Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Rufus Thomas wrote 20 songs on fono
Rufus Thomas’s most frequent co-writer is Sir Mack Rice (5 songs together)
Carla Thomas first appears on fono in 1960, 13 years before this song
Rufus Thomas first appears on fono in 1960, 13 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Carla Thomas and Rufus Thomas
- Released on
- Stax
- Written by
- Carla Thomas and Rufus Thomas
- Released on
- Stax
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same label: Stax

Same release: I'll Be Your Santa Baby / That Makes Christmas Day

Same label: Stax

Same label: Stax

Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz That Makes Christmas Day was written by Carla Thomas
That Makes Christmas Day was written by Carla Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz That Makes Christmas Day was written by Rufus Thomas
That Makes Christmas Day was written by Rufus Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz That Makes Christmas Day is part of the release I'll Be Your Santa Baby / That Makes Christmas Day
That Makes Christmas Day is part of the release I'll Be Your Santa Baby / That Makes Christmas Day
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Stax is the label of the song That Makes Christmas Day
Stax is the label of the song That Makes Christmas Day
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz That Makes Christmas Day was released on 1973-12
That Makes Christmas Day was released on 1973-12
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026