Another Year (song)

"Another Year" is a Christmas song by American singer-songwriter Finneas. It was released by OYOY on December 1, 2020. The song is a piano ballad that "paints a picture of family and friends gathered together to spread some joy".[1] It is his first Christmas song.

"Another Year"
Single by Finneas
ReleasedDecember 1, 2020
RecordedDecember 2019
Length4:16
LabelOYOY
Songwriter(s)Finneas
Producer(s)Finneas
Finneas singles chronology
"Where The Poison Is"
(2020)		 "Another Year"
(2020)		 "American Cliché"
(2021)

Background and promotion

Finneas announced the song on Twitter on November 25, 2020 with a caption reading "Christmas song on Tuesday."[2] Finneas originally wrote "Another Year" in December 2019. He explained in a statement about the creation of the song: "I wrote this song last Christmas, with a year of uncertainty ahead of us, had I known, anything I know now about how 2020 would go, I don’t think I would have changed a word. I hope wherever this song finds you, it brings you some small dose of comfort. The horizon is bright I think."[3][4]

On December 8, 2020 Finneas performed the song live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The performance was described by Lars Brandle of Billboard as "oozing with class."[5]

Critical reception

Rhian Daly of NME rated the song four baubles out of five, highlighting the lyric "I don't believe Jesus Christ was born to save me / That's an awful lot of pressure for a baby".[6]

References
  1. Kaufman, Gil (December 1, 2020). "Finneas Debuts First Original Christmas Song: Listen to the Cheeky 'Another Year'". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. Antiftos, Rania (November 25, 2020). "Finneas' Christmas Song Is Coming Soon". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. Darmon, Aynslee (December 1, 2020). "Finneas Drops First Ever Holiday Tune With 'Another Year'". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  4. Reed, Ryan (December 1, 2020). "Hear Finneas' Clever New Holiday Song 'Another Year'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  5. Brandle, Lars (December 9, 2021). "Finneas Performs Festive Song 'Another Year' on 'Tonight Show': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  6. Hunt, El; Daly, Rhian; Bassett, Jordan (December 21, 2020). "The best (and worst) new Christmas songs of 2020". NME. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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