The Works (Queen album) in 1984, Taylor wrote the basics of "Thank God It's Christmas" while May wrote "I Dream of Christmas". The group then had to choose between the two, and opted for "Thank God It's Christmas", which May and Taylor then wrote together. It is rumored that "I Dream Of Christmas" was recorded by the band, though nothing has ever been confirmed. May later worked on "I Dream of Christmas" with his future wife Anita Dobson, which was released as a single in 1988 and also features John Deacon. Written by May some time in 1981, the song was recorded during the
Last Christmas album. In the UK, despite it being a B-side track, the song is regularly played throughout music channels during the festive season. The two official music videos got more than 60 million views on YouTube combined. It was released as part of their Christmas album, "It's Christmas Time". <nowiki>*</nowiki> Based on downloads alone, but did chart at number 10, as it was the B-side to "What Hurts the Most". The song was covered by Alcazar from Sweden as the sixth single to be released from their third studio album "Disco Defenders", released in 2009. The single was only released digitally