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A Winter's Tale (David Essex song)

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Wikipedia article




"'A Winter's Tale'" is a song performed by David Essex on the 1983 album 'The Whisper'. First released as a single in 1982, it reached #2 in the UK singles chart in January 1983, kept off #1 by Phil Collins's cover version of "You Can't Hurry Love".

Production and release



"A Winter's Tale" was written by Mike Batt and Tim Rice in late 1982 in response to a request from Essex. It was released as a single in December 1982. It spent ten weeks in the UK chart, peaking at #2 on 15 January 1983.[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Friday%20Night%20%28Live%20Version%29 Official Charts Company - David Essex - A Winter's Tale] Later in 1983, the song was included on Essex's album 'The Whisper'.

Legacy



Some time after the song's release, Tim Rice wrote an additional, third verse.

"A Winter's Tale" was used to open the musical All the Fun of the Fair, launched in 2008, in which it was performed by Louise English.

A 2008 article by Asian News International saw "A Winter's Tale" placed as the fourth worst Christmas song. However, in 2014 'The Independent' reported a list of 50 Best Christmas songs by PRS for Music, ranking "A Winter's Tale" as the 34th best Christmas song.

References




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