"Every Year, Every Christmas" is a song by American singer

Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive P ...

. It was written by Vandross and

Richard Marx Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American adult contemporary music, adult contemporary and pop rock singer-songwriter. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Marx's Richard Marx (album), self-titled debut album went tri ...

for his tenth studio album, the holiday album '' This Is Christmas'' (1995), while production was helmed by Vandross. The original

Christmas song Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or, in the case of carols or songs, may employ lyrics whose subject ma ...

received moderate rotation on radio and peaked at number 32 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Singer

Patti LaBelle Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer, actress and businesswoman. LaBelle is referred to as the " Godmother of Soul". She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singe ...

also covered the song, which appeared on her 2007 Christmas album ''

Miss Patti's Christmas ''Miss Patti's Christmas'' is a studio album by American singer Patti LaBelle. Her second holiday album, it was released by Island Def Jam, Def Soul Classics on October 9, 2007 in the United States. Chiefly produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, it ...

''. The LaBelle version was spoken at the end the song dedicated to Vandross.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Every Year, Every Christmas (song) 1990s ballads 1995 songs Luther Vandross songs 1995 singles Soul ballads Contemporary R&B ballads Songs written by Luther Vandross Songs written by Richard Marx Epic Records singles American Christmas songs