A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti

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A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti
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EP by
ReleasedDecember 3, 2013 (EP)
October 27, 2014 (Deluxe Edition)
Recorded2013 - 2014
Genre Holiday
Length16:16(EP)
25:15 (Full-length Album)
31:42 (Deluxe Edition)
Label Written Entertainment, Entertainment One
Producer Ashanti Douglas (exec.)
Ashanti chronology
The Vault
(2009)
A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti
(2013)
Braveheart
(2014)

A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti is a holiday EP by American R&B recording artist Ashanti. Originally released to iTunes on December 3, 2013 as a five-song EP, the collection featured recordings from the Lifetime original movie Christmas In The City. [1] On October 27, 2014, it was re-issued as a full-length album in the form of a Deluxe Edition to digital retailers [2] [3] with three newly recorded songs. Furthermore, the album was given a physical release exclusively to Target stores in the U.S. on the same date, with an additional two exclusive songs. [4] In a 2014 interview with Arise Entertainment 360, Ashanti revealed that her parents, sister and cousin provided backing vocals for her rendition of "White Christmas", which was recorded for the expanded 2014 re-issue of the album. [5]

Track listing

A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti - 2013 EP
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Let It Snow"Jingle Punks1:56
2."It's Christmas"Marvin Floyd3:56
3."Christmas Love"Ron "Neff-U" Feemster3:47
4."Sleigh Ride"Jingle Punks2:05
5."Christmas Is The Time" (reworked version of "Time of Year" from Ashanti's Christmas)Floyd4:33
Total length:16:16
2014 Album
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Sleigh Ride"Jingle Punks2:05
2."Christmas Love"Ron "Neff-U" Feemster3:47
3."Let It Snow"Jingle Punks1:56
4."It's Christmas"Floyd3:56
5."Give Love On Christmas Day"Floyd2:59
6."Christmas Is The Time" (reworked version of "Time of Year" from Ashanti's Christmas)Floyd4:33
7."Santa Baby"Floyd3:21
8."White Christmas" (ft. Mom, Dad, Shi Shi and Cousin Lonney)Floyd2:39
Total length:25:15
Target Track Listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Sleigh Ride"Jingle Punks2:05
2."Can't Wait For Christmas"Marvin Floyd2:56
3."Christmas Love"Ron "Neff-U" Feemster3:47
4."Let It Snow"Jingle Punks1:56
5."It's Christmas"Floyd3:56
6."Give Love On Christmas Day"Floyd2:59
7."Christmas Is The Time" (reworked version of "Time of Year" from Ashanti's Christmas)Floyd4:33
8."The First Noel"Floyd3:32
9."Santa Baby"Floyd3:21
10."White Christmas" (ft. Mom, Dad, Shi Shi and Cousin Lonney)Floyd2:39
Total length:31:42

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