Every Year, Every Christmas

"Every Year, Every Christmas" is a 1995 Christmas song by American recording artist Luther Vandross. The single was released to promote Vandross' first holiday album This Is Christmas. The song was co-written by Vandross and singer-songwriter Richard Marx. Marx also contributed in arrangement of the single along with Vandross, Skip Anderson and Nat Adderley, Jr. "Every Year, Every Christmas" received moderate rotation on radio and peaked to No. 32 on Billboard's R&B Airplay chart. Patti LaBelle also covered the song, which appeared on her 2007 Christmas album Miss Patti's Christmas. The LaBelle version was spoken at the end the song dedicated to Vandross. [1] The single was a minor hit in the United Kingdom and peaked at No. 43 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Every Year, Every Christmas"
Single by Luther Vandross
from the album This Is Christmas
B-side"This Is Christmas"
Released1995
(U.S., Europe)
FormatVinyl 7" 12", single
cassette single, CD single
GenreR&B, Soul
Length5:06 (Single Edit)
LabelEpic Records
Songwriter(s)L. Vandross, Richard Marx
Producer(s)Luther Vandross, Skip Anderson
Luther Vandross singles chronology
"Love the One You're With" / "Going in Circles"
(1995)		 "Every Year, Every Christmas"
(1995)		 "Your Secret Love"
(1996)

Track listings
CD single[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Every Year, Every Christmas"5:06
2."My Favourite Things"5:58
3."Evergreen"3:54
4."The Impossible Dream"5:16

Charts
Chart (1995)Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 43
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[4] 24
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 32

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 597.
  2. "Joe – All or Nothing (CD single)". Discogs. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  4. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  5. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
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