![]() ![]() He was in Vancouver recording with Harry Nilsson, and they were looking for a Christmas song. The B-side to “Christmas Time” was a song called “ Reggae Christmas” that had been recorded the year prior, so I also asked Vallance about that song and here is what he said: I actually wrote “Reggae Christmas” for Ringo Starr in 1979. Alas, they never made a music video for it back when it was originally released, but here is a more recent video created for “Christmas Time” by Bryan Adams… In 2001, Adams even performed “Christmas Time” at the Vatican for Pope John-Paul II. And over 35 years later, it still deservingly gets lots of radio airplay during the holiday season. Though some might not agree with me, I consider this to be one of the best original Christmas songs to be released during the last few decades. That makes you wish it was Christmas every day The chorus, in particular, is quite poignant: There’s something about Christmas time I have always loved this song’s melody and the sentiment it delivers. It was pressed on green vinyl and mailed to Bryan’s fans in December of that year. The drums were added in New York in October when Bob Clearmountain mixed the record. That’s summer in Vancouver, so I’m not sure why we were thinking about Christmas! Most of the track was recorded in my home studio. ![]() I asked Vallance about “ Christmas Time” and here is what he said: “Christmas Time” was written in May 1985. I asked him about many of the big hits they had written together, but I also took the opportunity to ask him about a couple holiday songs that they had released back in 1985. A while back, I had the privilege of an interview with Jim Vallance who was the songwriting partner of Bryan Adams during the ’80s. ![]()
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