At the conclusion of the song, vocalist Les Gray turned to the camera and solemnly said, 'Happy birthday darling wherever you are. Artist: Mud Title: Lonely This Christmas Record: VG Sleeve : Plain. 6 The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick 7 Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 8 Mud Lonely This Christmas. Its final appearance on Top of the Pops was on 8 January 1975, which was coincidentally the fortieth birthday of Elvis Presley. When did Elvis record Lonely this Christmas Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, Lonely This Christmas was Muds second number one. The song is noted for a performance on Top of the Pops in which guitarist Rob Davis was covered in tinsel and wore Christmas baubles as earrings, while vocalist Les Gray sang to a ventriloquist's dummy. It was the third number one single that year for the ChinniChap writing and production team, and was performed in the style of Elvis Presley's slower songs from his later career. Mud Lonely This Christmas RAK 187 7 45rpm Picture Sleeve Vinyl Record. Almost all of our vinyl discs will include either an original inner sleeve, or a plain inner sleeve, or a printed inner sleeve, which we provide with the sole purpose of protecting the record. The label on the disk is likely to have minor wear and possibly writing on the label.
Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, "Lonely This Christmas" was Mud's second number one single in the UK, spending four weeks at the top in December 1974 and January 1975. Visually this disk may have light visible wear, marks, and or hairlines.