# Talk:Christmas Time (Is Here Again)

"Original nonsense freeverse poems"? Is this confirmed, or assumed? I've heard that it was Gaelic, but I don't know the language so I can't ascertain this. Could we get this checked out? Andrei Iosifovich (talk) 15:10, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Christmas Time (Is Here Again)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 16:15, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

My review of this article should start tonight, thought it might take a few days due to working at Maccys. --K. Peake 16:15, 28 May 2021 (UTC)


### Infobox and lead
The length of the 1995 version is not written out anywhere in the body
Changed it to 2:19 as this is the time that Winn (2009) uses.
Genre should be named as Christmas but pipe to the same Wiki, plus write out and source the genre in background and comp since sources shouldn't be in the infobox
Done.
Separate the songwriters using bullet points instead
Done.
Pipe Christmas song to Christmas music
Done.
"by the English rock band" → "by English rock band" with the pipe
Done.
Shouldn't you mention it being recorded for their fifth Christmas record then write the title and add release year in brackets? Also, remove wikilink on Christmas record.
Done and done.
"of the group," → "of the band,"
Done.
"sung by the Beatles," → "sung by them,"
Done.
Are you sure the producer and actor introductions are needed here when they are used in the body?
You're right, it's not necessary. Removed.
It is not sourced that the refrain is the title of the song
It is sourced in the text below the music sample.
Oh sorry, must have missed that initially. --K. Peake 09:06, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
"the song remained officially" → ""Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" remained officially"
Done.
"the Beatles' Sessions album." → "the Beatles' then-upcoming album Sessions." to specify
Done.
Mention the 1995 version being released by Apple Records, plus the shortened length should be written out in the body
Done.
"was re-issued in" → "was re-issued on" with the wikilink
Done.
"of the original" → "of the band's original" for proper context
Done.


### Background and composition
Remove introduction to who the Beatles are, as that being in the lead is enough
Done.
"distributed in December" → "which were distributed in December"
Done.
The change of tense in the second sentence reads awkwardly; shouldn't it be something like "later years incorporate skits and music" because the records still exist?
Yeah, agreed. Fixed.
Shouldn't you mention the title of the record in the following sentence because even RS writes it out?
Done.
"a fictional group, "The Ravellers"," → "a fictional group named the Ravellers" per MOS:THEMUSIC and speech marks not being needed
Done.
Wikilink BBC to itself
Done.
Are you sure semi-colons should be used for the skits when this is not really presented in a list format?
Whoops, I forgot to change them to commas after rewriting that sentence. Fixed.
"and "The Ravellers" playing piano" → "and the group playing piano"
Done.
[5] should solely be at the end of the sentence especially since it is the only ref after the third comma
Done.
"calls it a" → "calls the work a"
Done.
Pipe nonsensical poem to Literary nonsense
Done.
Shouldn't the audio sample be at the start of the second para here instead?
Yeah, that's fair. Moved it.
"is one of the few credited to all four Beatles," → "is one of the Beatles' few releases credited to all four of them," to specify
I rephrased it as "is one of the Beatles' few releases credited to all four members,"
That is fine. --K. Peake 09:03, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Pipe key to Key (music)
Done.


### Recording
"recorded their fifth Christmas record on" → "recorded Christmas Time Is Here Again! on"
Done.
"George Martin produced the session," → "Martin produced the session,"
Done.
Remove the comma after new EP plus mention it "was the band's first..." if this is what you mean
Done.
Merge the first and second paras
Done.
"a stage adaptation of Lennon's" → "a stage adaptation of the band member's" plus mention the book's title and add the release year in brackets
In writing the page for In His Own Write I realized it was actually both of Lennon's books, so I've added that info and fixed it per your suggestion.
"the Christmas record's recording, performing in the skits and singing" → "the record's recording; he performed in the skits and sung"
Done.
Wikilink acoustic guitar
Done.
"The band, along with" → "The Beatles, along with"
Done.
"the next day to mix the previous night's recordings." → "the day after the session to mix its recordings." since this is a new para, with the pipe
Done.
"of the Christmas record, with" → "of the record, with"
Done.
[4] should be solely at the end of the para, as it is the only ref
Done.


### Release history
Retitle to Release
Done.
"with American fans instead" → "with Americans instead" to be less repetitive
Done.
Merge the first para with the second one
Done.
"This mix was originally" → "The mix was originally"
Done.
"to executives at EMI but" → "to executives at EMI Records but" because otherwise it sounds like you are talking about the studio again
Done.
Pipe CD to Compact disc
Done.
Pipe cross-fading to Crossfade (audio engineering) per MOS:LINK2SECT
Done.
Pipe B-side to A-side and B-side
Done.
"these versions of" → "the two versions of"
Done.
"CD single,[18] released in the UK" → "CD single in the UK" to avoid repetition of "released", plus move [18] to solely at the end of the sentence after [16]
Done.
"Winn writes that it is" → "Winn says it is"
Done.
"in a limited-edition box set," → "on limited-edition box set"
Made it "on a limited-edition box set"
Nice grammar fix there. --K. Peake 07:52, 2 June 2021 (UTC)


### Personnel
Shouldn't this be titled Credits and personnel?
I don't think so. WikiProject Songs doesn't say one way or the other, but FAs like "Hey Jude" and "Something" simply title it "Personnel". For what its worth, WikiProject albums style guide says that the heading should be personnel.


### References
#### Notes
Why is Ringo Starr the only member with his article directed to here?
I linked to him b/c he's credited under his birth name, Richard Starkey, which I wouldn't expect the average reader to know about.


#### Citations
Copyvio score looks fantastic at 13.8%!!!
:)
uDiscover Music → uDiscoverMusic on ref 20, plus this is reliable due to the author's Record Collector work
Fixed.


#### Sources
WP:OVERLINK of the Beatles on "Free as a Bird" source
Fixed.


### Final comments and verdict
 On hold until all of the issues are fixed! --K. Peake 09:03, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Thanks very much for the review. :) Tkbrett (✉) 12:48, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Tkbrett  Pass now, you have understandable reasons for not fully implementing certain suggestions! --K. Peake 07:52, 2 June 2021 (UTC)