Christmas Tree (Lady Gaga song)
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| Song by Lady Gaga featuring Space Cowboy | |
| Released | December 16, 2008 |
| Format | Digital download |
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| Length | 2:26 |
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"Christmas Tree" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released on December 16, 2008 for digital download. It was written and produced by Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum, and Space Cowboy, who also provides guest vocals. Musically, "Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song with dance-pop and synthpop influences. It samples the classic Christmas song "Deck the Halls", as well as briefly using the lyrics "Rum pum pum pum" from the Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy" in its intro. Lyrically, the song uses sexual innuendos.
The song received mixed reviews from music critics, with some commending its creativity and individuality from other Christmas songs and others criticizing its sexual innuendos and deeming it "not for the family". Due to strong digital sells, it reached number 79 on the Canadian Hot 100 in January 2009. It also reached number 18 on the Japanese RIAJ Digital Track Chart and number 23 on the Billboard Holiday/Seasonal Digital Songs chart in late 2010. In December 2009, it was available for free download on Amazon as a part of their "25 Days of Free" promotion. It has been included in several Christmas compilation albums, including Now That's What I Call Christmas! 4.
"Christmas Tree" is a Christmas music-themed song, featuring vocals from Gaga and Space Cowboy. It was written and produced by Gaga, Space Cowboy and Martin Kierszenbaum. Space Cowboy, whose real name is Nick Dresti, and Gaga were introduced in Los Angeles by Martin Kierszenbaum, the head of Gaga's label, Cherrytree Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. Kierszenbaum recommended a collaboration between them after hearing Space Cowboy's single "My Egyptian Lover", released in January 2007 and featuring vocalist Nadia Oh. Kierszenbaum contacted Space Cowboy during December 2007 and Space Cowboy first spoke to Gaga by phone on New Year's Eve, "[getting] along so well right away" talking about sequins, disco balls, Prince, David Bowie and body paint. The pair worked together in Los Angeles to create "Christmas Tree" and "Starstruck", a song from some editions of Lady Gaga's then-current album The Fame. Space Cowboy commented of working with Lady Gaga:
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