Why Must Christmas Be Only Once a Year — who wrote it?

no ISWC✓ No disputed shares

Also registered as: CHRISTMAS ONLY ONCE A YEAR · WHY MUST CHRISTMAS BE ONLY ONC E A YEAR

Why Must Christmas Be Only Once a Year was written by Chaka Kahn, Howard MC Crary, Robert Palmer, Jeremy Lubbock, Melissa Vardey. US mechanical royalties are collected by Bike Music (40%), Layli Music (20%).

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

2 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

60%

partial

Unclaimed

40%

may be uncollected

⚠ 40% of this song is unclaimed at The MLC

Mechanical royalties on 11 recordings may be going uncollected. We find who’s missing and help recover it.

Who collects the mechanical royalties

US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.

Bike Music 40%Bike Music · 40%

Layli Music 20%Layli Music · 20%

Unregistered · 40%

Bike Music 40% Layli Music 20% Unregistered 40%

- Bike Music
  Bike Music · Admin
  40%
- Layli Music
  Layli Music
  20%
Chaka KahnUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Howard MC CraryUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Robert PalmerUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Jeremy LubbockUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Melissa VardeyUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	60%
Bike Music	00565526921	Bike Music	Admin	40%
Layli Music	—	Layli Music		20%
Chaka Kahn	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Howard MC Crary	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Robert Palmer	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Jeremy Lubbock	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Melissa Vardey	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed

This song is leaving royalties on the table

Unclaimed shares or a missing ISWC mean mechanical royalties go uncollected. We help get it corrected at The MLC.