| Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection | ||||
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| Released | September 24, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 39:44 | |||
| Label | Reflections | |||
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Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection is the eleventh studio album and second full-length Christmas album from Jewel, released on September 24, 2013, through Reflections Records. [1]
Jewel released her first Christmas album in 1999. Joy: A Holiday Collection was a commercial success, receiving Platinum certifications. [2] The announcement of a second Christmas album came on August 6, 2013. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal about recording another Christmas album, Jewel was quoted as saying "I wanted this record to have a resemblance to the first album. It’s a continuation of mood and spirit of that record, with the mood and feel of the album artwork with an image and tone that evokes that spirit." [3] According to her official website, the album "features country, folk-pop roots with a classical twist." [4]
Let It Snow was recorded in 2013 and produced by Jewel, along with Steve Skinner, Joe Mardin and Robbie Kondor. Included with ten traditional holiday songs are two originals recorded for the album, titled "It's Christmastime" and "Blue Crystal Glow." [5]
The album was released on September 24, 2013, and made available in several editions. The Target edition contains an exclusive track, "Deck The Halls." Bed Bath & Beyond and iTunes offer the deluxe edition, which includes four additional tracks. [1] [6]
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| AllMusic |   [7] |
Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection has received mostly positive feedback from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "(the album) may not transcend the conventions of a Christmas album, but it also avoids the pitfalls and, on the whole, it's better than her first foray into seasonal song." [7]
As of August 2015, the album has sold 41,000 copies in the United States. [8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker | 3:22 |
| 4. | "It's Christmastime" | Jewel Kilcher | 3:41 |
| 5. | "What Child Is This?" | William Chatterton Dix | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Panis angelicus" | 3:57 | |
| 7. | "Blue Crystal Glow" | Kilcher, Joe Mardin | 2:03 |
| 8. | "Sleigh Ride" | Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish | 3:21 |
| 9. | "White Christmas" (ft. Vince Gill on guitar) | Irving Berlin | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Silver Bells" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 3:43 |
| 11. | "The Christmas Song" | Mel Tormé | 3:39 |
| 12. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 39:44 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" | Traditional | 3:08 |
| 14. | "Christmas in the Country" | 3:35 | |
| 15. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" | Traditional | 4:11 |
| 16. | "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | Edmund Sears | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 54:23 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Deck the Halls" | Traditional | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 43:19 | ||
Credits adapted from AllMusic [10]
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| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [11] | 43 |
| US Top Holiday Albums ( Billboard ) [12] | 20 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [13] | 7 |
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