Acoustic Hearts of Winter
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| Studio album (Christmas) by Aly & AJ | |||||
| Released |  September 26, 2006 October 28, 2006 November 7, 2006 |
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| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Christmas music Acoustic Pop rock |
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| Length | 29:38 | ||||
| Label | Hollywood Records | ||||
| Producer | Antonina Armato Gerry Cagle (exec.) Tim James Carrie Michalka (exec.) |
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Acoustic Hearts of Winter is a Christmas album from teen pop duo Aly & AJ. The album was released on September 26, 2006 in the United States. The first single and only from the album was "Greatest Time of Year" and was used as promotion for The Santa Clause 3 with the music video containing clips of the film. The music video premiered on Disney Channel on October 16, 2006 after the premiere of the Disney Channel Original movie Twitches. Clips of the album were first released on the Barnes & Noble website.
The Target Corporation version of this album also has an extra song to it - "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". The Target version of the album was then reissued on September 25, 2007 containing two more bonus songs: "Winter Wonderland" and "Rockin' around the Christmas Tree".
As of December 31, 2006, the album has sold over 110,000 copies in the U.S.[1]
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[edit] Track listing
- "Greatest Time of Year" – 3:39
- "Joy to the World" – 2:52
- "We Three Kings" – 2:54
- "The First Noel" – 1:44
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" – 2:33
- "Silent Night" – 3:05
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" – 2:44
- "Let It Snow" – 2:08
- "Deck the Halls" – 1:54
- "Little Drummer Boy" – 2:37
- "Not This Year" – 3:24
- Bonus tracks
- "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" – 1:22 (Target Bonus track)
- "Winter Wonderland" – 2:43 (2007 Target Bonus track)
- "Rockin' around the Christmas Tree" – 2:05 (2007 Target Bonus track)
Aly & AJ recorded the song "Jingle Bell Rock" in 2004. The song was featured in the Radio Disney Jingle Jams album. "Jingle Bell Rock" did not make the final track listing for Acoustic Hearts of Winter.
[edit] Reception
The album was received very well, to be a holiday album, and peaked at 78 on the Billboard 200. All Music Guide gave the album three stars, without giving positive or negative review on the album.[2]
[edit] Singles
- "Greatest Time of Year" was the first single from the album released in September 2006.
[edit] Further track information
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"Greatest Time of Year" (original song)
"Joy to the World"
"We Three Kings"
"The First Noel"
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
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"Silent Night"
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
"Let It Snow"
"Deck the Halls"
"Little Drummer Boy"
"Not This Year" (original song)
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[edit] Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200 | 78 | 200,000+ |
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