Lonely This Christmas Single: 1974

A Glam Xmas No.1 Heartbreaker

Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 22, 1974, on RAK Records (catalogue: RAK 187), Mud’s “Lonely This Christmas” was their Chinnichap-produced glam Christmas classic. Backed with “I Can't Stand It,” this Elvis-parody ballad — written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman (A) and Mount/Gray/Stiles/Davis (B) — stormed to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for 4 weeks over Christmas/New Year. Issued in solid centre, push-out centre, and promo variants, it’s the ultimate ‘70s festive glam tearjerker.

Single Overview

Release Details

Label: RAK Records.

Formats: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single (solid centre / push-out centre / promo).

Full Track Listing

Side A

Lonely This Christmas (3:34) – Written-By: N. Chinn-M. Chapman – Producer: Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman

Side B

I Can't Stand It (2:42) – Written-By: Mount, Gray, Stiles, Davis – Producer: Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman

Reissues & Global Variants

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – RAK RAK 187 – UK – 1974

- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo – RAK RAK 187 – UK – 1974

- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Solid Centre – RAK RAK 187 – UK – 1974

- 7", 45 RPM, Single – RAK RAK 187 – Belgium/Denmark/Germany/Ireland/Netherlands – 1974

Production and Context

Produced by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman for Chinnichap. Recorded 1974. Mud’s third and final UK No. 1, a glam Christmas staple with Les Gray’s Elvis impersonation.

Official UK Singles Chart Data

Peak position: 1

10 weeks – 30/11/1974 to 01/02/1975

34 → 19 → 4 → 1 → 1 → 1 → 1 → 8 → 17 → 42

Singles Released and Chart Performance

- **UK Official Singles Chart**: 1 (4 weeks at No. 1) – entry 30 Nov 1974

Legacy and Collectibility

“Lonely This Christmas” is Mud’s iconic glam Xmas No. 1. Verify catalogue RAK 187. Streams on Spotify preserve the festive tearjerker.

This single is a must-have for glam and Christmas collectors.

Do you have Lonely This Christmas in your vinyl stack? Does it make you cry every December? Share in the comments!

Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube