Winter Special Gift is the special winter album and second extended play by Chinese singer-songwriter Lay (Zhang Yixing). It was released on December 22, 2017 in China by Tencent on the label's music apps, QQ Music, Kugou and Kuwo.[1] The EP features six tracks in total, including single "Goodbye Christmas".[2]
On December 21, it was announced that Lay would release his second EP.[3]Winter Special Gift was officially released on December 22, 2017 through music apps under label Tencent.[4] The album was subsequently released in South Korea the next day on December 23, 2017.[5]
Gift to XBACK was written in 2015, prior to his debut as a solo artist.[6] On December 15, Lay posted a video of himself performing the aforementioned song on Weibo in advance to the release of his album.[7]
Within 1 hour of digital sales, the album broke four records on QQ Music: Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold and Platinum.[10][11] The album later broke Diamond record on QQ Music.[12]
