A New Thought for Christmas

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A New Thought for Christmas
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Studio album by
Melissa Etheridge
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008
Recorded NRG Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre Christmas music, rock
Length44:10
Label Island
Producer Melissa Etheridge, David N. Cole
Melissa Etheridge chronology
The Awakening
(2007)		A New Thought for Christmas
(2008)		 Fearless Love
(2010)

A New Thought for Christmas is the tenth studio album, and first Christmas album, by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released by Island Records on September 30, 2008.

Contents

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All songs written by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Christmas"Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson2:44
2."Glorious" 3:38
3."Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector 2:41
4."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane 4:22
5."Ring the Bells" Salman Ahmad, Melissa Etheridge6:05
6."Merry Christmas Baby"Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore 3:46
7."Christmas in America" 4:20
8."Light a Light" 5:10
9."It's Christmas Time" 4:21
10."O Night Divine" 6:57

In the album's liner notes, Etheridge states that although she has never been a religious person, Christmas has always been one of her favorite times of year. She states that the album is her attempt "to bridge our old oppressive cultural ways with the enlightenment of our coming future." The album contains a mix of traditional Christmas songs and original compositions. [2]

2009 re-release deluxe edition DVD track list

On October 26, 2009, Etheridge re-released A New Thought for Christmas as a deluxe package with a concert film DVD produced by Barry Summers from World Live Shows/Rock Fuel Media from the House Of Blues in Atlantic City. The Concert TV Special is broadcast throughout the month of December each year on HDNET/AXIS TV

  1. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
  2. "Blue Christmas"
  3. "Glorious"
  4. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
  5. "Christmas in America"
  6. "Merry Christmas Baby"
  7. "Light a Light"
  8. "Ring the Bells"
  9. "It's Christmas Time"
  10. "O Night Devine"

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 113
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [4] 4

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A New Thought for Christmas – Melissa Etheridge". AllMusic . Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ "CD Review: Melissa Etheridge", Gunfighter.typepad.com, December 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard.


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