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Christmas Without You
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Christmas Without You
| cover = Ava Max - Christmas Without You.png
| alt = Max's asymmetrical hair logo contains diagonal red and green stripes on a black background. The song title is displayed in a red font.
| type = single
| artist = Ava Max
| album =
| released =
| recorded =
| genre = Christmas pop
| length =
| label = Atlantic
| writer =
* Amanda Ava Koci
* Henry Walter
* Gian Stone
* Jesse Aicher
* Sam Martin
| producer =
* Cirkut
* Stone
| prev_title = OMG What's Happening
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = My Head & My Heart
| next_year = 2020
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"'Christmas Without You'" is a song by American singer Ava Max, released on October 15, 2020, through Atlantic Records. It was written by Max, Jesse Aicher, Sam Martin, and producers Gian Stone and Cirkut. A Christmas pop song, it contains a piano, jingle bell and bassline, alongside Max's melisma and whistle register vocals. "Christmas Without You" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the Christmas sound. The song peaked at number 28 on the US Adult Contemporary chart and in Germany.
Composition
Musically, "Christmas Without You" is a Christmas pop song, which is bouncy, upbeat, and has a retro influence. The song begins with piano chords, which transitions into the first chorus with jingle bell sounds. During the next verse, a bassline is used with a basic beat and harmony, before leading to the second chorus. Max uses melisma throughout the vocal-driven ballad, which climaxes with a whistle register in the last chorus. Jerrett Franklin of 'Nashville Music Reviews' stated that Max's vocals become stronger in the song, which he compared her whistle register to Mariah Carey.
Critical reception
Writing for Idolator, Mike Wass described "Christmas Without You" as a "feel-good festive anthem" with a "loved-up chorus", declaring the song as one of the best modern Christmas anthems. David Gleisner of 'Washington City Paper' praised Max's vocals and songwriting, stating that the song evokes a positive emotion in Christmas.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
* Amanda Ava Kocivocals, songwriting
* Henry Walterproduction, engineering, songwriting, instruments, keyboards, programmer
* Gian Stoneproduction, bass, engineering, instruments, keyboards, programmer, songwriting
* Jesse Aichersongwriting
* Sam Martinsongwriting
* Rafael Fadulengineering
* Mark Schicguitar
* Kurt Thumkeyboard
* Chris Gehringermastering
* Serban Gheneamixing
* John Hanesmixing, engineering
* Yasmeen "YAS" Al-Mazeedistrings
Charts
Release history
References
Category:2020 singles
Category:Ava Max songs
Category:2020 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Cirkut (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Ava Max
Category:American Christmas songs
Category:Songs written by Sam Martin (singer)
Category:Songs written by Cirkut (record producer)
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