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
The Andy Williams Christmas Album 1963 (for the weeks ending November 30, 1963 through December 28, 1963), "The Andy Williams Christmas Album" was the number one selling Christmas album, while Williams' cover of "White Christmas" was the number one selling Christmas single. "The Andy Williams Christmas Album" spent three weeks as the number one selling Christmas album during the holiday season of 1964, and one week as the number one selling Christmas album during the holiday season of 1965. It charted on "Billboard"'s Christmas Albums chart at least one week for each of the years that the chart was published. In 2018, when separate Christmas