| "Christmas in the Sand" | ||||
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| Single by Colbie Caillat | ||||
| from the album Christmas in the Sand | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2012 | |||
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| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | Universal Republic | |||
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| Producer(s) | Ken Caillat | |||
| Colbie Caillat singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Christmas in the Sand" on YouTube | ||||
"Christmas in the Sand" is a Christmas song recorded by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. It was written by Caillat, Jason Reeves and Kara DioGuardi and produced by Colbie's father, Ken Caillat. The song was released as the first single from her first Christmas album Christmas in the Sand. The song was released to SoundCloud on October 15, 2012 through Universal Republic.
Background and release
Colbie told Billboard she wrote this song "thinking, what do they listen to over here Hawaii at Christmas time? I bet they don't always want to hear songs about white Christmases and bundling up 'cause it's cold outside. They want to have a holiday song they can relate to." Caillat teamed up with writing partners Kara DioGuardi and Jason Reeves to craft the bubbly and admittedly silly track, "Kara started coming up with all these funny lyrics about Santa falling off his surf board and Rudolph playing reindeer games on me," she says. "It's such a fun song and really shows a silly side of my personality that most people don't see besides my friends and family."[1]
The song was uploaded to Universal Republic's SoundCloud page on October 3, 2012, but released on October 15, 2012. Colbie posted the link to it on her Facebook and Twitter pages.
Critical reception
Linny's Vault described Colbie's voice 'strong, yet sweet', and also described the song as 'nothing like I've heard before and definitely fits to my kind of warm CA Christmas. (...) The upbeat tune of the song makes you want to sway in your seat (I literally did).'[2]
Music video
On October 19, 2012, Colbie uploaded a lyric video for the song on her YouTube page.[3] The official video premiered on November 21 on VEVO.[4] The video was filmed in Malibu.
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Canada AC (Billboard)[5] | 10 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 16 |
References
- ↑ "Colbie Caillat, 'Christmas in the Sand': Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard. October 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Colbie Caillat 'Christmas In The Sand' Album Review & Giveaway". Linny's Vault. October 23, 2012. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Colbie Caillat 'Christmas in the Sand' [Lyric Video]". YouTube.
- ↑ "Colbie Caillat - Christmas in the Sand (Official Video)". YouTube.
- ↑ "Colbie Caillat Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Colbie Caillat Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.