What key details about tatsuro yamashita can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: yamashita is best known for the song '' christmas eve '' , which initially appeared on his album '' melodies '' in 1983 and later became a hit throughout the decades . it is considered one of the standard japanese christmas songs , winning the special prize at the 45th japan record awards 20 years after its release .
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- instrument is vocals , percussion , guitars , piano , keyboards , drums- years active is 1973-present- origin is ikebukuro , toshima , tokyo-to , japan- genre is rock , pop , kayokyoku- birth date is 4 february 1953- name is tatsuro yamashita - background is solo_singer- label is air , rvc , warner music japan , nippon columbia , , eastwest japan , mmg moon , niagara , elec , rca- associated acts is sugar babe- |occupation is singer-songwriter , record producer