Merry Christmas Ahead

IU has performed it on television programs and has included it in the set list of several of her concert tours.

[5][6] On December 2, it was also announced that MBLAQ's member Thunder would feature on Real's b-side track "Merry Christmas Ahead".

[22] Twelve years after its release, it debuted at number 22 on the Billboard South Korea Songs in the chart issue dated December 31, 2022.

[23] IU first sang "Merry Christmas Ahead" at MBC's Concert for Beautiful People (Korean: 아름다운 이들을 위한 콘서트), aired on December 18, 2010.

[24] After receiving several requests from fans,[25] she performed it on the South Korean music show M Countdown on December 23, 2010.

[37] "Merry Christmas Ahead" has also been covered by multiple artists, including Laboum,[38] Kim Se-jeong,[39] Yoo Jae-seok,[40] and Stray Kids.