This Christmas (Taeyeon song)

"This Christmas"
Single by Taeyeon
from the album This Christmas: Winter Is Coming
Released	December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
Genre	Ballad
Length	4:27
Label	SM
Songwriter(s)	Score (13) Megatone (13)
Producer(s)	13
Taeyeon singles chronology
"Make Me Love You" (2017) "This Christmas" (2017) "Something New" (2018)
Music video
"This Christmas" on YouTube

"This Christmas" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon. It was released as a digital single on December 12, 2017, by SM Entertainment. It is the title track of Taeyeon's special Christmas album This Christmas: Winter Is Coming.

Background and release

The music video for "This Christmas" was released on December 12, 2017.^[1] The song is an authentic ballad featuring a magnificent orchestral sound and the delicate and explosive singing ability of 'Taeyeon' and an instrumental version is also included.^[2] The younger version of Taeyeon in the video is played by Kim Jiwon, who made her debut as Liz of IVE in 2021, but was not a trainee at the time.^[3] To promote the album, Taeyeon held a two-night concert titled "The Magic of Christmas Time" on December 22 and 23, 2017 at Kyung Hee University, Seoul.^[4][5]

Chart performance

"This Christmas" debuted at number 2 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart.^[6] On the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 Chart, the song debuted at number five in the chart issue dated December 30, 2017.^[7]

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)[6]	2
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[7]	5

Sales

Region	Sales
South Korea[8]	227,856

Credits

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.^[9]

Studio

• SM Big Shot Studio – recording, digital editing
• SM LVYIN Studio – recording
• Seoul Studio – recording
• SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing
• 821 Sound – mastering

Personnel

• SM Entertainment – executive producer
• Lee Soo-man – producer
• Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor
• Taeyeon – vocals
• Score (13) – producer, songwriter, vocal directing, piano
• Megatone (13) – producer, songwriter, vocal directing, bass
• Jukjae – guitar
• Kim Eun-seok – drums
• Yung – strings
• Park Oh-dal – strings conducting, strings arrangement
• Lee Min-kyu – recording, digital editing
• Lee Ji-hong – recording
• Jeong Ki-hong – recording
• Choi Da-in – recording
• Ji Yong-joo – recording
• Kim Cheol-sun – mixing
• Kwon Nam-woo – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide[10][11]	December 12, 2017	Digital download	SM Entertainment

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result
2018	Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards	Song of the Year – December	"This Christmas"	Nominated

References

1. "Taeyeon celebrates Christmas with special album". The Korea Herald. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
2. "[Album review] Taeyeon's Christmas ballads heaven to ears". The Korea Herald. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
3. 아이브 리즈, 극락 파트의 비결이 이거라고...?, 28 December 2021, retrieved 2021-12-28
4. "Taeyeon to return with Christmas record, concert in December". The Korea Herald. November 16, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
5. Hong Se-young (2017-12-08). "태연, 12일 'This Christmas' 발표…겨울감성 폭격 [공식]" [Taeyeon releases 'This Christmas' on the 12th... Winter emotional bombing [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
6. "2017년 50주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
7. "Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Chart - Week of 2017-12-30". Billboard. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
8. Accumlated digital sales for "This Christmas":
   • "2017년 50주차 Download Chart" [Week 50 of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). December 10–16, 2017. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
   • "2017년 51주차 Download Chart" [Week 51 of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). December 17–23, 2017. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
   • "2017년 52주차 Download Chart" [Week 52 of 2017 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). December 24–30, 2017. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
9. Taeyeon (2017). This Christmas: Winter Is Coming (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment. Credits.
10. "This Christmas - Winter is Coming – EP by Taeyeon" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
11. "This Christmas - Winter is Coming – EP by Taeyeon". Apple Music. 12 December 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.