Question: Christmas Time was released on the single that was recorded in what year?

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Christmas Time (Is Here Again): "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey) is a Christmas song recorded by the Beatles for their 1967 fan club Christmas record.  After being slated for inclusion in the planned (but ultimately scrapped) "Sessions" compilation album in 1985, the song finally saw official re-release in 1995 on the "Free as a Bird" single (issued in conjunction with the "Anthology" series), for which it was edited from its original 6:17 to a shortened version of 3:03.  The song opens with a light-hearted tune from all four of the Beatles and occasionally cuts to a tale of the Beatles arriving at the fictional BBC house.  This part of the song was cut from the 1995 single version.  The song then closes with a Christmas greeting from all four of the Beatles.  At the end, "Auld Lang Syne" is played on the organ as Lennon reads one of his original nonsense free verse poems.

Christmas Time (Bryan Adams song): "Christmas Time" is a song by Canadian rock singer-songwriter Bryan Adams.  It was written by Adams and Jim Vallance and became Adams' most popular Christmas song.  It was originally released on clear, green vinyl with a picture sleeve.  It was written and recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  No music video was shot for the song.  Over thirty years after it was first recorded, the song still receives significant radio airplay each year during the Christmas season.

Free as a Bird: "Free as a Bird" is a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon.  In 1995, a studio version of the recording, incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, was released as a single by the Beatles.  It was released 25 years after the break-up of the band and 15 years after the death of Lennon.

Christmas Jollies: Christmas Jollies is the third album released by Vincent Montana Jr. and his first Christmas album.  It was recorded and released on Salsoul Records.  The album includes a few new Christmas tunes, co-written by Vincent Montana, Jr. himself, entitled, "There's Someone Who's Knocking At My Door" with the children's chorus singing, "Merry Christmas All" with his daughter, Denise Montana, singing the lead and "Christmas Time" with the sweet honeyed-voices of the session girl-group, The Sweethearts of Sigma that features group members Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton and Carla Benson.  This highly successful album also includes disco renditions of "The Little Drummer Boy", "Sleigh Ride" and so on, plus the orchestrated instrumental version of "Silent Night".  Side two is semi-instrumental with two different medleys, such as Christmas Medley with the family chorus singing and New Year's Medley with The Salsoul Singers singing in the background.

Selection box: The selection box is a boxed gift generally associated with Christmas.  Although the history of selection boxes is relatively unknown, they were common around the late 19th and early 20th century Britain.  Chocolatiers, Rowntree's and Cadbury pioneered the early selection boxes which were saved for by way of a Christmas club over many months, to be collected around Christmas time.  Choice and variation of contents were the consumer's choice, and often the value of the selection box would exceed a week's wages.  In more modern times the selection box as we know it has become a staple Christmas gift of chocolate.  Each chocolate company mass produces these at Christmas time and they are often filling the spaces near supermarket checkouts.  In the 60's and 70's the selection box took on a more commercialized approach with games printed on the reverse of the boxes such as snakes and ladders, adding to the desirability of each brand's selection box offering.  Children expectantly received a selection box each year and regarded them as a main Christmas gift.  More recently the commercial arms of the chocolate companies insist on filling their festive selection boxes with predefined chocolate bar selections, and many a child will receive in excess of six selection boxes each Christmas.

Christmas Time (Boney M. album): Christmas Time is another Christmas compilation by Boney M., released 2008, containing most of the songs from their original 1981 "Christmas Album" plus a selection of songs recorded in 1984 for the album "Christmas with Boney M. (1984)".  For the first time released on CD since the mid-1980s are both the full original 1981 versions of "White Christmas" and "Feliz Navidad".  "Jingle Bells" is however presented here in a 30 seconds shorter version and "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" is an edited remix dating back to 1992.  "Darkness Is Falling", "Oh Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)", the instrumental "Winter Fairy-Tale" and the eight-minute "Christmas Medley" are completely omitted on this release.

Christmas Time Is in the Air Again: "Christmas Time is in the Air Again" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010).  It was written and produced by Carey in collaboration with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman.  Lyrically, it is about finding love during the Christmas season.  The track garnered positive reviews from critics, with one describing it as an outstanding performance and the only song on the album that could compare to one of Carey's previous Christmas singles, "All I Want for Christmas Is You".  It was released as a single in December 2012.  An accompanying lyric video was released, and Carey has performed "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" live on NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Centre" event and during her December 2014 Beacon Theatre residency called All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity.

Pray (Deen album): Pray is the fifth studio album by Japanese Pop band Deen.  It was released on 20 November 2002 under Berg label records.  The album consists of only one previously released single, "Birthday eve ~Dare yori mo Hayai Ai no Uta~" and it's coupling song.  Bonus track "Christmas Time" appeared only in limited first-press release, this song was originally released in conceptual single "Classics One: White Christmas time".

Christmas Time (Backstreet Boys song): "Christmas Time" is a Christmas song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys.  The song was written by Veit Renn, Joe Smith, and Johnny Wright.  "Christmas Time" was included on the Christmas edition of "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" single and on a bonus disc included in some editions of "Backstreet's Back" album.  The song was also featured on "Platinum Christmas", a compilation album released by Jive Records in 2000, as well as many other Christmas compilation albums through the years.

Ashanti's Christmas: Ashanti's Christmas is the first Christmas album by American R&B/pop singer Ashanti, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music).  The album debuted and peaked at #160 on the "Billboard" 200 and #43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.  The album contained almost an equal amount of new songs, written by Ashanti herself, and covers of Christmas classics.  As for singles, Ashanti released a Christmas Medley which featured the songs "Christmas Time Again", "The Christmas Song", and "Hey Santa".  A video was shot for the medley and it received moderate rotation on BET and MTV.  A reworked version of the original song "Time of Year" would later appear on Ashanti's second Christmas album, A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti.

Supporting paragraphs: Christmas Time (Is Here Again) Free as a Bird
Answer: 1977