The Christmas Collection

This article is about the album by pop group Il Divo. For the album by Amy Grant, see The Christmas Collection (Amy Grant album).

The Christmas Collection
Studio album by Il Divo
Released	October 25, 2005
Genre	Operatic pop
Label	Syco, Columbia
Il Divo chronology
Ancora (2005) The Christmas Collection (2005) Siempre (2006)

The Christmas Collection is an album by the operatic pop vocal group Il Divo. The album is a collection of Christmas or holiday-inspired songs. It was released on October 25, 2005 in seven countries: the United States, Canada, Austria, Slovenia, Netherlands, Sweden and Finland.

The Christmas Collection was also the best-selling holiday album of 2005 in the United States according to sales figures from Nielsen/SoundScan, with total sales of 544,000 copies that year.^[1]

On January 8, 2007, The Christmas Collection was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the U.S.^[2]

Track listing

1. "O Holy Night"
2. "White Christmas"
3. "Ave Maria"
4. "When a Child Is Born"
5. "Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)"
6. "Over the Rainbow"
7. "Panis Angelicus"
8. "Rejoice"
9. "Silent Night"
10. "The Lord's Prayer"

Chart positions

Country	Status	Chart Position
Canada	Double Platinum[3]	#1
USA	Platinum	#14
Slovenia		#3
Netherlands		#4
Sweden		#4
Finland		#11
Austria		#18

References

1. ^ "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Billboard. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/43185/chart-watch-extra-bring-on-christmas/. Retrieved 2009-12-16. 
2. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database - Gold & Platinum Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=The%20Christmas%20Collection&artist=Il%20Divo&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=GROUP&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&awardDescription=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=12&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
3. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for December 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2007.