Once Upon a Christmas Song

"Once Upon a Christmas Song"
Single by Geraldine McQueen (Peter Kay)
Released	5 December 2008 (Europe)
Recorded	November 2008
Genre	Parody, Christmas
Songwriter(s)	Peter Kay and Gary Barlow
Peter Kay singles chronology
"The Winner's Song" (2008) "Once Upon a Christmas Song" (2008) "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley" (2009)

"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.

External links

• Video on YouTube