"DJ Play a Christmas Song"
Single by Cher
from the album Christmas
ReleasedOctober 6, 2023
Genre
Length3:29
LabelWarner
Songwriter(s)
  • Lionel Crasta
Producer(s)Mark Taylor
Cher singles chronology
"Walls"
(2021)		 "DJ Play a Christmas Song"
(2023)

"DJ Play a Christmas Song" is a song by American singer and actress Cher, released as the lead single of her 2023 album Christmas. The song was digitally released on October 6, 2023 by Warner. It was produced by Mark Taylor, with lyrics written by Sarah Hudson, Jessie Saint John, Brett McLaughlin, James Abrahart, Mark Schick and Lionel Crasta.[1]

Promotion and performances

Cher debuted "DJ Play a Christmas Song" on October 3, 2023, at Silencio nightclub in Paris, performing at a private event hosted by Rabanne and H&M.[2] She later performed the song during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023.[3] Cher performed "DJ Play a Christmas Song" on German TV show Wetten, dass..? on November 25, 2023.[4] She taped her performance for the 91st annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting on November 19, 2023 and it aired on NBC on November 29, 2023.

Critical reception

The song received a positive review by Attitude's Jamie Tabberer, who gave the song four out of five stars, calling it a "cut-glass powerhouse pop-dance banger" [5]

Commercial performance

On October 21, 2023, the song entered the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart at number three,[6] becoming her highest-peaking song on that chart.[7] It left the chart the following week, but re-entered the chart the week of November 17, 2023. Two weeks later, it climbed to number one, making Cher one, of only two acts, to have a number one song on any billboard chart in the past 7 consecutive decades.[8] On November 18, 2023, the song entered the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at number 22.[9] Two weeks later, it rose to number 6, before topping the chart the following week.[9] In the UK, the song entered at number 37 on the Singles Sales Chart and 34 on the Singles Downloads Chart.[10] In Germany, the song entered the Download chart on October 17, 2023 at number 35[11] while in Australia it entered the Digital Singles chart at number 40.[12]

Track listing

Digital download and streaming – DJ Mixes[13]

  1. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (Extended) – 5:15
  2. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (Extended Instrumental) – 5:15
  3. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (7th Heaven Club Mix) – 6:41

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Christmas.[14]

  • Cher – lead vocals
  • Rita Campbell – background vocals
  • Ash Soan – drums
  • Adam Phillips – guitar
  • Mark Taylor – producer, keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Paul Meehan – keyboards, programming
  • Alex Arias – vocal engineer
  • Gabe Burch – vocal engineer
  • Peter Jensen – assistant vocal engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Sarah Hudson – songwriter
  • Jessie Saint John – songwriter
  • Brett McLaughlin – songwriter
  • James Abrahart – songwriter
  • Mark Schick – songwriter
  • Lionel Crasta – songwriter

Charts

Chart performance for "DJ Play a Christmas Song"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Digital Tracks (ARIA)[12] 40
Germany Download (Official German Charts)[11] 35
UK Singles Downloads (Official Charts Company)[10] 34
UK Singles Sales (Official Charts Company)[10] 37
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[15] 21
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[16] 3
US Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)[17] 14

References

  1. ↑ Paul, Larisha (October 6, 2023). "Cher Is Making Requests on Holiday Single 'DJ Play a Christmas Song'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ Bromley, Joe (October 3, 2023). "H&M announce Rabanne collaboration with blow-out Paris bash — and Cher". Yahoo! Finance. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ Atkinson, Katie (November 23, 2023). "Cher Takes Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to the Disco With 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' & Flavor Flav Approves". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ Cher - DJ Play A Christmas Song | "Wetten, dass..?" vom 25. November 2023 | ZDF, retrieved November 30, 2023
  5. ↑ Tabberer, Jamie (October 6, 2023). "Cher's 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' single review: 'A pop-dance banger that rejects festive cliches'". attitude. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cher Chart History: Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ McIntyre, Hugh (October 20, 2023). "Cher Scores The Biggest Hit Of Her Career On One Billboard Chart This Week". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cher | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 "Cher Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 "DJ Play a Christmas - Cher". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Offizielle Download Charts Single (04.09.2023)". MTV Germany. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Australia's chart entry information for 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' sent by ARIA team"". November 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ "DJ Play a Christmas Song (DJ Mixes) by Cher". Apple Music. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  14. ↑ Warner Records (2023). Christmas (liner notes). Cher. Warner Records. 093624851196.
  15. ↑ "Cher Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Cher's Billboard Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  17. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/artist/cher/chart-history/xdt/#
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