8 Days of Christmas

Infobox Album |
Name = 8 Days of Christmas
Type = studio
Artist = Destiny's Child


Released = flagicon|US October 23, 2001
flagicon|POL November 5, 2001
October 18, 2005 (DualDisc)
Recorded =
Genre = Holiday, Christian
Length = 41 min (original)
53 min (special edition)
Label = Columbia
Producer = Demon Elliott, Kurt Farguhar, Focus, Alan Foyd, Rob Fusari, Alonzo Jackson, Beyoncé Knowles, Errol McCalla Jr., Falante Moore, Willie Morris, Ric Wake, Erron Williams
Reviews =
*"Slant Magazine" rating|2.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=53 link]
Last album = ""
(2001)
This album = "8 Days of Christmas"
(2001)
Next album = "Single Remix Tracks"
(2002)
Misc =Singles
Name = 8 Days of Christmas
Type = studio
single 1 = 8 Days of Christmas
single 1 date = 2001
single 2 = Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
single 2 date = 2004

"8 Days of Christmas" is a Christmas album by R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released by Columbia Records in October 2001 (see 2001 in music in the United States. It debuted at number seventy-five on the U.S. "Billboard" 200 selling over 23,000 copies during its first week of release, and it eventually peaked at number thirty-four a few weeks later. It was certified gold by the RIAA in December 2001 for over 500,000 copies shipped in the United States.

In 2004, a re-issued version of the album was released, containing previously unreleased records.

Track listing

# "8 Days of Christmas" (Erroll McCalla Jr., Beyoncé Knowles) 3:29
# "Winter Paradise" (B. Knowles, Rob Fusari, Falante Moore, G. Michael) 3:36
# "A DC Christmas Medley" (H. Gillespie, F. Coots, S. Nelson, J. Rollins, J. Marks, G. Autry, O. Halderman) 3:59
# "Silent Night" (featuring Beyoncé Knowles) 3:41
# "Little Drummer Boy" (featuring Solange Knowles) (K. Davis, H. Onorati, H. Simeone) 3:36
# "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (featuring Kelly Rowland) (N. Rigney, G. Shain) 3:47
# "White Christmas" (I. Berlin) 1:43
# "Platinum Bells" (R. Evans, J. Livingston 1:25
# "O' Holy Night" (featuring Michelle Williams) (A. Adam) 4:24
# "Spread a Little Love on Christmas Day" (B. Edwards Jr., B. Knowles) 3:39
# "This Christmas" (N. McKinnor, D. Hathaway) 3:38
# "Opera of the Bells" (M. Dythrovych) 4:35

; Reissue bonus tracks
# "Home For The Holidays"
# "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
# "Emotion" (strings version)
# "Proud Family Theme Song" (Solange featuring Destiny's Child)

; DualDisc Edition
*"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
*"8 Days of Christmas"/"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Music Video
*"8 Days of Christmas" Live Performance
*Behind The Scenes Holiday Visit at the Ronald McDonald House
*Coming Soon Live DVD Trailer
*All 12 songs in Enhanced PCM Stereo

Credits and personnel

* Tony Maserati Mixing
* Tom Morris Engineer
* John Naslen Engineer
* Dave Pensado Mixing
* Solange Performer
* Kevin Turner Guitar (Acoustic)
* Tommy Vicari Engineer
* Rick Wake Producer
* Sharay Reed Guitar (Bass)
* Frank Romano Guitar
* James Hoover Engineer
* Tom Coyne Mastering
* Ivy Skoff Production Coordination
* Marius Perron III Engineer
* Reggie Wells Make-Up
* Eric Greedy Engineer
* Juan Ramirez Assistant Engineer
* Flip Osman Mixing
* Destiny's Child Main Performer
* Wirlie Morris Producer
* Erin Williams Arranger, Producer
* Damon Elliott Producer
* David Swope Engineer
* Robert Valdez Assistant Engineer
* Rob Fusari Producer
* Antoine Verglas Photography
* Beyoncé Arranger, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Producer
* Michelle Williams Arranger
* Mathew Knowles Producer, Executive Producer
* Tina Knowles Hair Stylist
* Bryon Rickerson Engineer
* Kelly Rowland Vocal Arrangement
* Montonori Sasaki Assistant Engineer
* Tucker Allen Engineer
* Emily Lazar Mastering
* Ian Cuttler Art Direction
* Jennifer Patierno Production Coordination
* Stephen Stepanic Assistant Engineer
* Focus Producer
* Ramon Morales Engineer
* Larry Strum Engineer
* Falonte Moore Producer
* David Guerrero Mixing
* Errol "Poppi" McCalla Programming, Producer
* Bill Lee Producer
* Pablo Arraya Engineer
* Kim Burse Arranger, A&R, Vocal Arrangement
* Huy Nguyen Artist Coordination, A&R Assistance
* Brian Summer Assistant
* Asif Ali Engineer
* Michael Morales Guitar (Acoustic)
* Mark Russell Production Coordination
* Kurt Farquhar Producer
* Calvin Gaines Producer
* Alonzo Jackson Producer
* Bill Meyers String Arrangements, String Conductor

Charts

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