Christmas (album)

Christmas
Studio album by Michael Bublé
Publication (s)	October 21, 2011
Genre (s)	Christmas carol , pop-jazz , traditional pop, easy listening
Title (number)	16
running time	51:44
production	David Foster, Bob Rock, Humberto Gatica
chronology Crazy Love (2009) Christmas To Be Loved (2013)

Christmas is the seventh studio album by the Canadian singer Michael Bublé .

To the album

The album contains 14 cover versions of well-known Christmas carols, only Cold December Night is an original composition. After the successful first release in October 2011, the album, which was supplemented by three more tracks, was re-released in November 2012 as a new edition. In addition to Bublé, The Puppini Sisters ( Jingle Bells , Frosty the Snowman ), Shania Twain ( White Christmas ), Thalía ( Mis Deseos, Feliz Navidad ) and Naturally 7 ( Silver Bells ) can be heard as guest musicians on the album. The lyrics of the song Santa Baby have been changed slightly for the album, as the original lyrics are aimed at a woman as the performer. Bublé sings “Santa Buddy” instead of “Santa Baby” in the chorus. The stanzas have also been adapted accordingly. The Ave Maria sings Buble in Latin to the tune of Franz Schubert's Ellens third song (D 839, op. 52 no. 6, from the song cycle Lady of the Lake ), also known as "Schubert's Ave Maria."

Track list

First published in 2011

#	title	length
1.	It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas	3:26
2.	Santa Claus is coming to town	2:51
3.	Jingle Bells	2:39
4th	White Christmas	3:36
5.	All I Want for Christmas Is You	2:51
6th	Holly Jolly Christmas	1:59
7th	Santa baby	3:51
8th.	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	3:50
9.	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	3:07
10.	Silent Night	3:47
11.	Blue Christmas	3:41
12.	Cold December Night	3:18
13.	I'll Be Home for Christmas	4:24
14th	Ave Maria	4:00
15th	Mis Deseos, Feliz Navidad	4:24
16.	Michael's Christmas Greeting	0:04
17th	Winter wonderland	2:29

New edition 2012

The version of the album, which was re-released in November 2012, was supplemented by the following titles:

#	title	length
1.	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)	4:14
2.	Frosty the Snowman	2:29
3.	Silver Bells	3:06

Chart placements

year	Chart placements
	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	CA BB	CA MC
2011/12	3 (9 weeks)	1 (9 weeks)	3 (9 weeks)	1 (11 weeks)	1 (10 weeks)	1 (10 weeks)	1 (10+ weeks)
2012/13	1 (7 weeks)	1 (8 weeks)	4 (5 weeks)	2 (6 weeks)	3 (10 weeks)	- a	1 (7+ weeks)
2013/14	5 (7 weeks)	6 (7 weeks)	8 (6 weeks)	7 (8 weeks)	8 (9 weeks)	18 a (5 weeks)	6 (5+ weeks)
2014/15	19 (6 weeks)	12 (6 weeks)	14 (6 weeks)	7 (8 weeks)	7 (9 weeks)	- a	2 (8+ weeks)
2015/16	24 (5 weeks)	22 (6 weeks)	18 (6 weeks)	12 (9 weeks)	8 (9 weeks)	3 (6 weeks)	3 (9+ weeks)
2016/17	25 (6 weeks)	14 (7 weeks)	16 (8 weeks)	6 (10 weeks)	8 (9 weeks)	5 (9 weeks)	6 (8+ weeks)
2017/18	18 (5 weeks)	20 (5 weeks)	15 (7 weeks)	8 (10 weeks)	8 (8 weeks)	3 (8 weeks)	6 (9+ weeks)
2018/19	9 (6 weeks)	8 (6 weeks)	6 (6 weeks)	5 (10 weeks)	3 (9 weeks)	1 (9 weeks)	6 (5+ weeks)
2019/20	15 (5 weeks)	9 (7 weeks)	5 (6 weeks)	2 (9 weeks)	2 (9 weeks)	1 (4 weeks)	5 (... weeks)
All in all	1 (57 weeks)	1 (61 weeks)	3 (59 weeks)	1 (81 weeks)	1 (82 weeks)	1 (51 weeks)	1 (... week)

^aDue to the disregard of re-releases, the album could not be placed in the Billboard Canadian Albums in 2012 and 2014 . In 2013 the album was re-released along with its predecessor To Be Loved , so that the joint release could hit the charts. After changing the acquisition method, the original could also be placed again.

Reviews

Kai Butterweck listened to the album for laut.de and said: “Even if the usual suspects in the typical Bublé garb certainly raise the corners of their mouths here and there ( Jingle Bells , White Christmas ), Christmas is likely only for die-hard fans of the singer for storms of enthusiasm . ensure "
Matt Collar, of the album in Allmusic gave 3½ (of five) stars, it referred to as" Old-school affair "in which Bublé in an" Bing Crosby -meets- Dean Martin agiere "-Gesangstil. Ultimately, Christmas is "a warm and inviting album."

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	15 × platinum	1,050,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI)	3 × platinum	60,000
Germany (BVMI)	4 × platinum	800,000
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(3,000,000)
France (SNEP)	gold	(50,000)
Ireland (IRMA)	8 × platinum	120,000
Italy (FIMI)	6 × platinum	360,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	800,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	60,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	11 × platinum	165,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	60,000
Austria (IFPI)	3 × platinum	60,000
Poland (ZPAV)	2 × platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	2 × platinum	12,000
United States (RIAA)	-	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	9 × platinum	2,700,000
All in all	2 × gold 72 × platinum 1 × diamond	10,472,000

Main article: Michael Bublé / Awards for Music Sales

Web links

• Christmas at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Kai Butterweck: Christmas , review on laut.de, accessed on December 12, 2012.
2. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US CA BB CA MC
3. ↑ Review of Matt Collar's album at Allmusic (English)
4. ^ Paul Grein: Chart Watch: 'The Hamilton Mixtape' Makes History. In: YahooMusic. December 12, 2016, accessed December 15, 2016 .