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Christmas 
Studio album by Michael Bublé Released October 21, 2011 Genre Christmas, jazz pop Length 51:44 Label 143 Records, Reprise Producer David Foster, Bob Rock, Humberto Gatica Michael Bublé chronology Crazy Love
(2009)Christmas
(2011)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Christmas is the fifth studio album released by Canadian crooner Michael Bublé. The album was released on October 21, 2011 in Ireland in Brown Thomas Dublin,[2] October 24, 2011 in the United Kingdom,[3] and October 25, 2011 in the United States. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 in the US, selling 141,000 copies in its first week.[4] It attained a new peak position of number two on the Billboard 200 chart in its third chart week.[5]
Contents
Background
The album is Bublé's second Christmas-themed release, after he released a five-track EP in 2003 entitled Let It Snow. Some of the songs from Let It Snow have been re-recorded for inclusion on Christmas, making Christmas his first full-length holiday release. For the album, Bublé teamed up with several well-known artists to record duets. He recorded a version of "White Christmas" with country music singer Shania Twain,[6] and teamed up with Latin star Thalía for a recording of "Feliz Navidad".[7] Bublé has also recorded covers of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", traditional songs "Jingle Bells" and "Blue Christmas", and a brand new track, "Cold December Night", written with his longtime co-writer Alan Chang,[8] and producer Bob Rock.
Promotion
Bublé will promote the album in the United States with an NBC TV special entitled A Michael Bublé Christmas,[9] a show is being produced by Ben Silverman and being televised in December,[10] and will also appear on The X Factor in the United Kingdom for a special performance in the final.[11] The album's tracklisting was unveiled by Bublé on September 27, 2011.[12]
Chart performance and sales
Christmas debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 in the United States, with first-week sales of 141,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4] In its third chart week, the album climbed to a new peak position of number two on the Billboard 200, accumulating 123,000 copies of additional sales for a total of 353,000 copies sold since its release according to SoundScan.[5][13]
In Canada, the album debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 37,000 copies in its first week.[14] In its third week of release, the album reached number one in Canada, selling an additional 32,000 copies.[15]
Christmas also debuted at number two in Australia on the issue dated October 31, 2011.[16] In its second week on the chart, the album was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 35,000 copies.[17]
Christmas debuted at number 3 on the UK album chart before falling to 5 the following week, in its 3rd week it climbed 3 places to number 2 and in its 4th week climbed to number 1.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" Meredith Willson 3:26 2. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie 2:51 3. "Jingle Bells" (Featuring The Puppini Sisters) James Lord Pierpont 2:39 4. "White Christmas" (Duet with Shania Twain) Irving Berlin 3:36 5. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff 2:51 6. "Holly Jolly Christmas" Johnny Marks 1:59 7. "Santa Baby" Joan Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer 3:51 8. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane 3:50 9. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich 3:07 10. "Silent Night" Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr 3:47 11. "Blue Christmas" Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson 3:41 12. "Cold December Night" Michael Bublé, Alan Chang, Bob Rock 3:18 13. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram 4:24 14. "Ave Maria" Franz Schubert 4:00 15. "Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad" (Duet with Thalía) Michael Bublé, Humberto Gatica, Alan Chang/José Feliciano 4:24 UK deluxe edition bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 16. "Winter Wonderland" Felix Bernard; Richard B. Smith 2:29 17. "Frosty the Snowman" Jack Rollins; Steve Nelson 2:40 18. "Silver Bells" (with Naturally 7) Jay Livingston; Ray Evans 3:06 US deluxe edition bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 16. "Michael's Christmas Greeting" Michael Bublé 0:04 17. "Winter Wonderland" Felix Bernard; Richard B. Smith 2:29 18. "Frosty the Snowman" Jack Rollins; Steve Nelson 2:40 19. "Silver Bells" (with Naturally 7) Jay Livingston; Ray Evans 3:06 UK deluxe edition bonus DVD No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "The Making of 'Christmas'" 30:00 Editions
- Standard edition: 15 tracks
- UK deluxe edition: 18 tracks and DVD featuring 'Making of' Documentary (exclusive to Tesco)
- US deluxe edition: 19 tracks and deluxe packaging and Christmas tree ornament
Charts and certifications
Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
positionAustralian Albums Chart[16] 2 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[18] 29 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[18] 48 Canadian Albums Chart[19] 1 Dutch Albums Chart[20] 6 Finland Albums Chart[21] 22 German Albums Chart[22] 21 Hungarian Albums Chart[23] 2 Irish Albums Chart[24] 2 Italian Albums Chart[25] 6 Mexican Albums Chart [26] 4 New Zealand Albums Chart[27] 12 Polish Albums Chart[28] 10 Spanish Albums Chart[29] 18 UK Albums Chart[30] 1 US Billboard 200[31] 2 Certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[17] Gold 35,000^ Mexico (AMPROFON)[32] Gold 30,000^ ^shipments figures based on certification alone
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