Billy Squier - Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You

[blpalv15]

sure, I was shocked myself. It sure isn't like it used to be on MTV.

[cheeterky]

Great times...before MTV ruined music, they use to play great videos...

[tedmccarron]

Billy Squier with Billy's choir.

[blueninjayoshi]

Big sound from a guitar that's not even plugged in. Weird.



[Dapatriot1]

Back when MTV played Videos...and god were they great! " I WANT MY M-TV"

[Huskerking]

Back when MTV was great!

[offstride1]

30 years ago. 30 more years.

[offstride1]

God bless you young folks that love christmas music. It can rock.

[rlaltk]

back when mtv showed music videos

[tjsbigidea]

Dang, they are having some serious 1980s fun!

[cambelcambel]

LOL!!! I still remember Martha Quinn complaining because she said she hated her haircut that she'd just gotten before this shoot.

[WildBill6942]

who's the stoned geek at 2:38?

[ccg1171]

This was when MTV was actually great..It sucks ass today with the teen mom crap & all the other dumb ass shows.

[Lu70sChild80sFan]

Man Mark Goodman (clip 1:32-1:36) was hot then, & even hotter now!! He's a host on VH1 Classic from time to time!

[stardog4406]

RIP JJ Jackson!!

[ccg1171]

@stardog4406 He died? how long ago?

[blpalv15]

@ccg1171 He died in 2004 at age 62 of a heart attack.

[ccg1171]

@blpalv15 That sucks.I liked all them original VJs.thanx for telling me.

[keithr63]

@ccg1171 All the rest of the VJs have shows on Sirius XM Radio

[stardog4406]

to all posts regarding this time period. You are 100% correct. the 80s were great. Just a fun simpler time. MTV was great back then. Don't know what happened. Maybe we just got older or maybe MTV just lost its way ( I think the latter). Merrry Christmas to all 80s kids.

[mikerhoa]

born in 82.... getting nostalgic.... merry christmas everyone from long island new york!!!!!!!

[LaWoman071]

I love it lol, except for that ugly sweater : )

[mmlmtlca]

One of the best Christmas songs, EVER!!!

[SonnyJamesJefferson]

Back when MTV was fun and happy. Now it's about 16 year-olds getting pregnant.

[gglaw42]

I've been searching for this 7" vinyl single for decades now! I recall watching this on MTV during my mid Winter break from high school, I was 14.

[salseridellostretto]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhh

[SnugglySara]

What a handsome bloke!

[rjplamf61]

Good to see old Triple J (JJ Jackson) again.

[antonialeigh]

By sheer force of will, I make myself not listen to this all year so I can treat myself with it during the holidays. Never fails to improve my mood and make me want to get up and dance around the house. LOVE this, thank you, thank you. :)

[ElijahSGrimes]

One of those guys looks like Jimmy Fallon's character in Almost Famous. Lol.

[MAGNUM2F]

great vid wayward...billy squire, that sure brings back memories...

[mrchud45]

Yup I agree with Alexrogan, I was totally in love with Martha Quinn

[zemogmonster]

You are so right!!!! This is the song that sets off Christmas to me. Im and 80s kid too. 

[hungariandude1]

GREAT SONG BY A GREAT ARTIST !!!!



[Msknowmar]

I don't see Alan Hunter in this video. Was he at MTV yet when this was filmed?

[BettinaBalser]

@Msknowmar Alan was at MTV, but in his earlier days, the brass hadn't quite decided whether or not to keep him on. Then they discovered how much appeal he had to teenaged girls :)

[FortDodgeParanormal]

First REAL Christmas video, the first real VJs of MTV. Makes one want MTV back!

[Neenalyn]

This is what music and MTV should be FUN not some computerized crap and some jackass lip syncing

[Eddie62070]

triple-J!!!

[alexrogan1]

Maybe a lot of guys back then had a crush on Nina Blackwood but as for me... I had a huge crush on Martha Quinn.

Wow... I remember seeing this when it originally aired. Still amazed just how good a voice he has :)

[gsboss]

no fun allowed at MTV

[splatner]

I will kick anyone in the penis who dislikes this video!

[oldlures]

@splatner ...I'll help you.....LOL

[novaeligible]

Besides All I Want For Christmas Is You, this is one of the last original Christmas songs.

[MISisback]

@novaeligible

You're not seriously meaning that Mariah Carey dreck, are you?

[hawaiianstyler]

When MTV was MTV. It went down the crapper when they started to get rid of Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood and Mark Goodman. The original "Vjays". That stands for video jays for you young kids out there born after the 80's.

I remember seeing that video with Billy when it originally aired. Still one of my favorite Christmas songs.

[chopper1547]

@hawaiianstyler dude it stands for video jockey, as opposed to disc jockey. Also Billy Squire Rules!!

[hawaiianstyler]

@chopper1547 Yeah, you know what I meant.

[cleanandsober2009]

Love how the camera man gets into the fun at 2:21. Everyone is right when they say MTV was all about music videos and having fun in 1981. So much has changed since then and today it would probably be a rap or hip hop group covering this song and extra security on hand to make sure everyone keeps their guns away and violence to a minimum.

[sixsixxsixxxx]

@cleanandsober2009  yeah and ur probably old and white...certainly OLD

[BettinaBalser]

Hands up if you're an 80s kid and this song officially starts the holiday season for you!

[aaronpourazar]

@BettinaBalser its a alright song and Beavis and Butthead the Log official starts Xmass for me

[buddy1885]

@BettinaBalser Hell yeah

[kolb6890]

@BettinaBalser Yup Yup!! Love the sweater Billy is wearing!! Happy Holidays!

[Lu70sChild80sFan]

Good Lord, I can't believe this song is now 30 years old...I was only 9 when this came out, but remember it quite vividly! I'd LOVE to see MTV like this again, when the V J's were actually V J's mixed with great videos, & not a Reality TV freak show like it is now! Ever since the Real World kicked off in 1991 or so, t hat's when it went downhill! All we can do is hold onto the memories of when life was simpler, that's why MTV stands out more then than it does now! Happy Holidays ;)

[matt713]

@Lu70sChild80sFan You're right,it is hard to believe this was 30 years ago.Times were so much better then and as with MTV,everything else has pretty much gone to shit.At least we still have our memories...

[SnugglySara]

@Lu70sChild80sFan I was 6 - and we didn't get MTV.

[Throwmethewhip]

Peter Jackson @ 1:59!!!

[stardog4406]

Love this song and video. Was looking at the date - 1981!! Wow that was an awesome time for many of us. Lifed seemed a little simpler then. This is when MTV was MTV. look at the fun all the VJs are having. Great time!

[1967mustanggta]

what happened to the version with the anime from last year? For god sakes thats all I wanted to see. I haven't seen it since last year. Who ever has it - please put it back on now.

[OkayWhoBroughtTheDog]

Thumbs up if this video turns you on SEXUALLY!!!!

[misskerrybby]

this song made me a winner once

[1939592]

love this song so catchy

[MegaMrMysterio]

my dad knew him no joke I love this song

[bigwillietheb]

I can't believe it's been 30 years ago since he recorded this song I was only 7 years old.

[musicluver211213]

What the hell happened was all these stupid like jersey shore and the kardashians, and the big race and all that crap and lots of sex and they just did away with the music.

[MusicSoul39]

makes me smile everytime i watch it!

[ClassicTVful]

Those were the days when people knew how to have fun!

[PoppaBlue59]

Martha Quinn...I still love ya, dear.

XOXO

[BeauWorld]

Wow! Excellent! I've never seen this before, as I'm in Canada, and until recently, we only had Muchmusic, not MTV. This is my favorite Christmas song ever. The only song I ever played on my cable access show Hard Rock Heroes TWICE. (For the Christmas shows in 1991 and 1992.)

[macl558]

this is an awesome video. Yes it was during a time when it was FUN!

[juliamacadam]

Does anyone remember when MTV had no commercials? That is the problem. MTV got popular and started making money. Found that the shows made more advertising revenue than the videos...and we lost a fun resource.

Also, in the 80's, there were still independent radio stations that didn't play just the hits (like today). We have lost a lot because the music business realized it could make more money than it did before.

[iloveweed53]

merry christmas 

[anirbaz87]

MERRY CHRISTMAS WORLD OF YOUTUBE WATCHERS!-from a secret santa in a place i cant tell ya where.

[ccg1171]

This is when MTV was good..It started to suck around 87..Now it totally BLOWS ASS..Nothing but stupid shows ..Do they even play vids anymore I wont even turn it on..

[drugssuck1991]

Billy Squier is definitely one of the most underreated artists of all time. This is by and far one of the best rock and roll christmas songs out there and definitely deserves more airplay.

[bolt767]

@drugssuck1991 billy squier was huge for a few years. then i guess after the video rock me tonight, it hurt his career. stupid if you ask me, there aren't many solo artists that rock like him except for maybe sammy hagar, but i don't like sammy, i prefer billy squier. hell, if van halen had replaced David Lee Roth with Billy Squier instead of Sammy Hagar that would have been a frickin killer group !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[drugssuck1991]

@bolt767 Wow imagine that. I wonder if Eddie ever considered him? It would have been awesome!

[EmmaIsabelBB]

Political correctness and the loss of humanity.....

[rjflesher]

This is one of the few Christmas songs I NEVER get tired of

[meoower]

This is the kind of fun we used to have when people weren't seriously addicted to drugs. I miss those days.... This brings back so many good memories. It is my favorite Christmas song and mainly because of this video. I watched the premiere of MTV. I was 14. Where have the REAL VJs gone?!!!

[aftershock71]

Gen x loves you

[mikemcpeak714]

Watched this on VH1 Classic the other day.....at least one MUSIC channel still plays MUSIC!!!

[nephilimiyr]

Yes, the 80's were, um, fun...

[murago59]

this a such a GREAT CHRISTMAS song to feel the joy of the holidays. YES, IT IS SCRIPTED AND CANNED BUT LET THE EMOTIONS and joy that make the holiday celebrations so joyful!. Hold someone special to you tightly, think of the holiday spirits; and enjoy the sentiments (that everyone should know!). Happy Christmas to all out in You Tube land!

[FanOfPopCulture]

I want my MTV back.

[Michiganbaker65]

MISisback.....

I think that the 90's happened....people forgot what real fun and the holidays were all about...lets just be happy that there still those us that love that time and the great holiday videos!!!

Merry Christmas EVERYONE!!!!

[MISisback]

My God, look at all the fun they're having! This is when MTV was FUN! What the hell happened??

[CountryRoadTrip]

@MISisback The 80's were nothing but fun. Now television and music are just cynical, self important rubbish.

[rjflesher]

@MISisback Yeah, even the cameraman gets into it.

[Mato1970]

@MISisback MTV decdided to get all political (left wing) and to go with crappy reality TV shows. That's why MTV sucks now. It just isn't what it used to be.

[BirthofCharlie]

@MISisback Well said my friend. God I miss these days. Who would of thought that 30 years later, yes 30 years later, MTV would end up being what it is today. It went from Music Television to MINDLESS Television. You're right, What happened? RIP JJ Jackson.

[stevehauk]

@MISisback People are just stupid when it comes to music and sports.;p

[murago59]

This song gets my holiday spirit flowing-full of energy and joy. It may be lip-synched and staged, but it is still fun and joyful. And after all, isn't that the feelings we look for during the holidays??

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

yes this is complete wth intro I think...check his websight

[JudyGurl]

it is so great to search for one of my favorite Christmas songs and see this video with all the great MTV veejays, you know, when MTV was awesome ?!!

[maxmercury]

Thanks for sharing this. Its fun to see again.

Billy Squier is somewhat underrated.

[goosnguns]

I LOOOOOOOOVE this video and I love Billy Squier and I used to be soooooooo in love with Mark Goodman!! haha

[Lu70sChild80sFan]

@goosnguns

Have you seen Mark Goodman today...STILL HOT!!! I mean he was quite a hottie then, but for his age, he's aging very well these days!!

[aftershock71]

I was ten years old then. age 39 now, and have to agree..There is no MTV of the past, no longer exists. We have only pre manufactured, "pop idols", that are stamped out in a factory like setting. Love this vid though. Hard to believe that all of them are now in their 50s now.

[cyclonegt7]

Who remembers MTV havings ads that mocked all stations with shows and talk. MTV - music and m\nothing but music 24 hours a day

That's what they bragged about and thats what they did.

In time that's what they didn't do.

I think it started with that silly game show - remember?

Oh well, the past is the past

Wouldn't want to sit on today's music 24 / 7 anyway.

Can't imagine a Rockin Bieber Weekend etc.

[mollykate777]

looooovvvveeee this song and this video....... billy squier, never ever has gotten the credit he deserves...... i wish mtv still had videos and the vj's!!!!

[leelomoe]

one of the top x mas songs of all time

[luisten10]

This song reminds me of my girlfriend, Lindsay. She's kind of dumb but she's great.

[MGB8979]

I love the way he sings, I love this song!!

[visionarydreams]

Happy times~great memories

[joeylodes]

holy shit! when "music television" played music!

[Bigbadben7]

This was not long before Squier destoryed his carrer with the video Rock me Tonight, he is way cooler here.

[Nostalgia4me]

Love it...Back then, the staff got invovled; and u didn't have to have a "look"...I despise MTV 2000.

[w3zz1d3]

the corporates really took over , thus less music, and more bullshit.

[leftcoast470]

This really takes me back...to the days when MTV was about music! I would come home from school & watch videos almost every day. Usually stayed up late on weekends watching MTV with friends.

[mollykate777]

@leftcoast470 yes, so did i!!!! its ashame that it doesn't play good music and stuff like this!!!!

[harveydents]

SIGH MTV used to be soooo cool

[missiebeezie]

@harveydents ya, USED to be...

[bballbeast13]

was there ever a studio version made of this song?

[cyclops65]

@bballbeast13

not sure if there was ever a studio version made--but i have heard it on the radio several times...

[maxmercury]

@bballbeast13

He's lipsynching to the studio version in the video. The MTV people's natural live sound is on top of the song being played on the monitor that's he's lipsynching along with. That's why there's no drummer or bass player there when you can clearly hear bass and drums on the track.

I heard the studio version on the radio today. Its probably available on some Christmas compilation, or maybe on iTunes, but I haven't looked.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

@bballbeast13 technically yes

read billy squiers webpage now before it changes after xmas

it was on a 45 rpm but that version was done live in studio A with "Background vocals were produced during my August '81 Christmas party at Power Station, NYC. We invited numerous dignitaries from around the country, many from rock radio, as well as press and record company personnel who'd contributed in one way or another to the success of DSN. ..."

[kslecky24]

awesome hard rock christmas song

[iucoltsfan]

what happened to mtv it used to music videos and music 24-7.

[RRydnew]

@iucoltsfan The videos stopped the 24/7 thing when the talent ran out.

[mollykate777]

@RRydnew that is definately the truth!!!

[shaneinkster]

hard rock christmas but im listening to it in may

[catiefromsavannah2]

Thanks for posting this.

[hanahono3333]

Great!