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"My Only Wish (This Year)" is a teen pop Christmas song by American singer Britney Spears. It was written and produced by Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz. It was released originally in the Christmas compilation album Platinum Christmas. In the song, Spears asks Santa Claus to find her a lover during the holidays.

"My Only Wish (This Year)"
Artwork for 2020 re-release
Promotional single by Britney Spears
from the album Platinum Christmas
RecordedAugust 2000
Genre
  • Christmas
  • teen pop
Length4:15
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
  • Brian Kierulf
  • Josh Schwartz
Producer(s)
  • Brian Kierulf
  • Josh Schwartz
Audio video
"My Only Wish (This Year)" on YouTube

"My Only Wish (This Year)" received positive to mixed reviews from music critics. However, close to a decade after its release, reviewers felt the song was considered a modern holiday classic. "My Only Wish (This Year)" has charted in various countries, mainly in Germany and on Billboard's Holiday Songs.[1] On October 22, 2013, an audio-only video of the song was uploaded on Spears' Vevo account.[2]


Background and composition


"My Only Wish (This Year)"
A 25-second sample of the song's chorus features Spears singing about her only wish.
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On October 13, 2000, American publishing and media company Forbes reported that Spears had plans to record a song called "My Only Wish (This Year)" for a Christmas album titled Platinum Christmas.[3] The song was included in the album, which was released on November 14, 2000.[3] "My Only Wish (This Year)" was written and produced by Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz.[4] It is a teen pop song[5] in the key of C major over a vocal range spanning from G3 to A5. It runs in a fast shuffle rhythm, a rhythm pattern used mainly in jazz-influenced music.[6] In the song, Spears laments her loneliness during the holidays and asks Santa Claus to bring her a lover,[7] in lines such as "He's all I want, just for me/Underneath my Christmas tree".[8] Since its release, the song has been included in more than eight Christmas music compilations, including Now That's What I Call Christmas! (2001), Super Christmas Hits (2006) and Christmas Top 100 (2009).[7][9]


Critical reception


My Only Wish (This Year) received comparisons to Mariah Carey's 1994 hit single All I Want for Christmas Is You.
"My Only Wish (This Year)" received comparisons to Mariah Carey's 1994 hit single "All I Want for Christmas Is You".

Michael Roberts of the Dallas Observer described the song as "an unobjectionable but generic retro bounce-fest".[10] Lori Reese of Entertainment Weekly called it "festive".[5] In her review of Now That's What I Call Christmas!, Melissa Ruggieri of the Richmond Times-Dispatch commented, "Thankfully, only a small portion of disc two is devoted to tween magnets including Britney Spears ('My Only Wish [This Year]') and 'N Sync ('You Don't Have to Be Alone [On Christmas]')".[7] Gabrielle Rice of Yahoo! called it one of Spears's best and most remembered songs, saying, however, that it only "made the Top 10 list because the lyrics [and] fast shuffle rhythm ... are just plain cute".[11] In his review of classic Christmas songs, The Sydney Morning Herald's Richard Jinman said that this track and Mariah Carey's 1994 single "All I Want for Christmas Is You" were "ho-ho-horrible singles",[12] and Adam Graham of The Detroit News also commented that the "sleigh bells and holiday cheer abound on this bouncy teen-pop ditty ... follows in the tradition" of Carey's single.[13]

Sam Lansky of PopCrush included the song on his list of Top 10 Original Christmas Pop Songs, writing, "another millennial teen pop jam, Britney Spears' 'My Only Wish (This Year)' follows the time-honored tradition of asking Santa Claus for love",[8] and finding it "a sweet throwback to the simpler days of [Britney]".[8] AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine considered the song a "pop holiday classic."[14] Steve Leggett noted the song was "a nice and bright backdrop for that Christmas party or dinner".[15] MTV blogger Tamar Anitai praised it as "the absolute holy grail of 1990s pop Christmas songs".[16]

In 2021, the song was ranked as one of the 100 Best Christmas Songs of All Time, by Billboard.[17]


Chart performance


"My Only Wish (This Year)" appeared in the Danish Singles Chart on December 26, 2008, as a result of digital downloads, debuting and peaking at number 34 before dropping off the chart in the following week.[18] In the following year, it came back at number 37.[18] It charted in Slovakia, on December 28, 2009, at number 54.[19] It made its first appearance on Billboard Holiday Airplay on December 8, 2001, peaking at number 7.[20] Later in 2010, it appeared on the component Holiday Digital Songs component chart at number 49, as a result of digital downloads.[1] On December 8, 2011, "My Only Wish (This Year)" debuted at number 170 on South Korea's International Download Gaon Chart, following digital sales of 3,671 copies.[21] On December 17, 2011, it sold 13,670 copies.[21] On the International Comprehensive Tracks component chart, it peaked at number 34.[21] On December 24, 2021, the single entered the UK Singles Chart for the first time at number 97 and a week later peaked at number 82, boosted by popularity during the 2021 holiday season. This marked Spears' first entry on the chart since "Make Me" in July 2016 which peaked at 42.[22]


Cover versions and usage in media


In 2009, Brazilian singer and TV host Xuxa released a Portuguese version of "My Only Wish (This Year)", titled as "Papai Noel Existe", on her Christmas album Natal Mágico. In 2019, NCT's Jaehyun and April's Lee Na-eun covered the song on an Inkigayo special.[23] In 2020, Meghan Trainor covered the song for her Christmas album A Very Trainor Christmas.[24]

The song is featured in the 2021 Christmas Netflix film, Single All the Way.[25]


Credits and personnel



Charts


Chart (2000–2022) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[26] 45
CIS (TopHit)[27] 144
Croatia Christmas Airplay (HRT)[28] 9
Denmark (Tracklisten)[29] 14
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[30] 23
Germany (Official German Charts)[31] 29
Global 200 (Billboard)[32] 112
Greece International (IFPI)[33] 80
Hungary (Single Top 40)[34] 32
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[35] 35
Ireland (IRMA)[36] 60
Lithuania (AGATA)[37] 44
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[38] 46
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[39] 20
Portugal (AFP)[40] 100
Slovakia (IFPI)[19] 54
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[21] 16
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 48
UK Singles (OCC)[43] 82
UK Singles Streaming (OCC)[44] 69
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[45] 85
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[46] 81
US Holiday Airplay (Billboard)[20] 7
US Holiday Songs (Billboard)[1] 49
US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)[47] 12

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[48] Gold 35,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[49] 2× Platinum 180,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "Holiday/Seasonal Digital Songs — Subscription Required". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 27, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
  2. Video on YouTube
  3. Schiffman, Betsy (October 13, 2010). "Forbes Faces: Britney Spears". Forbes. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  4. Platinum Christmas (Liner notes). Various artists. Jive Records. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Reese, Lori (October 13, 2000). "Very Warm Suit". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  6. "Digital Sheet Music Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year)". musicnotes.com. Universal Music Publishing Group. December 10, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  7. Ruggieri, Melissa (December 13, 2001). "Do you hear what I hear? ; give a listen to these holiday sounds". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Thomas A. Silvestri. ISSN 1941-0700.
  8. Lansky, Sam. "TOP 10 ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS POP SONGS". PopCrush. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  9. "Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year)". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  10. Roberts, Michael (December 21, 2000). "Holidaze". Dallas Observer. Stuart Folb. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  11. Rice, Gabrielle (March 29, 2010). "Top 10 Songs by Britney Spears: The Best and Most Remembered". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  12. Jinman, Richard (December 22, 2003). "Seasons gratings". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  13. Graham, Adam (December 8, 2011). "My Christmas tunes". The Detroit News. Jonathan Wolman. Retrieved December 8, 2011. [dead link]
  14. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (October 23, 2001). "Now That's What I Call Christmas! by Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  15. Legget, Steve (July 10, 2010). "Do You Hear What I Hear? Women of Christmas by Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  16. Anitai, Tamar (December 22, 2011). "Our Favorite Holiday Songs That Aren't Totally Mortifying + A Few That Definitely Are". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  17. "The 100 Best Christmas Songs of All Time: Staff List". Billboard. November 29, 2021.
  18. "danishcharts.dk - Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year)". Tracklisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  19. "Radio Top 100 Oficiálna - Spears Britney - My Only Wish". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  20. "Britney Spears Holiday Airplay History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  21. 가온차트와 함께하세요 (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012.
  22. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  23. "NCT's Jaehyun and April's Naeun pose for Christmas selfies with photo of 'Inkigayo' co-MC Monsta X's Minhyuk".
  24. "Meghan Trainor anuncia álbum natalino. Confira a tracklist" [Meghan Trainor announces Christmas album. Check out the tracklist]. Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020. From the new Christmas album, Trainor has already released the singles My Kind of Present and Last Christmas.
  25. "Single All the Way Soundtrack: Every Featured Song in the 2021 Netflix Movie". December 2, 2021.
  26. "Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  27. Britney Spears — My Only Wish (This Year). TopHit. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  28. "ARC Christmas 2018 - Službena Božićna lista :: Hrvatski radio". radio.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  29. "Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)". Tracklisten. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  30. "Britney Spears: My Only Wish This Year" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  31. "Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  32. "Britney Spears Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  33. "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) - Week 51/2017". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  34. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  35. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  36. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Britney Spears". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  37. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  38. "Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  39. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  40. "Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  41. "Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  42. "Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  43. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  44. "Official Audio Streaming Chart - Dec 31, 2021". Official Charts. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  45. "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2020-12-25." TopHit. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  46. "Holiday 100 - Jan 10, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  47. "Britney Spears Holiday Digital Song Sales History". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  48. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  49. "Danish single certifications – Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  50. "British single certifications – Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 8, 2021. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type My Only Wish (This Year) in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


На других языках

- [en] My Only Wish (This Year)

[es] My Only Wish (This Year)

«My Only Wish (This Year)» —en español: «Mi único deseo (este año)»— es una canción navideña de género teen pop de la cantante estadounidense Britney Spears e incluida originalmente en el álbum recopilatorio navideño Platinum Christmas (2000). Escrita por Josh Schwartz y Brian Kierulf, quien lo produjo en solitario. A través de la letra, su intérprete le pide a Santa Claus un amante para las vacaciones. Tras la publicación de la canción, los críticos la compararon a «All I Want for Christmas is You» de Mariah Carey (1994).

[ru] My Only Wish (This Year)

«My Only Wish (This Year)» (с англ. — «Моё единственное желание (в этом году)») — рождественская песня, записанная американской певицей и автором песен Бритни Спирс. Она была написана самой Спирс, Брайаном Киерульфом и Джошем Шварцем. Первоначально она была выпущена на рождественском сборнике Platinum Christmas.


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