This Is Christmas (Katherine Jenkins album)
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| Studio album by Katherine Jenkins | ||||
| Released |
30 October 2012 (US edition) 26 November 2012 (UK edition) | |||
| Recorded | 2012 London | |||
| Genre | Christmas, classical crossover | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Mike Hedges | |||
| Katherine Jenkins chronology | ||||
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| Singles from This Is Christmas | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| theartsdesk.com |   [3] |
| allmusic |  [4] |
| Daily Express | [5] |
This Is Christmas is the ninth studio album by classical crossover artist Katherine Jenkins and was released on 30 October in the US and Canada, and 26 November in the UK.
Track listing
United States edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" | Traditional | 3:37 | |
| 2. | "In Dulci Jubilo" | Traditional | 2:31 | |
| 3. | "Away in A Manger" | Traditional | 3:36 | |
| 4. | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | Bob Wells, Melvin H. Torme | 3:27 | |
| 5. | "Santa Baby" | Joan Jarvis, Phillip Springer, Tony Springer | 3:24 | |
| 6. | "Deck the Halls" | Traditional | 2:19 | |
| 7. | "Sleep Quietly My Jesus" | Ruth Heller | 2:51 | |
| 8. | "I Wish You Christmas" | John Milford Rutter | 4:25 | |
| 9. | "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" | Traditional | 3:20 | |
| 10. | "Come What May" (with Plácido Domingo) | Kevin Gilbert | 4:35 |
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| 11. | "Wexford Carol (Bonus Track)" | 5:08 | ||||||||
| 12. | "In the Bleak Midwinter (Bonus Track)" | 4:48 | ||||||||
United Kingdom edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" | Traditional | 3:37 | |
| 2. | "Ding Dong Merrily On High" | Traditional | 2:31 | |
| 3. | "Away in A Manger" | Traditional | 3:36 | |
| 4. | "In Dulci Jubilo" | Traditional | 2:31 | |
| 5. | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | Bob Wells, Melvin H. Torme | 3:27 | |
| 6. | "Santa Baby" | Joan Jarvis, Phillip Springer and Tony Springer | 3:24 | |
| 7. | "Deck the Halls" | Traditional | 2:19 | |
| 8. | "Sleep Quietly My Jesus" | Ruth Heller | 2:51 | |
| 9. | "I Wish You Christmas" | John Milford Rutter | 4:25 | |
| 10. | "Angels from the Realms of Glory" | Traditional | 4:16 | |
| 11. | "Wexford Carol" | Traditional | 5:08 | |
| 12. | "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" | Traditional | 3:20 | |
| 13. | "Come What May" (with Plácido Domingo) | Baerwald / Gilbert | 4:35 | |
| 14. | "O Holy Night" (with Nathan Pacheco) | Placide Cappeau |
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 2012 | UK Top 40 Albums Chart[6] | 26 |
| 2012 | Irish Top 100 Albums Chart[7] | 13 |
| 2012 | U.S. Billboard Classical Albums Chart[8] | 3 |
| 2012 | U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart[9] | 1 |
Certifications
| Country | Sales | Certification (sales thresholds) |
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| United Kingdom | 301,497 | Gold[10] |
Personnel
- Katherine Jenkins – lead vocals
References
- ↑ "This is Christmas - Available in US And Canada". Katherine Jenkins Official website. 1 November 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 title= This is Christmas - Available in US And Canada|date=1 November 2012|publisher=Katherine Jenkins Official website
- ↑ Rickson. Graham. "Katherine Jenkins - Christmas". Theartsdesk.com best specialist journalism website.
- ↑ James Christopher Monger. "This Is Christmas". allmusic ,.
- ↑ Gage, Simon. (2012-12-14). CD Review: Katherine Jenkins: This is ChristmasThe Daily Express. .
- ↑ This is Christmas The Official Charts
- ↑ Ireland Albums Top 100 (week 48/2012) 12 December 2012. Archived from the original
- ↑ "Classical Albums". Billboard. 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "This is Christmas - Katherine Jenkins: Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "Certified Awards Search: KATHERINE JENKINS - THIS IS CHRISTMAS". British Phonographic Industry. 30 May 2013.
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