Saigo no Holy Night

"Saigo no Holy Night" (Japanese: 最後のHoly Night or さいごのホーリーナイト) is the second single by Kiyotaka Sugiyama released on November 6, 1986 by VAP. The song charted at No. 2 on the Oricon charts, selling 253,000 copies.^[1]

"Saigo no Holy Night"
Single by Kiyotaka Sugiyama
from the album Realtime to Paradise
B-side	"Ubawareta Kentai"
Released	November 6, 1986 (1986-11-06)
Label	VAP
Composer(s)	Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Lyricist(s)	Masao Urino
Producer(s)	Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Kiyotaka Sugiyama singles chronology
"Sayonara no Ocean" (1986) "Saigo no Holy Night" (1986) "Mizu no Naka no Answer" (1987)

Background

When the song was initially released, it was used as a Japan Airlines campaign song, also being used as a commercial song for Minolta and for Tsuburaya Productions. In the Tokyo Broadcasting System series The Best Ten, he won first place for a total of four weeks.^[2]

Although it is a Christmas song, it became a hit song from the end of 1986 through the beginning of 1987. Sugiyama changed some of the lyrics representing Christmas to a form reminiscent of the New Year. In his 1989 album, Listen to my Heart, and his 2001 album, Heaven's Shore, they have different versions of the song, as well as the single "Saigono Holy Night '96" that has an English version of the song called "Last Holy Night (English version)."

Track listing

All music is composed by Kiyotaka Sugiyama and arranged by Masanori Sasaji.

Side A/B

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Saigo no Holy Night" (最後のHoly Night)	Masao Urino	5:23
2.	"Ubawareta Kentai" (奪われた倦怠)	Kumiko Aoki	3:45

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position Oricon 2 The Best Ten^[1] 1 The Top Ten 1

Year-end charts Chart Peak position Oricon (1987) 40 The Best Ten (1986) 50 The Best Ten (first half of 1987) 46 The Best Ten (second half of 1987) 89

References

1. "Hits of the World". Billboard. December 27, 1986. p. 79. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
2. "Hits of the World". Billboard. December 13, 1986. p. 56. Retrieved November 14, 2020.