Ashanti's Christmas

Infobox Album
Name = Ashanti's Christmas
Type = studio
Longtype = (Christmas)
Artist = Ashanti


Released = November 18, 2003
Recorded = 2003
Genre = R&B, pop, holiday
Length = 29:22
Label = The Inc.
Producer = Irv Gotti, Chink Santana, Demi McGhee
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|1.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ddyvadokq8wj~T1 link]
* "Rolling Stone" (negative) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ashanti/albums/album/296545/review/6068371/ashantis_christmas link]
Last album = "Chapter II"
(2003)
This album = "Ashanti's Christmas"
(2003)
Next album = "Can't Stop"
(2004)

"Ashanti's Christmas" is the first Christmas album by American R&B/pop singer Ashanti, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album debuted and peaked at #160 on The Billboard 200 and #43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart selling just around 100,000 copies. The album contained almost an equal amount of new songs, written by Ashanti herself, and covers of Christmas classics. As for singles, Ashanti released a Christmas Medley which featured the songs "Christmas Time Again", "The Christmas Song", and "Hey Santa." A video was shot for the medley and it received moderate rotation on BET and MTV.

Track listing

#"Christmas Time Again" (Douglas, I. Lorenzo, A. Parker) – 4:05
#"The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:19
#"Hey Santa" (Douglas, Lorenzo) – 1:55
#"This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway, Hathaway McKinnor) – 2:59
#"Sharing Christmas" (Douglas, Lorenzo) – 4:14
#"Silent Night" (F. Gruber, J. Mohr) – 2:13
#"Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts) – 1:56
#"Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) – 2:16
#"Time of Year" (Douglas, Lorenzo, D. McGhee) – 4:50
#"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Traditional) – 1:35

Credits

* Ashanti - vocals

Production

*Producers: Irv Gotti, Demi McGhee, Chink Santana
*Executive producers: Ashanti Douglas, Irv Gotti
*Engineer: Milwaukee Buck
*Mixing: Duro, Irv Gotti
*Mastering: Tom Coyne
*A&R: Chris G.O.T.T.I., Darcell Lawrence, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Errol "Eezie" Vaughan Jr.
*A&R assistance: Fred Moore, Todd "Shortma" Simms
*Recording director: Tony Vanias
*Instrumentation: Demi McGhee
*Assistant: Terry "Murda Mac" Herbert
*Marketing: Daniel Cooper, Deidre Graham
*Creative director: Rick Patrick
*Art direction: Andy West
*Cover photo: Daniela Federici
*Inlay photography: Graham Kuhm

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

RIAA

* U.S. Uncertified #160