Merry Christmas Darling
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"Merry Christmas Darling" is a popular 1970 Christmas song by the Carpenters, known for Karen Carpenter’s warm vocal performance and its enduring presence in holiday music playlists.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | Billboard Christmas singles chart number one (multiple years) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfPopularity | 1970s ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult contemporary listeners ⓘ |
| hasBside | Mr. Guder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
Christmas radio staple
ⓘ
holiday standard ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
orchestral arrangement
ⓘ
piano ⓘ |
| hasKeyLyric |
"I wish I were with you"
ⓘ
"I wish you Merry Christmas" ⓘ "I’ve just one wish on this Christmas Eve" ⓘ "Merry Christmas, darling" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | soft pop ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalAssociation | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum |
An Old-Fashioned Christmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christmas Portrait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Frank Pooler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Karen Carpenter’s warm vocal performance
ⓘ
enduring presence in holiday music playlists ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| performer |
Karen Carpenter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| recurringAirplay | Christmas season ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| reRecorded | yes ⓘ |
| reRecordingYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | sending Christmas greetings to a distant loved one ⓘ |
| theme |
being apart during the holidays
ⓘ
romantic longing at Christmas ⓘ |
| vocalist | Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
intimate
ⓘ
melodic ⓘ |
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