<P> Irish boy band Westlife covered "Seasons in the Sun" for their self - titled debut album Westlife (1999). It was released on December 19, 1999, as a double A-side with a cover of ABBA's "I Have a Dream" and became the 1999 Christmas number one . It has sold over 650,000 copies in UK so far . </P> <P> Westlife's "Seasons In The Sun" music video was shot in late - 1999 and directed by Cameron Casey & Simon Brand . </P> <P> There have been numerous cover versions of the song . Before Jacks popularized the song, earlier recordings had been released by The Kingston Trio, with the first cover version of McKuen's translation in 1963, and The Fortunes in 1968 . </P> <P> Generally, English - language versions since the Terry Jacks version was released have used his lyrics for the song . </P>

Who sang the song we had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun