Christmas songs kim wilde biography

English appear singer (born 1960)

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Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960)^[3] is upshot English go off visit singer. She first gained success prickly 1981 corresponding her premiere single "Kids in America", which poorly at No. 2 block the UK. In 1983, she customary the Copepod Award put on view Best Island Female artist.^[4] Love 1986, she had a UK No. 2 confrontation with a reworked secret code of rendering Supremes' at a bargain price a fuss "You Shut in Me Hangin' On", which also crown the Insolvent Billboard Redhot 100 notch 1987. Mid 1981 champion 1996, she had 25 singles make certain charted contained by the Crown 50 exempt the UK Singles Seachart. Her another hits lean "Chequered Love" (1981), "You Came" (1988), and "Never Trust a Stranger" (1988). In 2003, she collaborated with Nena on say publicly song "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime", which pinnacle the Nation and European charts.

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‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ is a Christmas song, written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958. Although Decca released it in both 1958 and again in 1959, it did not sell well until Lee became a popular star in 1960; that Christmas season, it hit number 16 on the Billboard pop chart and turned into a perennial holiday favorite. For well over 30 years, Brenda Lee’s version had sales and radio airplay all to itself. Then, in 1992, Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love got together and recorded the song for A Very Special Christmas Volume 2. In 1993, Dion recorded a version for his Christmas album and Amy Grant recorded a version for her second Christmas album.

In 2023, Brenda Lee’s version of ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ hit number one in the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, after having been at number two behind Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ in December for several years.

Mel & Kim version

Kim Wilde recorded ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ together with Mel Smith in order to raise money for Comic Relief. It was produced by Stuart Colman. Some extra comedy material was added to the track, written by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys-Jones. Th

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Wilde Winter Songbook

2013 studio album by Kim Wilde

Wilde Winter Songbook is the thirteenth studio album and first Christmas album by English singer Kim Wilde, released on 11 November 2013 by Wildeflower Records. The album consists of a mix of traditional Christmas songs, covers of contemporary seasonal songs and original music.

Background

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Wilde Winter Songbook consists of four Christmas classics, two covers of newer winter-related songs (both from 2008) and six new compositions. The album features duets with Nik Kershaw, Rick Astley, her husband Hal Fowler and her father Marty Wilde.^[1]

The four Christmas classics on this album are "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Let It Snow", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "Winter Wonderland", whereas the cover versions are "Winter Song", originally by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson (2008) and "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes (2008).

Kim Wilde's daughter, Rose Fowler, sings backing vocals on the song "Hope".^[2]

Wilde intended to include the song "Deck The Halls (Angels Sing)" on the album as well, but did not want to have 13 tracks on a Christmas album. The song was eventually released on the deluxe edition of Wilde Winter Songbook in 2015. All of the additiona