"Every Year, Every Christmas" is a song by American singer
Luther Vandross. It was written by Vandross and
Richard Marx for his tenth studio album, the holiday album This Is Christmas (1995), while production was helmed by Vandross. The original
Christmas song received moderate rotation on radio and peaked at number 32 on the US BillboardR&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Singer
Patti LaBelle also covered the song, which appeared on her 2007 Christmas album Miss Patti's Christmas. The LaBelle version was spoken at the end the song dedicated to Vandross.[1]