Rock
Label Universal Music
Writer(s) Rick Parfitt
Hal Shaper
Andy Bown
Rolf Harris
Producer(s) Wolfgang Birnbacher
Rick Parfitt chronology
"It's Christmas Time"
(2008)
"Christmas in the Sun"
(2009)

"Christmas in the Sun" is a Christmas song performed by Rolf Harris, Rick Parfitt and Wayne Morris in 2009. It was included in the compilation box set album It's Christmas Time.[1] The single was released on 7 December 2009 and it was written by Parfitt, Harris, Hal Shaper and Andy Bown.[2]

Harris said the song took 20 years to write[3] and was inspired by memories of growing up in Western Australia in the 1930s (in the Southern Hemisphere, December 25 falls during the summer season). The final chorus features lyrics from "Whatever You Want", a song by Parfitt's band Status Quo.[4]

The proceeds of digital download sales and four Christmas in the Sun paintings by Harris were donated to the Australian charity The Smith Family.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Christmas in the Sun" (3:11)

Another original Christmas song entitled Christmas in the Sun [6] was written, recorded and copyrighted in 1983. A version of this song, sung by Leonard Tucker, was released several years later. The author/composer of this original Christmas Song provides a story behind the song in his own words: ″Growing up in NYC, I always associated Christmas with cold or snowy weather. Moving to San Diego in 1983, I appreciated the beautiful weather. But, when the Christmas season came and it was still beach weather, I was confused, maybe a little sad, and certainly inspired to write this song. It features the vocals of my generous and talented friend, leonard Tucker, who has his own unique style but is on the same level as Johnny Mathis! With no snow or ice on Christmas Day, even I began to ask myself "Is Santa Claus Real or Not?″

Charts

Chart (2009) Position
UK Singles Chart

References

  1. "It's Christmas Time". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  2. "Christmas in the Sun". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  3. "Rolf's Aussie Christmas rocks UK". Daily Telegraph. 2009-12-10.
  4. "Christmas in the Sun" (PDF). Best Management Press Release.
  5. "Christmas In The Sun". Triple M.
  6. Christmas in the Sun by John Salerno
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