Rocking (Around The Christmas Tree)

"Rocking (Around The Christmas Tree)" is a download only release from British boyband Jetfire. The song was released on December 9 2013, as a Christmas gift to the band's fans.

Background
"Rocking (Around The Christmas Tree)" was originally announced as a download single on 10 November, 2013 as a Christmas gift to the bands fans. When revealing the news, the band stated: "We're really excited to reveal we've recorded an original Christmas song that you can officially download on 16 December! It's just a bit of fun and we just felt that as this era comes to an end, we'll release it as a little thank you to the fans! It's all in good spirits!" However a week later, the song's release date was brought forward by one week to 9 December 2013, in order to increase sales during the build up to Christmas.

Release and reception
The single official premiered on 18 November, on Capital FM. The song was well recieved by critics, with most complimenting it for being "original" yet still catching the Christmas spirit. NME stated "Amid a crescendo of windmilling, Townshend-esque guitars, Jetfire’s tale of a dustbowl romance gone wrong transcends cliché, and instead enraptures you with the pure clench-fisted, bulgy-veined elation of it all. True, it’s unlikely to satisfy those aforementioned haters, but that’s their loss."

Music video
It is unknown if there will be a video to go alongside the track.

Track listing

 * Download Release
 * 1) "Rocking (Around The Christmas Tree)"

Credits

 * "Rocking (Around The Christmas Tree)" &mdash; written by Jetfire

Performances
None to date.

Chart performance
On 24 November 2013, the song appeared on the first URAPS Christmas Airplay chart at 04. The following week it rose to #02 where it stayed for two weeks. The track was released on 9 December, 2013. Despite it's success on the Airplay chart, the track failed to chart on the Download chart.