Once Upon a Christmas Song

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"Once Upon a Christmas Song"
Single by Geraldine McQueen (Peter Kay)
Released Europe 15 December 2008
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2008
Genre Parody, Christmas
Writer(s) Gary Barlow and Peter Kay
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" was the second single by fictional character Geraldine McQueen from Britain's Got the Pop Factor..., a mock talent contest/comedy by British comedian Peter Kay who also plays Geraldine. The CD was released on 15 December 2008, with the download available a day earlier.[1] It was a charity single with proceeds going to the NSPCC.[2]

The song was co-written by Gary Barlow from Take That and Peter Kay.

Contents

[edit] Video

The video for "Once Upon A Christmas Song" features Geraldine on a float singing to the public. It ends with her lighting up a street with Christmas decorations. Also, Jackie and Wendy from 2 Up 2 Down feature. Reporter Lucy Meacock, from North West regional news programme Granada Reports, makes a speaking cameo as herself.

[edit] 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

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 43
Irish Singles Chart 35
UK Singles Chart 5

[edit] End of year

Country (2008) Position
United Kingdom 129[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links


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