Platinum Christmas

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Platinum Christmas
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Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 14, 2000
Genre Christmas
Length105:40
Label Jive
Producer Brian Kierulf
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Platinum Christmas is a 2000 holiday album released by Jive Records on November 14, 2000. "My Gift to You" by Donell Jones appears only in the North American release, in the rest of the world Jones's song has been replaced by "Perfect Christmas" by S Club 7.

Contents

It was followed with two further compilations, Platinum Christmas II in 2004, and Platinum Christmas III in 2006, both were released in Canada only.

Singles

"My Only Wish (This Year)", by Britney Spears, was released as promotional single on November 14, 2000. [3] The song appeared in the Danish Singles Chart on December 26, 2008 and peaking at number 14 in 2017. [4] It charted in Slovakia, on December 28, 2009, at number 54. [5] It made its first appearance on Billboard Holiday/Seasonal Digital Songs on November 27, 2010, peaking at number 49 as a result of digital downloads. [6] On December 3, 2010, Nielsen SoundScan reported that there had so far been 162,000 paid digital downloads of the song in the United States. [7]

"Perfect Christmas" by S Club 7 was released as promotional single in United Kingdom on November 15, 2000. [8]

Track listing

North America

No.TitleWriter(s)Recording Artist(s)Length
1."My Only Wish (This Year)"Brian Kierulf; Josh Schwartz Britney Spears 4:15
2."Grown-Up Christmas List"David Foster; Linda Thompson-Jenner Monica 4:20
3."This Christmas"Donny Hathaway; Hathaway McKinnor Joe 3:06
4."I Don't Wanna Spend One More Christmas Without You"Andrew Fromm; J. Franzel; S. Linzer NSYNC 4:02
5."Silent Night"Franz Xaver Gruber; Joseph Mohr Christina Aguilera 4:49
6."Posada (Pilgrimage To Bethlehem)"B. Rietveld Santana 5:22
7."Little Drummer Boy"Harry Simeone; Henry Onorati; Katherine Davis Jars of Clay 4:20
8."Christmas Song"Dave Matthews Dave Matthews 4:59
9."Christmas Day"Dido Armstrong; Rollo Armstrong Dido 4:02
10."Merry X-Mas Everybody"Jim Lea; N. Holder Steps 3:38
11."Christmas Time"J. Smith; J. Wright; Veit Renn Backstreet Boys 4:16
12."World Christmas"R. Kelly R. Kelly 4:03
13."My Gift to You"James Harris; S.T. Lewis Donell Jones 3:41
14."Sleigh Ride"Leroy Anderson; Mitchell Parish TLC 3:44
15."The Christmas Song"Mel Tormé; Robert Wells Toni Braxton 3:25
16."Who Would Imagine a King"Hill, H. Hilton; M. Warren Whitney Houston 3:31

International

No.TitleWriter(s)Recording Artist(s)Length
1."My Only Wish (This Year)"Brian Kierulf; Josh Schwartz Britney Spears 4:15
2."Perfect Christmas"Cathy Dennis, Simon Ellis S Club 7 4:34
3."I Don't Wanna Spend One More Christmas Without You"Andrew Fromm; J. Franzel; S. Linzer NSYNC 4:02
4."Merry X-Mas Everybody"Jim Lea; N. Holder Steps 3:38
5."Grown-Up Christmas List"David Foster; Linda Thompson-Jenner Monica 4:20
6."World Christmas"R. Kelly R. Kelly 4:03
7."Silent Night"Franz Xaver Gruber; Joseph Mohr Christina Aguilera 4:49
8."Posada (Pilgrimage To Bethlehem)"B. Rietveld Santana 5:22
9."Little Drummer Boy"Harry Simeone; Henry Onorati; Katherine Davis Jars of Clay 4:20
10."Christmas Song"Dave Matthews Dave Matthews 4:59
11."Christmas Day"Dido Armstrong; Rollo Armstrong Dido 4:02
12."Christmas Time"J. Smith; J. Wright; Veit Renn Backstreet Boys 4:16
13."This Christmas"Donny Hathaway; Hathaway McKinnor Joe 3:06
14."Sleigh Ride"Leroy Anderson; Mitchell Parish TLC 3:44
15."The Christmas Song"Mel Tormé; Robert Wells Toni Braxton 3:25
16."Who Would Imagine a King"Hill, H. Hilton; M. Warren Whitney Houston 3:31

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea—49,187 [14]
United States (RIAA) [15] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Zac. "Platinum Christmas – Various Artists". AllMusic . Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000-12-05). "Getting Bizzy". The Village Voice .
  3. ↑ Schiffman, Betsy (October 13, 2010). "Forbes Faces: Britney Spears". Forbes . Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ "danishcharts.dk - Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year)". Tracklisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Radio Top 100 Oficiálna - Spears Britney - My Only Wish". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Holiday/Seasonal Digital Songs — Subscription Required". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. November 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ Grein, Paul (December 3, 2010). "Chart Watch Extra: Christmas' Greatest Hits - Chart Watch". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Perfect Christmas - S Club 7". Discogs. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Various Artists Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam! . Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  12. ↑ "자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다". MIAK (in Korean). Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  14. ↑ "자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다. - 2004.01월 - POP 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association Of Korea. Archived from the original on 2004-06-23.
  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Various Artists – Platinum Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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