Someday at Christmas | ||||
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Studio album by Stevie Wonder | ||||
Released | November 27, 1967 | |||
Genre | Soul, Christmas | |||
Length | 34:57 | |||
Label | Tamla | |||
Producer | Henry Cosby | |||
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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.
Side One
Side Two
(Both first appeared on the various artists CD collection, Christmas in the City).
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. In 2016, Jackie Evancho covered the song on her Christmas album as the title track.