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What Christmas Means to Me” is the name of several different Christmas songs. The most-covered version was written by Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, and George Gordy. It has been recorded by many artists, including:

Charts

Cher version

American singer Cher‘s version of the song featuring Stevie Wonder was recorded for her 2023 album Christmas.[45]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for “What Christmas Means to Me”
Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[46] 4
France (SNEP)[47] 163
Ireland (IRMA)[48] 94
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[49] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[50] 57
UK Singles (OCC)[51] 95

Similar titles

  • “What Christmas Means to Me” – written by Chiquita Mullins, Claude Hill, Moses Dillard, and Sharon Michalsky
    • Al Green (1983) on The Christmas Album[52] – also appeared on White Christmas in 1986[53]
  • “What Christmas Means to Me” – written by Steve Romanoff
  • “What Christmas Means to Me” – written by Joey Miskulin
  • “What Christmas Means to Me” – written by Bob Stewart
  • “What Christmas Means to Me” – written by Amayz
    • Amayz (2007) on Everyday Like Christmas[57]
  • “That’s What Christmas Means to Me” – written by Nick Acquaviva and Ted Varnick
  • “That’s What Christmas Means to Me” – written by Wendell B
    • Wendell B (2007) on Save a Little Room for Me[55]
  • “That’s What Christmas Means to Me” – written by Harry Revel
  • “That’s What Christmas Means to Me” – written by Jerome Schoolar

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