"Once Upon a Christmas Song" is a

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single, and the second single to be released by fictional character Geraldine McQueen. It was co-written by

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and

Peter Kay Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973) is an English actor, comedy writer and stand-up comedian. He has written, produced and acted in several television and film projects, and has written three books. Born and brought up in Bolton, Kay studied ...

who plays the character, originating from a parody talent show called '' Britain's Got the Pop Factor...''. The song was a major success, reaching number 5 in the

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for the

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. The CD was released on 15 December 2008, with the download available a day earlier and the proceeds going to the

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, a British charity working and campaigning on child protection.Will Peter Kay's Geraldine be Christmas Number One?
The Bolton News, 15 December 2008 In 2016, an instrumental version of the song served as the theme tune to BBC One's compilation series ''

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''.

Video

The video for "Once Upon A Christmas Song" features Geraldine (

), on a float singing to the public. It ends with her lighting up a street with Christmas decorations. Also, Jackie (

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) and Wendy ( Sian Foulkes) from 2 Up 2 Down feature. ITV News Granada presenter and reporter

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, from the North West ITV 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* 2008 singles Songs written by Gary Barlow 2008 songs British Christmas songs Comedy songs {{2000s-single-stub