The Gift of Christmas (song)

"The Gift of Christmas"
Single by Childliners
B-side"Accapella"
Released4 December 1995
GenrePop
Length4:06
LabelLondon Records
SongwriterTony Mortimer
Producers
  • Rob Kean
  • Tony Vickers
Music video
"The Gift of Christmas" on YouTube

"The Gift of Christmas" is a 1995 charity single by supergroup Childliners, with the proceeds of the single going to Childline. The song was written by Tony Mortimer of East 17 and released by London Records. In a similar ilk to "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid, the song features popular chart acts such as MN8, Boyzone, East 17, Backstreet Boys, Dannii Minogue, Peter Andre and more. It peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, number ten in Ireland and number seven in Scotland.

A second CD of "The Gift of Christmas" was also released featuring remixes by Motiv 8, Not Loveland, Matt Darey, Beatmasters and Wand; whilst credited to 'ChildLiner DJs', the artist remains ChildLiners, and the DJs have only remixed the existing track.

Performers

Track listings

  1. "The Gift of Christmas" (Radio Mix) – 4:06
  2. "The Gift of Christmas" (Accapella) – 3:56
  1. "The Gift of Christmas" (Single Version) – 4:06
  2. "The Gift of Christmas" (Motiv 8 Simply Great) – 5:45
  3. "The Gift of Christmas" (Not Loveland But Lapland Mix) – 7:09
  4. "The Gift of Christmas" (Gift Rapped) – 5:32
  5. "The Gift of Christmas" (Frankincense Making Sense Mix) – 6:30
  6. "The Gift of Christmas" (Wands Magic Mix) – 5:53
  1. "The Gift of Christmas" (Radio Mix) – 4:06
  2. "The Gift of Christmas" (Accapella) – 3:56

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "The Gift of Christmas". BBC. bbc.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Child Liners The Gift Of Christmas". hitparade. swisscharts.com.
  3. ↑ "ChildLiner DJ's – The Gift Of Christmas". Discogs. Discogs.com.
  4. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 1. 6 January 1996. p. 9. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Childliners Irish Chart Peaks". Irish Recorded Music Association. The Irish Charts.
  6. ↑ "Israeli Charts". Retrieved June 26, 2026. Search "Childliners" for Israeli chart history.
  7. ↑ "Childliners Scottish Chart Peaks". Official Charts Company. Official Charts.
  8. ↑ "The Gift of Christmas". Official Charts.
  9. ↑ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 16 December 1995. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 Singles 1995" (PDF). Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9. Retrieved 12 March 2025.