Cheers, It's Christmas
Cheers, It's Christmas is the first Christmas album and seventh studio album by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released on October 2, 2012, through Warner Bros. Nashville.[3] Shelton co-wrote three tracks for the album.
Content
Included on the album is a rendition of Michael Bublé's "Home", done here as a duet with the original artist and featuring Christmas-themed lyrics written by Bublé at Shelton's request. Other collaborators on the album include Shelton's former wife, Miranda Lambert; the supergroup Pistol Annies, which is composed of Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley; Shelton's mother, Dorothy Shackleford; Trypta-Phunk, a funk side project founded by Shelton's touring band;[4] Kelly Clarkson; Reba McEntire; and Xenia, who placed fifth on the first season of The Voice, a televised singing competition on which Shelton is a judge.
In its first week of release, the album sold 9,000 copies in the U.S.[5] The album sold a total of 428,000 copies in the US in 2012, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 9, 2012.[6] The album re-entered the charts on November 20, 2013 at number 44 on the Billboard 200, selling 8,000 copies for the week.[7] As of December 2016, the album has sold 659,700 copies in the US.[8]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Jingle Bell Rock" (featuring Miranda Lambert) | Joe Beal, Jim Booth | 2:03 |
| 2. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Oklahoma Christmas" (featuring Reba McEntire) | Rob Byus, Jenee Fleenor, Trent Willmon | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 2:48 |
| 5. | "There's a New Kid in Town" (featuring Kelly Clarkson) | Don Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Santa's Got a Choo Choo Train" | Blake Shelton, Byus, Tracy Broussard, Beau Tackett | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Home" (featuring Michael Bublé) | Michael Bublé, Alan Chang, Amy Foster-Gillies | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 2:15 |
| 9. | "The Christmas Song" | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Blue Christmas" (featuring Pistol Annies) | Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson | 2:06 |
| 11. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Silver Bells" (featuring Xenia) | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 3:10 |
| 13. | "Time for Me to Come Home" (featuring Dorothy Shackleford) | Shelton, Dorothy Shackleford | 2:40 |
| 14. | "The Very Best Time of Year" (featuring Trypta-Phunk) | Shelton, Byus, Broussard, Tackett | 2:58 |
Personnel
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- Amy Hershberger – violin
- Dan Higgins – flute, alto saxophone
- Maia Jasper – violin
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson – background vocals
- Charlie Judge – keyboards, piano, string arrangements, conductor
- Miranda Lambert – vocals on "Jingle Bell Rock"
- Ana Landauer – violin
- Nick Lane – trombone
- Roger Lebow – cello
- Darrin McCann – violin
- Reba McEntire – vocals on "Oklahoma Christmas"
- Serena McKinney – violin
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Bob Mater – drums, percussion
- John Mitchell – bassoon
- Charlie Morillas – bass trombone
- Gordon Mote – keyboards, piano
- Craig Nelson – bass
- Cheryl Norman-Blake – violin
- Stephanie O'Keefe – contractor
- Grace Oh – violin
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- Danielle Ondarza – horns
- Geoffrey Osika – bass
- Sid Page – violin
- Joel Pargman – violin
- Joel Peskin – baritone saxophone
- Ben Phillips – drums
- Radu Pieptu – violin
- Pistol Annies – vocals on "Blue Christmas"
- Anatoly Rosinsky – violin
- Eric Rynearson – viola
- Brian Scanlon – tenor saxophone
- Kim Scholes – cello
- Dorothy Shakleford – vocals on "Time for Me to Come Home"
- Blake Shelton – lead vocals
- Dave Stone – bass
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
- Beau Tackett – electric guitar
- Trypta-Phunk – vocals on "The Very Best Time of Year"
- Brad Warnaar – horns
- Mike Whitson – viola
- Glenn Worf – bas dessus
- Xenia – vocals on "Silver Bells"
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Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (2012) |
Position |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] |
61 |
| Chart (2013) |
Position |
| US Billboard 200[11] |
68 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] |
19 |
| Chart (2014) |
Position |
| US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[13] |
27 |
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Certifications
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References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cheers, It's Christmas review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (29 November 2012). "Cheers, It's Christmas review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton "Cheers It's Christmas" Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock. September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ↑ http://trypta-phunk.com/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- 1 2 "American album certifications – Blake Shelton – Cheers, It's Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 20, 2013). "Country Album Chart News: The Week Of November 20, 2013: Christmas Albums From Duck Dynasty, Kelly, Blake, Lady A & Scotty Lead Way; Kellie Pickler Debuts". Roughstock.
- 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (December 14, 2016). "*Special Report*: Country Catalog Chart for December 14, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Blake Shelton. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2012 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Top Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Blake Shelton – Cheers, It's Christmas". Music Canada.
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