Christmas for You

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Christmas for You
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Studio album by
Released16 November 2012
Label
Producer
  • Thomas Anders
  • Achim Brochhausen
Thomas Anders chronology
Strong
(2010)
Christmas for You
(2012)
History
(2016)

Christmas for You is the eleventh studio album by German singer Thomas Anders. It was released by Electrola on 16 November 2012 in German-speaking Europe. His first Christmas album, it debuted and peaked at number 99 on the German Albums Chart. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks produced by Achim Brochhausen and Thomas Anders. [2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Must Have Been the Mistletoe"
  • Doug Konecky
  • Justin Wilde
3:20
2."Christmas Is Just Around the Corner"
2:42
3."Sleigh Ride"2:47
4."The Christmas Song"3:13
5."It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"3:38
6."Last Christmas" George Michael 4:35
7."Silverbells"
  • Anders
  • Brochhausen
  • Ina Wolff
4:00
8."It's Christmas Time"
  • Oscar Meixner
  • Morten Kuegler
3:19
9."Kisses for Christmas"
  • Anders
  • Brochhausen
  • Wolff
3:11
10."Can You Hear the Snowflakes Falling"
  • Thomas Anders
  • Henry Albert, Jr.
2:28
11."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"3:00
12."A Christmas Love Song"3:32
13."I'll Be Home for Christmas"3:39
14."Silent Night"Traditional3:42
15."It's Just Another New Year's Eve"
3:39
Deluxe edition – bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Der Tannenbaum" Hans Christian Andersen 21:03
2."Knecht Ruprecht" Theodor Storm 1:47
3."Marry You"Dominik Pobot2:42
4."Stille Nacht"Traditional3:39

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [1] 99

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef(s)
Various16 November 2012 [3]

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References

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  2. Christmas for You (liner notes). Thomas Anders. Electrola. 2012.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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