Talk:Christmas Time (Is Here Again)

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Consensus per this RfC closure and this RfM closure is to use "the Beatles" mid-sentence.

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"Original nonsense freeverse poems"? Is this confirmed, or assumed? I've heard that it was Gaelic, but I don't know the language so I can't ascertain this. Could we get this checked out? Andrei Iosifovich (talk) 15:10, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 16:15, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good Article review progress box WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

My review of this article should start tonight, thought it might take a few days due to working at Maccys. --K. Peake 16:15, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox and lead

• The length of the 1995 version is not written out anywhere in the body
  • Changed it to 2:19 as this is the time that Winn (2009) uses.
• Genre should be named as Christmas but pipe to the same Wiki, plus write out and source the genre in background and comp since sources shouldn't be in the infobox
  • Done.
• Separate the songwriters using bullet points instead
  • Done.
• Pipe Christmas song to Christmas music
  • Done.
• "by the English rock band" → "by English rock band" with the pipe
  • Done.
• Shouldn't you mention it being recorded for their fifth Christmas record then write the title and add release year in brackets? Also, remove wikilink on Christmas record.
  • Done and done.
• "of the group," → "of the band,"
  • Done.
• "sung by the Beatles," → "sung by them,"
  • Done.
• Are you sure the producer and actor introductions are needed here when they are used in the body?
  • You're right, it's not necessary. Removed.
• It is not sourced that the refrain is the title of the song
  • It is sourced in the text below the music sample.

• Oh sorry, must have missed that initially. --K. Peake 09:06, 31 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• "the song remained officially" → ""Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" remained officially"
  • Done.
• "the Beatles' Sessions album." → "the Beatles' then-upcoming album Sessions." to specify
  • Done.
• Mention the 1995 version being released by Apple Records, plus the shortened length should be written out in the body
  • Done.
• "was re-issued in" → "was
  re-issued
  on" with the wikilink
  • Done.
• "of the original" → "of the band's original" for proper context
  • Done.

Background and composition

• Remove introduction to who the Beatles are, as that being in the lead is enough
  • Done.
• "distributed in December" → "which were distributed in December"
  • Done.
• The change of tense in the second sentence reads awkwardly; shouldn't it be something like "later years incorporate skits and music" because the records still exist?
  • Yeah, agreed. Fixed.
• Shouldn't you mention the title of the record in the following sentence because even RS writes it out?
  • Done.
• "a fictional group, "The Ravellers"," → "a fictional group named the Ravellers" per
  MOS:THEMUSIC
  and speech marks not being needed
  • Done.
• Wikilink BBC to itself
  • Done.
• Are you sure semi-colons should be used for the skits when this is not really presented in a list format?
  • Whoops, I forgot to change them to commas after rewriting that sentence. Fixed.
• "and "The Ravellers" playing piano" → "and the group playing piano"
  • Done.
• [5] should solely be at the end of the sentence especially since it is the only ref after the third comma
  • Done.
• "calls it a" → "calls the work a"
  • Done.
• Pipe nonsensical poem to Literary nonsense
  • Done.
• Shouldn't the audio sample be at the start of the second para here instead?
  • Yeah, that's fair. Moved it.
• "is one of the few credited to all four Beatles," → "is one of the Beatles' few releases credited to all four of them," to specify
  • I rephrased it as "is one of the Beatles' few releases credited to all four members,"

• That is fine. --K. Peake 09:03, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Pipe key to Key (music)
  • Done.

Recording

• "recorded their fifth Christmas record on" → "recorded Christmas Time Is Here Again! on"
  • Done.
• "George Martin produced the session," → "Martin produced the session,"
  • Done.
• Remove the comma after new EP plus mention it "was the band's first..." if this is what you mean
  • Done.
• Merge the first and second paras
  • Done.
• "a stage adaptation of Lennon's" → "a stage adaptation of the band member's" plus mention the book's title and add the release year in brackets
  • In writing the page for In His Own Write I realized it was actually both of Lennon's books, so I've added that info and fixed it per your suggestion.
• "the Christmas record's recording, performing in the skits and singing" → "the record's recording; he performed in the skits and sung"
  • Done.
• Wikilink acoustic guitar
  • Done.
• "The band, along with" → "The Beatles, along with"
  • Done.
• "the next day to mix the previous night's recordings." → "the day after the session to mix its recordings." since this is a new para, with the pipe
  • Done.
• "of the Christmas record, with" → "of the record, with"
  • Done.
• [4] should be solely at the end of the para, as it is the only ref
  • Done.

Release history

• Retitle to Release
  • Done.
• "with American fans instead" → "with Americans instead" to be less repetitive
  • Done.
• Merge the first para with the second one
  • Done.
• "This mix was originally" → "The mix was originally"
  • Done.
• "to executives at EMI but" → "to executives at EMI Records but" because otherwise it sounds like you are talking about the studio again
  • Done.
• Pipe CD to Compact disc
  • Done.
• Pipe cross-fading to
  MOS:LINK2SECT
  • Done.
• Pipe B-side to A-side and B-side
  • Done.
• "these versions of" → "the two versions of"
  • Done.
• "CD single,[18] released in the UK" → "CD single in the UK" to avoid repetition of "released", plus move [18] to solely at the end of the sentence after [16]
  • Done.
• "Winn writes that it is" → "Winn says it is"
  • Done.
• "in a limited-edition box set," → "on limited-edition box set"
  • Made it "on a limited-edition box set"

• Nice grammar fix there. --K. Peake 07:52, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Personnel

• Shouldn't this be titled Credits and personnel?
  • I don't think so.
    personnel
    .

References

Notes

• Why is Ringo Starr the only member with his article directed to here?
  • I linked to him b/c he's credited under his birth name, Richard Starkey, which I wouldn't expect the average reader to know about.

Citations

• Copyvio score looks fantastic at 13.8%!!!
  • :)
• uDiscover Music → uDiscoverMusic on ref 20, plus this is reliable due to the author's Record Collector work
  • Fixed.

Sources

• WP:OVERLINK
  of the Beatles on "Free as a Bird" source
  • Fixed.

Final comments and verdict

•  On hold until all of the issues are fixed! --K. Peake 09:03, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks very much for the review. :) Tkbrett (✉) 12:48, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Tkbrett ✓ Pass now, you have understandable reasons for not fully implementing certain suggestions! --K. Peake 07:52, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]