Lonely This Christmas was a popular single by Mud. Mud were a British glam rock band formed in 1968, best remembered for their single Tiger Feet which was 1974s UK best selling single. ...

Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, Lonely This Christmas was Mud's second and final number one single in the UK, spending four week at the top in December 1975. It was the third number one single that year for the ChinniChap writing and production team. Nicky Chinn (born May 16, 1945) was the songwriting (and production) partner of Michael Chapman. ... The Brothers Chaps are Mike Chapman and Matt Chapman (b. ...

The song is noted for a memorable performance on Top of the Pops in which guitarist Rod Davis was covered in tinsel and wore Christmas baubles as earrings. Top of the Pops was a long-running British music chart television programme and indeed the longest-running music show in the world shown each week on BBC and now licensed for national versions around the world. ...