Home for Christmas (Susan Boyle album)

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Home for Christmas
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Studio album by
Susan Boyle
Released25 October 2013
Recorded2013
Genre Christmas
Length38:22
Label
Producer
Susan Boyle chronology
Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage
(2012)		Home for Christmas
(2013)		 Hope
(2014)
Singles from Home for Christmas
  1. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
    Released: 6 December 2013
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Home for Christmas is the fifth studio album and second Christmas album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 25 October 2013 in Australia, on 29 October in the United States, and on 25 November 2013 in the United Kingdom. The album is a Christmas holiday album featuring a posthumous duet with Elvis Presley who died in 1977 and two duets with Johnny Mathis and The Overtones. The album also features an original song, "Miracle Hymn", written for Boyle's debut acting role in the film The Christmas Candle . [5]

Contents

Background

Boyle was granted permission to use recordings of Elvis Presley from Graceland Estates singing "O Come, All Ye Faithful". The single was released on 6 December 2013 in Ireland and on 8 December in the United Kingdom, as a charity single for Save The Children U.K. and for the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation in the U.S. [6] [7] [8] It is the second time Boyle has covered "O Come, All Ye Faithful". She first covered the song for her second album, The Gift (2010).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."O Come, All Ye Faithful" (duet with Elvis Presley)Traditional/Arranged by Elvis Presley Felton Jarvis (Elvis Presley's vocals & original instrumental track), [9] Cliff Masterson, Steve Anderson 2:54
2."The Lord's Prayer" Albert Hay Malotte Masterson, Anderson3:45
3."The Little Drummer Boy" (featuring The Overtones) Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis Masterson, Anderson3:35
4."I'll Be Home for Christmas" Buck Ram, Walter Kent, Kim Gannon Masterson, Anderson3:08
5."When a Child Is Born" (featuring Johnny Mathis) Zacar, Fred JayMasterson, Anderson3:17
6."The Christmas Song" Mel Tormé, Robert Wells Masterson, Anderson2:36
7."I Believe in Father Christmas" Sergei Prokofiev, Peter Sinfield, Greg Lake Masterson, Anderson3:29
8."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin Masterson, Anderson2:50
9."Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"Traditional/Arranged by Cliff Masterson/Steve Anderson Masterson, Anderson3:45
10."The Christmas Waltz" Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn Masterson, Anderson2:35
11."In the Bleak Midwinter"Traditional/Arranged by Masterson/AndersonMasterson, Anderson3:31
12."Miracle Hymn"Luke Atencio, Candace LeeMasterson, Anderson, Amory Leader2:57
Notes

Personnel

Unless otherwise indicated, information is also taken from Allmusic [13]

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for Home for Christmas
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [42] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] Gold100,000^
United States—208,000 [44]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia [45] 25 October 2013 CD, digital download Syco Music, Sony Music
United States [46] 29 October 2013Syco Music, Columbia
United Kingdom [47] 25 November 2013Syco Music, Sony Music

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