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"Božić je" (English: It's Christmas) is a Christmas song by Croatian pop band Tonika Dream Team featuring Oliver Dragojević. The song was recorded by the group in 1997, with the original version being arranged by Remi Kazinoti. Tonika Dream Team was a moniker for: Doris Dragović, Magazin & Jelena Rozga, Petar Grašo, Danijela Martinović, Minea, Jasmin Stavros. All of them were accompanied by Tonči Huljić on the piano. A Christmas-themed music video was also released. Rozga covered the song live on several occasions and released a solo cover version of the song in Christmas 2025 accompanied by a new music video. The clip shows her singing accompanied by an elderly man and a younger girl.

Music video

The music video for the song shows all of them together in a house decorating a Christmas tree. Dragović appears singing the first verse, dressed in a golden sparkling dress. A long-haired Grašo wearing a black tuxedo seated behind a piano follows. Minea is shown lighting up a candle, dressed in pink. Rozga, in a baby blue dress, surrounded by three Magazin players in white and Huljić on piano follow. For the chorus, everyone is shown singing together behind the piano with sparklers in their hands. The rest of the video is an alternation of the singers singing separately and together. Danijela Martinović is shown miming the lyrics in a golden tux and Stavros is seen lip-syncing in a black tuxedo as well.

2025 Jelena Rozga cover

Jelena Rozga released a solo cover version of the song and performed it live on two other occasions. On 13 December 2018, Rozga appeared on Christmas Living Room Acoustic by narodni (currently called bravo! radio). She was dressed in a long Scots-styled dress, wearing a white winter sweater with pictures of reindeers and red hearts on it. For the performance, she was located in a Christmas-decorated room and surrounded by four musicians, acoustic guitarist Pero, bass guitarist Donatello, a keyboardist and a percussionist. She opened the performance introducing herself and wishing all listeners of narodni radio a happy and a blessed Christmas.^[1] On 25 December 2019, she posted a brief cover version of the song from Split Riva on her Instagram profile, wishing her followers a happy Christmas ahead.^[2]

Another studio-recorded solo cover version of the song had its premiere on 6 December 2025, eighteen days before Christmas that year.^[3] It was produced by Rozga's long-year collaborator Tonči Huljić, the lyrics were written by his wife Vjekoslava Huljić, and arrangement was finalized by Leo Škaro.

A Christmas-themed music video directed by Pave Elez shows Rozga dressed in red with golden rings and a golden necklace. It opens with her putting a vinyl to play before she proceeds decorating a Christmas tree. She is seen singing by the piano with an elderly man before a little girl joins the man on the piano. Throughout the clip, she is also shown posing on a couch and singing the song in front a microphone. As the song proceeds, she is seen hugging, caressing and dancing with the little girl. The elderly man and the girl try to take a picture of her in a joking way and the three are seen posing for the camera, doing goofy faces and sending kisses. Towards the end, there are Zaks enwrapped gifts.^[3]

Chart performance

On 22 December 2025, the song debuted at number 18 on the Croatian Singles Chart.^[4] The following week, it moved to the position of number 10.^[5] In the third week on the chart, the song fell to the position of number 57, before completely falling off the chart in the following week.^[6]

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel for the song and for the music video are adapted by the song's video description.^[3]

Song credits

• Music: Tonči Huljić
• Lyrics: Vjekoslava Huljić
• Arrangement: Leo Škaro

Video credits

• Direction and camera: Pave Elez
• Styling: Ivana Pavić
• Make-up: Saša Joković
• Hairstyle: Zvonimir Franić - Salon Franić
• Producer: Tea Cerovečki
• Production: Cerovečki produkcija j.d.o.o.

References