"Every Day Is a Holiday" is a song written and recorded by American singer

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. Produced by

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, the song was released on November 23, 2015 as part of H&M's holiday campaign along with a promotional commercial directed by Jonas Åkerlund but remains unreleased on main streaming services. It is a

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track about how love is the best Christmas gift.

Composition

"Every Day Is a Holiday" was written by Perry and produced by

. Lyrically, the song talks about how the best Christmas gift one can receive is love. It features a background choir as Perry sings the chorus: We don't need a thing under the tree You give me all I need Every day is a holiday When you're the reason to celebrate Every day is a holiday When you're the reason The track contains a "'70s disco essence and a big ol' thumping bassline". It is a

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track, and Perry's first Christmas song.

Release and promotion

The song was released on November 23, 2015. The same day, it was featured in a two-minute commercial for H&M's 2015 holiday campaign. It features Perry interacting with gingerbread men, presents, and large teddy bears while sporting various holiday-themed clothes made by the store. The commercial was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and filmed in July 2015. Perry herself described it as "very jolly", and was happy to wear H&M's clothes in the video since "H&M has been a part of the evolution of my personal style since I was 13, when I would start to incorporate fun, affordable H&M pieces into my vintage wardrobe".

Reception

Lara O'Reilly of ''

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'' criticized the video as "bizarre" while ''

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''s Bianca Gracie described it as "slightly cheesy but fun". Writing for

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, Jeff Bejamin praised the song as "catchy" and ranked it number one on a "Best Holiday Songs of 2015" list. VH1 also gave a positive review, calling the commercial "fun" and "energetic" and felt Perry's outfits were "cute". Lauren Valenti from '' Marie Claire'' dubbed the song "a track filled with good tidings". In a negative review, Matt Miller from '' Esquire'' felt the video was "a hellish non-denominational land of cheer". '' Glamour'' writer Christopher Rosa ranked it as Perry's 7th worst song, adding that the H&M campaign it was made for is "exactly where it should stay".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Every Day Is a Holiday 2015 songs American Christmas songs American dance songs Katy Perry songs Music videos directed by Jonas Åkerlund Songs written by Katy Perry