Christmas Eve (Gwen Stefani song)

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rdf:langString A red background displaying one of Gwen Stefani's hands holding a piece of mistletoe above her head; the words "Gwen Stefani, Christmas Eve" also appear in a white typeface.

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rdf:langString * busbee * Eric Valentine

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rdf:langString * Gwen Stefani * Justin Tranter * busbee * Blake Shelton

rdf:langString "Christmas Eve" is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani for her fourth studio album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas (2017). The song was written by Stefani, Justin Tranter, and busbee, with the latter of the three handling production alongside Eric Valentine. It was the first song conceived for the album, and "originated from a run Stefani took in rural Oklahoma. Details about the song first emerged in August 2017, when its title appeared as a registered work on two global music databases. The song a slow-burning Christmas ballad with lyrics that reference the holiday season. "Christmas Eve" was described by Stefani as both a Christmas song and a "miracle song". One reviewer noted that Stefani sounded happy on the album's original tracks, including the song, and cited her relationship with Shelton as evidence why. The song entered Billboard's Holiday Digital Song Sales chart in the United States at number 20. It has since been performed by Stefani on two occasions, including live on NBC's Today during a mini concert and on the 2017 American holiday special Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas. Both performances were eventually uploaded to Stefani's YouTube channel. On October 6, 2017, the same day as the song's release on You Make It Feel Like Christmas, Stefani's fiancé American singer Blake Shelton released a cover of "Christmas Eve" under the same title for the 2017 reissue of his seventh studio album, Cheers, It's Christmas (2012). He received a writing credit for his version, and Scott Hendricks produced the song. Shelton mentioned how the original was his favorite song on Stefani's album, resulting in him recording his own take on the track, which she approved. Child patients from the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt serve as background vocalists on the song. The version reached number 41 on the US Holiday Digital Song Sales chart and appeared on the 2019 version of the compilation album, Now That's What I Call Country Christmas.