It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries

"It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries"
Single by Carly Rae Jepsen
Released	October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
Genre	Synth-pop[1]
Length	2:52
Label	604 School Boy Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Benjamin Romans CJ Baran Carly Rae Jepsen James Flannigan
Producer(s)	Benjamin Romans CJ Baran
Carly Rae Jepsen singles chronology
"OK on Your Own" (2020) "It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries" (2020) "Western Wind" (2022)

"It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries" is a Christmas song by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen, released on October 30, 2020.^[2] The song is about "expectation versus reality" when it comes to holiday celebrations and "the antics of a dyfunctional family holiday gathering".^[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[3]

• Carly Rae Jepsen – songwriting, lead vocals
• Benjamin Romans – songwriting, production, background vocals, programming, synthesizer
• CJ Baran – songwriting, production, background vocals, programming
• James Flannigan – songwriting
• Gene Grimaldi – mastering engineer
• Mitch McCarthy – mixing

Charts

Chart performance for "It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries"

Chart (2020)	Peak position
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[4]	11

References

1. Spanos, Brittany (October 30, 2020). "Carly Rae Jepsen Gets Into Holiday Spirit Early With 'It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
2. Bloom, Madison (October 30, 2020). "Carly Rae Jepsen Shares New Song "It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
3. "Credits / It's Not Christmas Til Somebody Cries". Tidal. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
4. "Carly Rae Jepsen Chart History (Holiday Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2020.