This Christmas
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"This Christmas" is a classic 1970 soul and R&B holiday song by Donny Hathaway that has become a perennial seasonal favorite and standard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| This Christmas canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6966728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Christmas Context triple: [Donny Hathaway, notableWork, This Christmas]
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A.
This Christmas
"This Christmas" is a 2007 ensemble holiday comedy-drama film centered on a family's eventful Christmas reunion, featuring an all-star cast including Idris Elba, Regina King, and Chris Brown.
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B.
One Christmas
One Christmas is a 1994 television film adaptation of a Truman Capote short story, starring Henry Winkler and Katharine Hepburn in a Depression-era coming-of-age tale.
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C.
My Christmas
"My Christmas" is a popular holiday album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, featuring classical and contemporary Christmas songs performed with his signature operatic pop style.
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D.
Waiting for Christmas
"Waiting for Christmas" is a holiday-themed R&B song by John Legend from his festive album "A Legendary Christmas."
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E.
Almost Christmas
Almost Christmas is a 2016 ensemble holiday comedy-drama film about a dysfunctional family reuniting for their first Christmas after the matriarch’s death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Christmas Target entity description: "This Christmas" is a classic 1970 soul and R&B holiday song by Donny Hathaway that has become a perennial seasonal favorite and standard.
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A.
This Christmas
"This Christmas" is a 2007 ensemble holiday comedy-drama film centered on a family's eventful Christmas reunion, featuring an all-star cast including Idris Elba, Regina King, and Chris Brown.
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B.
One Christmas
One Christmas is a 1994 television film adaptation of a Truman Capote short story, starring Henry Winkler and Katharine Hepburn in a Depression-era coming-of-age tale.
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C.
My Christmas
"My Christmas" is a popular holiday album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, featuring classical and contemporary Christmas songs performed with his signature operatic pop style.
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D.
Waiting for Christmas
"Waiting for Christmas" is a holiday-themed R&B song by John Legend from his festive album "A Legendary Christmas."
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E.
Almost Christmas
Almost Christmas is a 2016 ensemble holiday comedy-drama film about a dysfunctional family reuniting for their first Christmas after the matriarch’s death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer | Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeOfRelease | 1970s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Christmas standard
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classic 1970 soul and R&B holiday song ⓘ perennial seasonal favorite ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
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R&B ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
holiday standard in the United States
ⓘ
modern Christmas classic ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Aretha Franklin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CeeLo Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Christina Aguilera NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloria Estefan NERFINISHED ⓘ John Legend NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Antebellum NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary J. Blige NERFINISHED ⓘ Patti LaBelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentatonix NERFINISHED ⓘ Seal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamar Braxton NERFINISHED ⓘ The Temptations NERFINISHED ⓘ Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer | Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableUsage |
featured in numerous Christmas compilation albums
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frequently played on U.S. radio during Christmas season ⓘ used in film and television Christmas soundtracks ⓘ |
| hasType |
Christmas standard
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holiday song ⓘ soul Christmas song ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | contemporary R&B Christmas music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Nadine McKinnor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedBy | Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atco Records
NERFINISHED
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Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| theme |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
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family gatherings ⓘ holiday season ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| vocalist | Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Christmas Description of subject: "This Christmas" is a classic 1970 soul and R&B holiday song by Donny Hathaway that has become a perennial seasonal favorite and standard.
Referenced by (4)
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