Written and
produced by
Nicky Chinn and
Mike Chapman, "Lonely This Christmas" was Mud's second
number one single in the
UK, spending four weeks at the top in December 1974 and January 1975.[2][3] It was the third number one single that year for the
ChinniChap writing and production team, and was performed in the style of
Elvis Presley's slower songs from his later career.
Performances
The song is noted for a performance on Top of the Pops in which guitarist
Rob Davis was covered in tinsel and wore Christmas baubles as earrings, while vocalist
Les Gray sang to a
ventriloquist's dummy.