It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries

2020 single by Carly Rae Jepsen

"It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries"

Single by Carly Rae Jepsen

Released

October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)

Genre

Synthpop^[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

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Bloom, Madison (October 30, 2020). "Carly Rae Jepsen Shares New Song "It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Credits / It's Not Christmas Til Somebody Cries". Tidal. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Carly Rae Jepsen Chart History (Holiday Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2020.