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All Alone on Christmas

Field	Value
name	All Alone on Christmas
type	single
artist	Darlene Love
album	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – Original Soundtrack Album
released	December 4, 1992
studio	Power Station, New York City
genre	*Christmas
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* rock and roll<ref>{{Cite web	last	Sreedhar	first=Nitin	date=December 25, 2021	title=Four movies that embody the spirit of Christmas for me	url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/four-movies-that-embody-the-spirit-of-christmas-for-me-111640344672902.html	access-date=December 24, 2025	website=Mint}}
length	4:14
writer	Steve Van Zandt
producer	Steve Van Zandt

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"All Alone on Christmas" is a song written and arranged by Steve Van Zandt, and recorded by Darlene Love with members of both The E Street Band and The Miami Horns. It was originally featured on the soundtrack of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. It was also released as a 7-inch single and a CD single which included an instrumental version.

The song returned Love's name to the music singles charts, peaking at No. 83 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, No. 31 on the official UK Singles Chart. and No. 145 on the Australian ARIA Charts.

The third track on the single was a Christmas remix of The Capitols "Cool Jerk" which was also taken from the same film soundtrack. The single was influenced by Phil Spector's Wall of Sound and is recorded in the style of the Spector-produced Love song "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," which is referenced in the song. The single featured a promotional photo of Love with the five members of the E Street Band who featured on the track. A promotional video featured Macaulay Culkin "producing" as Love performed the song with The E Street Band and The Miami Horns, and it features clips from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. The song was also featured in the films Love Actually, The Night Before and in the 2001 Italian film Merry Christmas.

Other versions and covers

During the first year of her run in the Broadway musical Hairspray, Love re-recorded "All Alone on Christmas" using the show's cast and band as backup on the charity recording Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for A Cure Vol. 7.
The song was covered by RuPaul for his 1997 Christmas album entitled Ho, Ho, Ho.
Dream pop band Work Drugs released a cover of the song in late 2016.
Boy Jumps Ship released a cover of the song in December 2016 along with a video that includes re-enacted scenes from Home Alone by members of the band. Proceeds from the song are donated to mental health charity MIND.

Personnel

Musicians

Darlene Love – lead vocals
The E Street Band
- Clarence Clemons – tenor sax solo
- Danny Federici – keyboards
- Garry Tallent – bass guitar
- Steven Van Zandt – guitars
- Patti Scialfa - backing vocals
- Max Weinberg – drums
The Miami Horns
- Mark Pender – trumpet
- Rick Gazda – trumpet
- Stan Harrison – tenor sax
- Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg – trombone
- Eddie Manion – baritone sax
- Arno Hecht – alto sax
Pat Thrall – guitars
Mark Alexander – piano
Isabella Lento – backing vocals
Carmela Lento – backing vocals
Zoë Yanakis – percussion
Benjamin Newberry – chimes

Production

Steve Van Zandt – producer, arranger
Zoë Yanakis – associate producer
Ben Fowler – recording and mixing
Dave McNair and Dan Gellert – additional recording
Scott Hull – editing at Masterdisk
Greg Calbi – mastered at Sterling Sound

Charts

Chart (1992 - 2025)	Peak
position

Certifications

References

"[http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-alone-on-christmas-mw0000122198/user-reviews All Alone on Christmas - Darlene Love]". ''[[AllMusic]]''. RhythmOne, 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.
(December 22, 1992). "Winners". [[Manchester Evening News]].
(December 21, 1992). "Pop go the star-studded Christmas albums". [[The San Francisco Examiner]].
Sreedhar, Nitin. (December 25, 2021). "Four movies that embody the spirit of Christmas for me".
''Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' soundtrack album
"[https://www.discogs.com/Darlene-Love-The-Capitols-All-Alone-On-Christmas-Cool-Jerk-Christmas-Mix/master/434453 Darlene Love / The Capitols - All Alone on Christmas / Cool Jerk (Christmas Mix)]". ''[[Discogs]]''. Discogs, 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.
"[http://www.billboard.com/artist/300307/darlene-love/chart Darlene Love - Chart history]". ''[[Billboard (magazine). Billboard]]''. Billboard, 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.
"[http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/all%20alone%20on%20christmas/ All Alone on Christmas]". ''[[UK Singles Chart. Official Charts]]''. The Official UK Charts Company, 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2017.
"Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 4 January 1993".
"All Alone On Christmas" CD single
"Steven Van Zandt".

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