| 词条 | A Winter's Tale (David Essex song) |
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| name = A Winter's Tale | cover = | alt = | type = | artist = David Essex | album = The Whisper | language = English | released = {{Start date|1982|12|11}} | format = | recorded = 1982 | studio = | venue = | genre = Soft rock | length = | label = | writer = Mike Batt/Tim Rice | producer = }} "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.[1] It was released as a single in December 1982. It spent ten weeks in the UK chart, peaking at #2 on 15 January 1983.[2] Later in 1983, the song was included on Essex's album The Whisper.[3] Cover versionsThe song was covered by Michael Ball for his 2000 album Christmas.[4] The Moody Blues recorded a version of the song for their 2003 Christmas-themed album, December. Joe McElderry performed the song at Durham Cathedral, this version features a new verse written by Sir Tim Rice.[5]Legacy"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.[6] A 2008 article by Asian News International saw "A Winter's Tale" placed as the fourth worst Christmas song.[7] 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.[8] The Coronation Street Christmas special of 2010 ended with the character Rita Sullivan performing a version of the song accompanied by Mary Taylor on the electric piano in the Rovers Return pub. During the song, various characters come to terms with their losses after the devastating tram crash.{{cn|date=December 2017}} References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mikebatt.com/releases/songwriter_info.html |title=A Songwriter's Tale |publisher=Mike Batt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317015627/http://www.mikebatt.com/releases/songwriter_info.html |archive-date=2012-03-17 |dead-url=yes |quote=David Essex rang me late in 1982 - just after my return from Australia, and asked if I could write him a Christmas hit. It was already late October so we didn't have much time. I was due to be writing with Tim Rice the following day- and was hoping to develop my idea for a musical about the Aztecs...anyway so I told Tim about the David Essex request, and we started thinking of ideas. ... we wrote a bit of the chorus and two lines of the verse, and then when Tim had gone home I sat and worked on it, coming up with the finished chorus and the second verse lyrics.}} 2. ^Chart Stats - David Essex - A Winter's Tale 3. ^{{allmusic|class=album|id=r36812|label=The Whisper}} 4. ^{{allmusic|class=album|id=r503545|label=Christmas}} 5. ^{{cite news|last=Tallentire|first=Mark|title=Royal approval for charity carols night|newspaper='The Northern Echo|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9410619.Royal_approval_for_charity_carols_night|date=9 December 2011|access-date=13 December 2011}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=All the Fun of the Fair, King's Theatre|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/all-the-fun-of-the-fair-king-s-theatre-1.893891|newspaper=The Herald|date=5 November 2008|access-date=23 December 2016|location=Glasgow}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=The 10 worst Christmas songs ever|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+10+worst+Christmas+songs+ever.-a0199284921|newspaper=Asian News International|date=19 December 2008|access-date=23 December 2016|location=London}} 8. ^{{cite news|last=Clark|first=Nick|title=The 50 Best Christmas songs: Bells continue to ring for the Pogues' 'Fairytale of New York'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-50-best-christmas-songs-bells-continue-to-ring-for-the-pogues-fairytale-of-new-york-8399101.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=10 December 2012|access-date=23 December 2016}} External links
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