Peak
99
Weeks
1
Score
29
Chart Year
2011
A music video to accompany the release of "Shake Up Christmas" was first released onto YouTube on November 29, 2010, at a total length of four minutes and one second.[1] The song features Coca-Cola's jingle of the period, most prominently at the beginning, while the video shows Santa Claus drinking Coca-Cola and shaking a snow globe. Clips from the video were spliced into Christmas Coke commercials during December 2010.
This was recorded by San Francisco-based rock band Train for Coca-Cola's 2010 Christmas advertising campaign. The lyrics talk about spreading joy and love and include the chorus: Shake it up, shake up the happiness Wake it up, wake up the happiness Come on y'all, it's Christmas time Train singer Pat Monahan told Reuters the song is about wanting to conjure holiday joy during tough times having come across so many people struggling during the economic downturn. He added that writing a song only for commerce reasons seemed cynical. Approaching a song that way, he said, "you are not going to write inspiring music. I think of what I did with 'Shake Up Christmas' as a 'how can I help' spread some happiness."
Ho, ho, ho Shake up the happiness Wake up the happiness Shake up the happiness It's Christmas time There's a story that I was told And I wanna tell the world before I get too old And don't remember it, so let's December it And reassemble it, oh yeah Once upon a time in a town like this A little girl made a great big wish To fill the world full of happiness And be on Santa's magic list Shake it up, shake up the happiness Wake it up, wake up the happiness Come on y'all, it's Christmas time Shake it up, shake up the happiness Wake it up, wake up the happiness Come on y'all, it's Christmas time Ho, ho, ho Ho, ho, ho It's Christmas time At the same town, miles away A little boy made a wish that day That the world would be okay And Santa Clause would hear him say I got dreams, and I got love I got my feet on the ground, and family above Can you send some happiness with my best To the rest of the people of east and the west And maybe every once in a while You give my grandma a reason to smile 'Tis the season to smile It's cold but we'll be freezing in style And let me meet a girl one day That wants to spread some love this way We can let our souls run free And she can open some happiness with me Shake it up, shake up the happiness Wake it up, wake up the happiness Come on y'all, it's Christmas time Shake it up, shake up the happiness Wake it up, wake up the happiness Come on y'all, it's Christmas time I know you're out there I hear your reindeer I see the snow where Your boots have been I'm gonna show them So they will know then Their love will grow and They believe again Shake it up (shake it up), shake up the happiness Wake it up, wake up the happiness Come on y'all, it's Christmas time Shake it up, shake up the happiness Wake it up, wake up the happiness Come on y'all, it's Christmas time Ho, ho, ho Ho, ho, ho It's Christmas time (ho, ho, ho) Shake it up, shake up the happiness (ho, ho, ho) Wake it up, wake up the happiness (ho, ho, ho) Come on y'all, it's Christmas time (ho, ho, ho) Shake it up, shake up the happiness (ho, ho, ho) Wake it up, wake up the happiness (ho, ho, ho) Come on y'all, it's Christmas time Ho, ho, ho Ho, ho, ho Ho, ho, ho It's Christmas time
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 8, 2011 | 99 | 27 |