| Christmas Song Book | ||||
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| Released | 19 November 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2013 | |||
| Studio | Studi PDU, Lugano | |||
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| Length | 37:47 | |||
| Label | GSU | |||
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| Mina chronology | ||||
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Christmas Song Book is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 19 November 2013 by GSU. [2]
In the album, Mina covers twelve Christmas songs, written between 1818 ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", original version of "Silent Night") and 1973 ("Old Fashion Christmas"). Among the others, she sings four Bing Crosby hits ("The Secret of Christmas", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "How Lovely Is Christmas" and "White Christmas"). The song "Baby, It's Cold Outside", always performed in a duo, has been recorded with Italian comedian and TV presenter Fiorello. [3]
Two songs were previously released: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (for the 2012 album, 12 (American Song Book) ) and "Silent Night" (for the 2010 movie, The Santa Claus Gang by Italian comedians Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and published in the EP Piccola strenna ). [4]
During the design of the album, drawings in the style of "Disney" were used, [5] specially painted by Giorgio Cavazzano, Mina herself appeared in the image of Mina Duck; [6] previously, a similar design was used for the 1998 album Mina Celentano . The album was released in three versions: [7]
The album reached number 6 on the Italian Albums chart [8] and was certified platinum by Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. [9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Old Fashion Christmas" |
| 5:59 |
| 2. | "The Secret of Christmas" | 4:51 | |
| 3. | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Frank Loesser | 2:25 |
| 4. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 3:22 | |
| 5. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 3:59 | |
| 6. | "Jingle Bell Rock" |
| 1:19 |
| 7. | "Silent Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)" | 3:06 | |
| 8. | "Let It Snow" |
| 2:48 |
| 9. | "How Lovely Is Christmas" | 1:59 | |
| 10. | "Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney" |
| 2:48 |
| 11. | "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | 2:25 | |
| 12. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:36 |
| Total length: | 37:47 | ||
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI) [9] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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