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All I Want For Christmas (Is My Girl)New Edition

Released: December 12, 1985

Songwriter: Cathy Block

Producer: Vincent Brantley Rick Timas

[Verse 1: Ralph Tresvant]
The first time I ever talked to you
My heart told me you were a dream came true
And the first time you put your hand in mine
I was wishing it would last a lifetime

[Chorus: Ralph Tresvant, New Edition]
All I want for Christmas is my girl
(All I want for Christmas, Christmas is my girl)
All I want for Christmas is my girl

[Verse 2: Ricky Bell]
And we kept close under the mistletoe
As we watched the moonlit shadow in the snow
And it was then, that I knew for sure
That I got just what I asked for

[Chorus: Ralph Tresvant, New Edition]
All I want for Christmas is my girl
(All I want for Christmas, Christmas is my girl)
All I want for Christmas is my girl

[Bridge: Ricky Bell]
I know I see angels
When I look in your eyes
When I wake Christmas Day
You'll be my big surprise

[Chorus: Ralph Tresvant, New Edition]
All I want for Christmas is my girl
(All I want for Christmas, Christmas is my girl)
All I want for Christmas is my girl

All I want for Christmas is my girl
(All I want for Christmas, Christmas is my girl)
All I want for Christmas is my girl

[Interlude]
[Mike Bivins] Well, Ron, you know Christmas is all the same man
[Ronnie DeVoe] Yeah, Mike, and I can't wait to the 25th
[Mike] Because I know my mother bought me something very special
[Ronnie] Special? There's nothing more special
Than being under the Christmas tree with your family
Opening gifts, spreading love, that's a serious feeling

[Ricky] Well fellas, let's remember that the spirit of Christmas is all about giving
What do you think, Ralph?
[Ralph] What, who me, Rick? Well, the greatest gift I could ever have
Is to spend Christmas with my two favorite girls:
My mother and of course my Candy Girl

[Chorus: Ralph Tresvant, New Edition]
All I want for Christmas is my girl
(All I want for Christmas, Christmas is my girl)
All I want for Christmas is my girl
All I want for Christmas is my girl

New Edition

New Edition is a Boston-based R&B group that was seen as the inspiration of the boy bands that followed them during the 1980s and 1990s. The group initially consisted of Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe. They released their debut album Candy Girl in 1983 after being discovered by producer Maurice Starr. This album yielded the hits “Candy Girl,” “Popcorn Love,” and “Is This the End.” After a financial dispute, New Edition cut ties with Starr and released their second album New Edition in 1984, which features two of their biggest “Cool It Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man.” In November 1985, they released All for Love featuring the hits “Count Me Out” and “A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)” and one month later released Christmas All Over the World.

Before the end of 1985, the group decided to vote Bobby Brown out of the group for his disruptive behavior. After their 1986 doo-wop cover album Under the Blue Moon, lead singer Ralph Tresvant was considering a solo career as the group’s direction was in question. In 1987, Johnny Gill was added to the group and the quintet went on to create their most popular album Heart Break with producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis in 1988. This album was released on June 20, 1988—the same day as Bobby Brown’s Don’t Be Cruel—and features two more of their biggest “If It Isn’t Love” and “Can You Stand the Rain.”

In 1990, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill and Bell Biv Devoe all went on to have successful hits. Among these hits was the remix to BBD’s “Word to the Mutha,” which was the first song to feature all six members. After a hiatus, all six members came together in 1996 to create the album Home Again, which hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and was a multi-platinum success. After some friction on the Home Again tour, Bobby Brown decided to depart the group again. In 2004, after leaving their longtime label MCA Records, New Edition signed with Bad Boy Records and released the album One Love but they left Bad Boy a year later due to a lack of promotion. The group continues to tour together and sell out shows after 30 years in the business. The group was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2017—one day ahead of the BET premiere of their 3-night mini-series The New Edition Story.

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