Someday at Christmas

Studio album by Stevie Wonder

Released

November 27, 1967

Genre

Soul

Length

34:57

Stevie Wonder chronology

I Was Made to Love Her
(1967)

Someday at Christmas
(1967)

Eivets Rednow
(1968)

Someday at Christmas is a Christmas album by Stevie Wonder, released on November 27, 1967 under Motown Records. It was his eighth studio album release. It would also be re-released in 1978 with different cover art and different catalog number (Original 1967 catalog: T-281, 1978 reissue: T7-362 R1). It would again be re-released as part of Universal Music's Christmas Edition of their successful 20th Century Masters series in 2003 with additional tracks. The title song was previously released as a single in 1966 and reached #24 on the Billboard Christmas singles chart that year.

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Track listing

Side One

"Someday at Christmas" (Ron Miller, Bryan Wells) – 2:49
"Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 2:22
"Ave Maria" (Franz Schubert) – 3:56
"The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) – 3:05
"One Little Christmas Tree" (Ron Miller, Bryan Wells) – 2:41
"The Day That Love Began" (Ron Miller, Deborah Wells) – 3:33

Side Two

"The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:06
"Bedtime for Toys" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) – 3:28
"Christmastime" (Sol Selegna) – 2:32
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Me" (Ron Miller, William O'Malley) – 3:13
"A Warm Little Home on a Hill" (Ron Miller, Bryan Wells) – 3:26
"What Christmas Means to Me" (Anna Gaye, Allen Story, George Gordy) – 2:27

2003 20th Century Masters bonus tracks

(Both first appeared on the various artists CD collection, Christmas in the City).

"The Miracles of Christmas" (Ron Miller, Aurora Miller) - 2:24 (B-side from the single "Someday at Christmas")
"Everyone's a Kid at Christmas" (Ron Miller, Aurora Miller) - 2:46 (Recorded for the album, but not issued at the time)

Covers

The title track was covered by The Jackson 5 for The Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970), The Temptations for The Temptations Christmas Card (1970), Diana Ross for her A Very Special Season album (1994), Mary J. Blige (2000), Jack Johnson for the album This Warm December (2008), Pearl Jam for their 2004 holiday single and Justin Bieber covered the song at the White House. The band Remy Zero also covered the song which is featured on their 2001 EP release A Searchers EP. Diana Ross performed the song live for the (2012) Christmas in Washington annual Christmas television special, performing for United States President Barack Obama. Leann Rimes performed the song during the 2014 CMA Country Christmas Special. In late 2015, Wonder performed the song with Andra Day for an Apple TV commercial.

References

Reissued in 2001 as Merry Christmas by Spectrum Music as part of the Merry Christmas collection.

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Stevie Wonder

Studio albums	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Tribute to Uncle Ray With a Song in My Heart Stevie at the Beach Up-Tight Down to Earth I Was Made to Love Her Someday at Christmas Eivets Rednow For Once in My Life My Cherie Amour Signed, Sealed & Delivered Where I'm Coming From Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fulfillingness' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Hotter than July In Square Circle Characters Conversation Peace A Time to Love Ten Billion Hearts When The World Began Lula

Live albums	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius Stevie Wonder Live Live at the Talk of the Town Natural Wonder

Soundtracks	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" The Woman in Red Jungle Fever

Compilations	Looking Back Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection At the Close of a Century Ballad Collection The Definitive Collection 20th Century Masters The Complete Stevie Wonder

Top ten singles	"Fingertips - Part 2" "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" "Blowin' in the Wind" "A Place in the Sun" "I Was Made to Love Her" "I'm Wondering" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "For Once in My Life" "My Cherie Amour" "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" "Heaven Help Us All" "If You Really Love Me" "Superstition" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" "Higher Ground" "Living for the City" "He's Misstra Know-It-All" "You Haven't Done Nothin'" "Boogie On Reggae Woman" "I Wish" "Sir Duke" "Send One Your Love" "Master Blaster (Jammin')" "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" "Happy Birthday" "That Girl" "Do I Do" "Ebony and Ivory" "I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Love Light in Flight" "Part-Time Lover" "That's What Friends Are For" "Go Home"

Other singles	"Hey Harmonica Man" "I Don't Know Why" "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" "As" "Another Star" "Lately" "Ribbon in the Sky" "Overjoyed"

Other songs	"You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "They Won't Go When I Go" "Knocks Me Off My Feet" "Pastime Paradise" "Isn't She Lovely" "Black Man"

Collaborations	"Ebony and Ivory" "We Are the World" "Just Good Friends"

Related articles	Discography Lula Mae Hardaway Syreeta Wright KJLH Motown Soul music Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Wonderin' Wonder-ful

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