Recorded 2008 | Genre Parody, Christmas | |
Released 5 December 2008 (Europe) Format CD single, digital download, DVD single Writer(s) Peter Kay and Gary Barlow "Once Upon a Christmas Song"
(2008) "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley"
(2009) | ||
"Once Upon a Christmas Song" was the second single by fictional character Geraldine McQueen from Britain's Got the Pop Factor..., a mock talent contest/comedy by British comedian Peter Kay who also plays Geraldine. The CD was released on 15 December 2008, with the download available a day earlier. It was a charity single with proceeds going to the NSPCC.
Contents
The song was co-written by Peter Kay and Gary Barlow.
In 2016, an instrumental version the song served as the theme tune to BBC One's compilation series Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle.
Video
The video for "Once Upon A Christmas Song" features Geraldine (Peter Kay), on a float singing to the public. It ends with her lighting up a street with Christmas decorations. Also, Jackie (Jo Enright) and Wendy (Sian Foulkes) from 2 Up 2 Down feature. ITV News And ITV News Granada Presenter And Reporter Lucy Meacock, from North West regional news programme Granada Reports/Granada Tonight, makes a speaking cameo as herself.
Track listing
For the CD release of Once Upon A Christmas Song, tracks featured are;
- Once Upon A Christmas Song
- The Winners Song
- Geraldine's Medley