Stay Another Day band Maps covered the song and gave it away as a free mp3 download online. In 2003 at Keele University Students' Union, Chesney Hawkes and his band performed an (intentionally farcical) punk rock version of "Stay Another Day" in response to East 17 cancelling their appearance later in the night. The song was not performed in full as the band could not stop laughing when they tried to perform it. In 2012 metal band THE HELL covered the song as a Christmas single and is offered as a free download on their bandcamp account. In 2013, Bastille included it in
Cliff at Christmas is closely associated with the season having had number ones over the period in 1999 with the aforementioned "The Millennium Prayer", in 1988 with "Mistletoe and Wine" and in 1990 with "Saviour's Day". It was with this album and the single "Santa's List" that he was aiming to achieve another Christmas number one record. However bookmakers Ladbrokes placed his chance this happening for the third time at fifty to one. "Santa's List" was written by Chris Eaton (the same songwriter who wrote "Saviour's Day") and Nick Trevisick. To coincide with a number of other 2004 Christmas releases, including a number