DJ Play a Christmas Song#Remix with Kelly Clarkson

The song is performed in the key of G{{Flat}} major with a tempo of 134 beats per minute in common time. It follows a chord progression of G{{flat}}{{small|sus2}} – B{{flat}}m{{small|7}} – C{{flat}}{{small|(add 2)}} – D{{flat}}{{small|sus}}, with a key change to A{{flat}} major for the last two choruses. Cher's vocals span from G{{flat}}₃ to C₅ in the song.{{Cite web |first1=John |last1=Abrahart Jr, James |first2=John |last2=Saint Geller, Jesse |first3=Sarah |last3=Hudson |first4=Brett |last4=Mclaughlin |first5=Steven Mark |last5=Schick |first6=Lionel |last6=Crasta |date=2023-12-11 |title=DJ Play a Christmas Song |url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0283716 |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Musicnotes.com |language=en}} Cher once again applies Auto-Tuning to her vocals as she had previously done and made famous on her 1998 hit song, "Believe" which is also in the same key of G-flat major.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/cher-talks-first-holiday-album-christmas-1235435413/|title=Cher on Making Her First Holiday Record: 'I Had No Intention of Doing a Christmas Album' (Exclusive)|last=Newman|first=Melinda|date=2023-10-06|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2024-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006122009/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/cher-talks-first-holiday-album-christmas-1235435413/amp/|archive-date=2023-10-06|url-status=live}}

Cher debuted "DJ Play a Christmas Song" on October 3, 2023, at Silencio nightclub in Paris, performing at a private event hosted by Rabanne and H&M.{{cite web|url=https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/h-m-announce-rabanne-collaboration-123452762.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD7RmlAHOEnE1Xwq5u4NvpIMPhtpz6Ow19_QMeGekg8O4oa7dizU_CBtAFbPyPXQaPodc5DqwKd3N9P46Mh8XperO6gILAe3U7RF6JiPng1BEKia7tcfCwt-x8RMX-yWPpcTLlUiANQycY3wge8bTHFW7usg1SfL6CWHRBGQfK_s&_guc_consent_skip=1698279496|title=H&M announce Rabanne collaboration with blow-out Paris bash — and Cher|date=October 3, 2023|last=Bromley|first=Joe|work=Yahoo! Finance|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026001746/https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/h-m-announce-rabanne-collaboration-123452762.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD7RmlAHOEnE1Xwq5u4NvpIMPhtpz6Ow19_QMeGekg8O4oa7dizU_CBtAFbPyPXQaPodc5DqwKd3N9P46Mh8XperO6gILAe3U7RF6JiPng1BEKia7tcfCwt-x8RMX-yWPpcTLlUiANQycY3wge8bTHFW7usg1SfL6CWHRBGQfK_s&_guc_consent_skip=1698279496|archive-date=October 26, 2023|url-status=live}} She later performed the song during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023.{{Cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |date=2023-11-23 |title=Cher Takes Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to the Disco With 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' & Flavor Flav Approves |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cher-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-dj-play-a-christmas-song-flavor-flav-1235510012/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123231502/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cher-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-dj-play-a-christmas-song-flavor-flav-1235510012/|archive-date=2023-11-23|url-status=live}} Cher performed "DJ Play a Christmas Song" on the German TV show Wetten, dass..? on November 25, 2023.{{Citation |title=Cher - DJ Play A Christmas Song {{!}} "Wetten, dass..?" vom 25. November 2023 {{!}} ZDF | date=November 28, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxgDskYsZAE |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=en}} She taped her performance for the 91st annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting on November 19, 2023, and it aired on NBC on November 29, 2023. On December 1, 2023, Cher appeared on The Graham Norton Show, being interviewed and performing the single.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cher-diva-biopic-graham-norton-bbc-one-b1124158.html|title=Cher says she is the 'least diva-like person' and gives biopic update|website=The Standard|last=Roberts|first=Hannah|date=1 December 2023|access-date=5 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201234103/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cher-diva-biopic-graham-norton-bbc-one-b1124158.html|archive-date=2023-12-01|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2023/12/watch-cher-rocks-graham-norton-with-dj-play-christmas-song-as-holiday-hit-enjoys-history-making-hop-to-1-on-billboard/|title=Watch: Cher Rocks 'Graham Norton' with 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' As Holiday Hit Enjoys History-Making Hop to #1 on Billboard|website=That Grape Juice|date=2 December 2023|access-date=5 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202130049/https://thatgrapejuice.net/2023/12/watch-cher-rocks-graham-norton-with-dj-play-christmas-song-as-holiday-hit-enjoys-history-making-hop-to-1-on-billboard/|archive-date=2023-12-02|url-status=live}} She performed the song on the finale of Strictly Come Dancing on December 16, 2023.{{Cite web |title=One of the biggest popstars of all time confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/05/strictly-come-dancing-confirms-one-biggest-popstars-time-19926096/ |date=2023-12-05|last=Copson|first=Josie|website=metro.co.uk |language=en-uk|access-date=2024-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205204521/https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/05/strictly-come-dancing-confirms-one-biggest-popstars-time-19926096/amp/|archive-date=2023-12-05|url-status=live}} Cher also performed the song for the iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball{{YouTube|X7DnsYu2M4k|"Cher - DJ Play a Christmas Song (Live from iHeart Radio's Jingle Ball 2023)"}} on December 8, 2023 at Madison Square Garden.{{cite web|url= https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/cher-joins-iheartradio-z100s-jingle-ball-2023-presented-capital-one|website=iheartmedia.com|title= Cher Joins iHeartRadio Z100's Jingle Ball 2023 Presented by Capital One|access-date=2024-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418004428/https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/cher-joins-iheartradio-z100s-jingle-ball-2023-presented-capital-one|archive-date=2024-04-18|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url= https://people.com/cher-joins-iheartradio-2023-nyc-jingle-ball-lineup-8410648|title=Cher Joins iHeartRadio's 2023 NYC Jingle Ball Roster — See the Full Lineup!|date=2023-12-05|last=Richards|first=Bailey|access-date=2024-12-02|magazine=People|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205203938/https://people.com/cher-joins-iheartradio-2023-nyc-jingle-ball-lineup-8410648|archive-date=2023-12-05|url-status=live}}

The song received a positive review by Attitude{{'}}s Jamie Tabberer, who gave the song four out of five stars, calling it a "cut-glass powerhouse pop-dance banger."{{cite web|url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/chers-dj-play-a-christmas-song-single-review-448941/|title=Cher's 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' single review: 'A pop-dance banger that rejects festive cliches'|date=October 6, 2023|last=Tabberer|first=Jamie|work=attitude|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007111356/https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/chers-dj-play-a-christmas-song-single-review-448941/|archive-date=October 7, 2023|url-status=live}}

"DJ Play a Christmas Song" debuted at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated December 30, 2023, becoming Cher's first entry on the Hot 100 since "Song for the Lonely" in May 2002.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/meghan-trainor-cher-chloe-hot-100-new-holiday-hits/|title=Meghan Trainor, Cher & Chloe Bring New Holiday Cheer to the Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=December 26, 2023|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226192214/https://www.billboard.com/lists/meghan-trainor-cher-chloe-hot-100-new-holiday-hits/|archive-date=2023-12-26|url-status=live}} It rose to number 90 the following week. The song entered the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart at number three,{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/cher/chart-history/ddt/|title=Cher Chart History: Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 23, 2023}} becoming her highest-peaking song on that chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/10/20/cher-scores-the-biggest-hit-of-her-career-on-one-billboard-chart-this-week/|title=Cher Scores The Biggest Hit Of Her Career On One Billboard Chart This Week|date=October 20, 2023|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|magazine=Forbes|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231026002634/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/10/20/cher-scores-the-biggest-hit-of-her-career-on-one-billboard-chart-this-week/?sh=601076fb6f50|archive-date=October 26, 2023|url-status=live}} Weeks later, it climbed to number one, making Cher the only solo artist to have had a number-one song on at least one Billboard chart in each of the past seven decades.{{Cite magazine |title=Cher Has Now Charted A No. 1 Hit In Seven Different Decades |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/12/01/cher-has-now-charted-a-no-1-hit-in-seven-different-decades/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|date=2023-12-01|magazine=Forbes |language=en-US|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231201164426/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/12/01/cher-has-now-charted-a-no-1-hit-in-seven-different-decades/|archive-date=2023-12-01|url-status=live}} The song also topped the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, making it her first single since "If I Could Turn Back Time" to top the chart{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/cher-dj-play-a-christmas-song-number-one-adult-contemporary-chart-1235520898/|title= Cher's 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' Dashes to No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=2023-12-01|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2024-11-25|archive-url= http://web.archive.org/web/20231202060648/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/cher-dj-play-a-christmas-song-number-one-adult-contemporary-chart-1235520898/amp/|archive-date=2023-12-02|url-status=live}} and spending four consecutive weeks at the top.

In the UK, the song peaked at number 18 on the Official Singles Chart; the song was Cher's first single to reach the Top 20 since 2001's "The Music's No Good Without You". Additionally, Cher became the oldest female artist to have a top-40 hit with new material, as well as being the only solo artist to have a top-40 hit in the UK in seven consecutive decades.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11931/cher/|title=Cher Chart History|website=Official Charts|access-date=16 December 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/cher-chart-record-dj-play-christmas-song/|title=Cher breaks all-time UK chart record with DJ Play a Christmas Song|website=Official Charts|access-date=23 December 2023}} The song returned to the UK Top 40 in 2024, peaking at #39. {{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20241227/7501/ | title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 on 27/12/2024 | website=Official Charts }}

In Germany, the song entered the German Singles chart at number 92, and rose to number 62 the following week.{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2398703 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}} In Australia it entered the ARIA Singles Chart at number 45.{{cite web |date=January 1, 2024 |title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2024-01-01 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association}}

Digital download and streaming – Single{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/song/dj-play-a-christmas-song/1707634094 | title=DJ Play A Christmas Song - Single - Album by Cher |publisher=Apple Music (US) |language=en-US|date=6 October 2023 |access-date=7 November 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231025180235/https://music.apple.com/us/song/dj-play-a-christmas-song/1707634094|archive-date=2023-10-25|url-status=dead}}

1. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" – 3:29

Digital download and streaming – DJ Mixes{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2024 |title= DJ Play a Christmas Song (DJ Mixes) by Cher |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/dj-play-a-christmas-song-dj-mixes/1717985912 |access-date= January 26, 2024 |publisher=Apple Music (US) }}

1. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (Robin Schulz Remix) – 3:30
2. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (Chrome Tapes) – 5:10
3. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (Chrome Tapes Instrumental) – 5:10
4. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (7th Heaven Club Mix) – 6:41
5. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (7th Heaven Club Edit) – 3:47
6. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (Guy Scheiman Remix) – 6:02
7. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (Extended) – 5:15
8. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" (Extended Instrumental) – 5:15

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Christmas.{{cite AV media notes |title=Christmas|others=Cher|type=liner notes|year=2023|author=Warner Records|publisher=Warner Records|id=093624851196}}

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• Cher – lead vocals
• Rita Campbell – background vocals
• Ash Soan – drums
• Adam Phillips – guitar
• Mark Taylor – producer, keyboards, programming, mixing
• Paul Meehan – keyboards, programming
• Alex Arias – vocal engineer
• Gabe Burch – vocal engineer
• Peter Jensen – assistant vocal engineer
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Sarah Hudson – songwriter
• Jessie Saint John – songwriter
• Brett McLaughlin – songwriter
• James Abrahart – songwriter
• Mark Schick – songwriter
• Lionel Crasta – songwriter

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On November 8, 2024, a new version with Kelly Clarkson was released.{{Cite web |author=Apple Music (NZ) |date=November 8, 2024 |title= DJ Play A Christmas Song - Single - Album by Cher & Kelly Clarkson |url= https://music.apple.com/nz/album/dj-play-a-christmas-song-single/1777146877 |access-date= November 7, 2024 |publisher=Apple Music (NZ) }}

Prior to the remix's release, Clarkson first covered the song as part of her Kellyoke segment on her talk show on December 19, 2023.{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kelly-clarkson-cher-dj-play-a-christmas-song-kellyoke-cover-watch-1235562159/|title= Kelly Clarkson Is Having a Very Cher Christmas With 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' Kellyoke Cover|last=Bowenbank|first=Starr|date=19 December 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=26 November 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231220000103/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kelly-clarkson-cher-dj-play-a-christmas-song-kellyoke-cover-watch-1235562159/amp/|archive-date=2023-12-20|url-status=live}} Cher responded to Clarkson's rendition on her X account claiming that Clarkson had "aced it".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cher-reacts-kelly-clarkson-dj-play-a-christmas-song-cover-1235562932/|title=Cher Says Kelly Clarkson 'Aced' Her Cover of 'DJ Play a Christmas Song'|date=20 December 2023|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|magazine=Billboard|access-date=26 November 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231220212142/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cher-reacts-kelly-clarkson-dj-play-a-christmas-song-cover-1235562932/amp/|archive-date=2023-12-20|url-status=live}}

The remix with Clarkson entered the Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales at number three on November 23, 2024,{{cite magazine|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/11/25/cher-charts-a-brand-new-top-10-hitand-shes-joined-by-a-pop-superstar/|title= Cher Charts A Brand New Top 10 Hit–And She's Joined By A Pop Superstar|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|date=2024-11-25|access-date=2024-11-25|magazine=Forbes|language=en-US|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241125224724/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/11/25/cher-charts-a-brand-new-top-10-hitand-shes-joined-by-a-pop-superstar/|archive-date=2024-11-25|url-status=live}} making it Clarkson's first entry on the chart.{{cite magazine|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/11/25/kelly-clarkson-earns-her-first-hit-on-a-billboard-chart-shes-never-seen-before/|title=Kelly Clarkson Earns Her First Hit On A Billboard Chart She's Never Seen Before |last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|date=2024-11-25|access-date=2024-11-26|magazine=Forbes|language=en-US|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241126000319/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/11/25/kelly-clarkson-earns-her-first-hit-on-a-billboard-chart-shes-never-seen-before/|archive-date=2024-11-26|url-status=live}}

Digital download and streaming – Single{{Cite web |author=Spotify (UK) |date=November 7, 2024 |title= DJ Play A Christmas Song - Single by Cher & Kelly Clarkson |url= https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZoBFUJ5ZnFU7K3YZbzNN6?si=7Um2RmFFSBWihAGEocJKmg |access-date= November 7, 2024 |publisher=Spotify (UK) }}

1. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" – 4:02

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• Jesse Saint
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• James Abrahart
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On November 15, 2024, a new version with Giovanni Zarrella was released.{{Cite web |publisher=Apple Music (US) |date=November 15, 2024 |title= DJ Play A Christmas Song - Single by Cher & Giovanni Zarrella |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/dj-play-a-christmas-song-single/1778781543 |access-date= November 16, 2024|language=en-us}} The song was released as a single to Italian radio stations the same day.{{cite web|url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/cher-giovanni-zarrella-dj-play-a-christmas-song-237486-15-11-2024-radiodate/|title=Cher 'DJ Play A Christmas Song' {{!}} (Radio Date: 15/11/2024)|publisher=Warner Music Group|last=Tenaglia|first=Raffaella|access-date=November 20, 2024|via=Radio Airplay SRL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120114441/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/cher-giovanni-zarrella-dj-play-a-christmas-song-237486-15-11-2024-radiodate/|archive-date=November 20, 2024|url-status=live}}

Digital download and streaming – Single

1. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" – 3:29

On November 29, 2024, Cher released a new duet version with Belinda.{{cite web|url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/dj-play-a-christmas-song-single/1781336409|title=DJ Play a Christmas Song - Single by Cher & Belinda|date=November 29, 2024|publisher=Apple Music (US)|access-date=December 1, 2024}}

Digital download and streaming – Single

1. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" – 3:30

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