Christmas Favorites (Il Volo EP)

Christmas Favorites
EP by Il Volo
Released 21 November 2011
Genre
Length 20:00
Language English, German
Label Geffen Records
Il Volo chronology
Il Volo
(2010)
Christmas Favorites
(2011)
Il Volo Takes Flight
(2012)

Christmas Favorites is the first extended play by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo. It’s a Christmas album featuring five tracks. All five tracks were later included on their 2013 studio album, ‘’Buon Natale: The Christmas Album’’. The EP was also included in a limited Christmas edition re-release of their debut album, Il Volo[1] released on the same day, restricting sales of this EP.[2]

Track listing

Christmas Favorites [3]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Silent Night"  Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr 4:04
2. "Panis Angelicus"  Saint Thomas Aquinas, William Ross 3:52
3. "Christmas Medley:
Jingle Bell Rock/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!/It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"  
Joe Beal, Jim Boothe, Sammy Cahn, Edward Pola, Jule Styne, George Wyle 3:41
4. "The Christmas Song (featuring Pia Toscano)"  Mel Tormé, Robert Wells 4:21
5. "Stille Nacht"  Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr 4:04

Charts

Weekly Charts

The album has sold 10,000 copies in the US.[5]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] 9

End of Year Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] 39

[7]

References

  1. "Il Volo's Christmas Favorites Coming This Month". www.antimusic.com. November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. "Il Volo Christmas Favorites". http://www.ilvolo.mus.br. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. "Il Volo – Christmas Favorites - Track listing". All Music Guide. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. "Il Volo To Release Christmas EP". PAUL CASHMERE. www.noise11.com. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. "Billboard charts archive". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Il Volo – Chart history" Billboard Top Classical Albums for Il Volo. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. "Year End 2012: Top Classical Albums". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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