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| Released | October 13, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Gospel | |||
| Length | 41:47 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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Christmas with Yolanda Adams is the seventh studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. Her first Christmas album, it was released by Elektra Records on October 13, 2000 in the United States.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "The Little Drummer Boy" | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Born This Day" | 4:08 |
| 4. | "The Christmas Song" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Carol of the Bells"/"What Child Is This?" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Silent Night" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "The First Noel" | 3:04 |
| 9. | "O Holy Night" | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Joy Medley" (Joy to the World/"Angels We Have Heard on High"/"Hark the Herald Angels Sing) | 4:42 |
| Chart (2000) | Peak position | |
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| scope="row" | US Billboard 200 [2] | 86 |
| scope="row" | US Christian Albums (Billboard) [3] | 2 |
| scope="row" | US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [4] | 1 |
| scope="row" | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] | 31 |
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