"Very Merry Xmas" is the 39th Japanese

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by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. Described as an upbeat Christmas carol, "Very Merry Xmas" was released on November 27, 2013, by Avex Trax as the third single from their seventh Japanese studio album, ''

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''. It was released in three versions – a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, and a Bigeast Board edition. The song debuted at number two on the

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and peaked at number three on ''

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. Selling over 116,000 copies in a week, "Very Merry Xmas" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000. As of December 2013, "Very Merry Xmas" has reported sales of 130,849 according to the

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. "Very Merry Xmas" is written by Chris Buseck, Tom Hugo Hemansen, and is produced by Shinjiroh Inoue, a frequent collaborator of Tohoshinki. Inoue also wrote the lyrics to both songs, and wrote the B-side song "White".

Formats and track listings

*Digital downloadiTunes – Music – Very Merry Xmas - Single by Tohoshinki
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) – 4:24 *CD+DVD single AVCK-79167/B :Disc 1 (CD) #"Very Merry Xmas" – 4:08 #"White" – 4:58 #"Very Merry Xmas" (Less Vocal) – 4:08 #"White" (Less Vocal) – 4:58 :Disc 2 (DVD) #"Very Merry Xmas" (

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) #"Very Merry Xmas" (Off Shot Movie) (First Press Limited Edition only) *CD single AVCK-79168Very Merry Xmas: Tohoshinki , CD Single at Avex Group
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Charts

Oricon charts

''Billboard'' Japan charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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