Christmas with Cliff

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Christmas with Cliff
Cliff Richard Christmas with Cliff album cover.jpg
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Released25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Recorded2022
Studio Criteria Studios, North Miami, Florida
Label
Producer
Cliff Richard chronology
Music... The Air That I Breathe
(2020)
Christmas with Cliff
(2022)
Cliff with Strings – My Kinda Life
(2023)
Singles from Christmas with Cliff
  1. "Sleigh Ride"
    Released: 14 October 2022
  2. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
    Released: 28 October 2022
  3. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
    Released: 11 November 2022
  4. "Heart of Christmas"
    Released: 24 November 2022

Christmas with Cliff is the 46th studio album by British pop singer Cliff Richard, released on 25 November 2022 by East West Records. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, becoming Richard's 47th top 10 solo album. [1]

Contents

Christmas with Cliff consists of 13 new recordings of Christmas music, including three newly written songs ("First Christmas", "Heart of Christmas", and "Six Days After Christmas (Happy New Year)"). It is Richard's third Christmas album following Together with Cliff Richard (1991) and Cliff at Christmas (2003), and his first made up entirely of new recordings.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, with first-week sales of 24,358 units. It is Richard's highest-charting album since the number-one album, The Album (1993). [2] Christmas with Cliff is also his 47th top 10 solo album. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"2:31
2."Sleigh Ride"
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson [a]
2:43
3."First Christmas"
  • Simon Goodall
  • Alison Goodall
Chris Walden 3:43
4."Joy to the World"Walden3:12
5."Jingle Bell Rock"
  • Joseph Beal
  • James Boothe
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson [a]
2:19
6."Blue Christmas"
  • Billy Hayes
  • Jay Johnson
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson [a]
2:26
7."When a Child is Born"
Walden3:35
8."Mary, Did You Know?"Walden3:09
9."Heart of Christmas"
  • Jorge Mhondera
  • Jesse Reeves
  • Jonny Pike
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson [a]
3:47
10."Go Tell It on the Mountain" John Wesley Work Jr. Walden4:01
11."Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" Traditional Walden3:16
12."Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" John Marks
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson [a]
2:09
13."Six Days After Christmas (Happy New Year)"
Walden3:30

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for Christmas with Cliff
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] 61
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [4] 37
Irish Albums (OCC) [5] 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [6] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 1
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 2

Certifications

Certifications for Christmas with Cliff
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Silver60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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