This Christmas (Jessie James Decker EP)

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This Christmas
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ReleasedDecember 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)
Genre Christmas music
Length23:32
Label Big Yellow Dog
Jessie James Decker chronology
Comin' Home
(2014)
This Christmas
(2015)
Gold
(2017)
Singles from This Christmas
  1. "Baby! It's Christmas"
    Released: November 11, 2014
  2. "This Christmas"
    Released: November 13, 2015
  3. "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
    Released: November 18, 2016

This Christmas is the third release overall but second extended play by American country music singer Jessie James Decker. Released on December 4, 2015, [1] the album was released through Big Yellow Dog Music. [2] The EP includes the original song, "Baby! It's Christmas", released as a promotional single in November 2014. Two other songs have been issues as singles: the title track, in November 2015, and the version of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" featuring Decker's husband, Eric Decker, released in November 2016.

Contents

Critic Darryl Sterdan rated the album 2-1/2 stars out of 4, and called it "a surprisingly swell little treat". [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Baby! It's Christmas"3:22
2."This Christmas"3:32
3."Baby, It's Cold Outside" (featuring Joe Nichols)2:46
4."My Santa Claus"2:55
5."All I Want for Christmas Is You"3:52
6."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"4:19
7."Baby, It's Cold Outside" (featuring Eric Decker)2:46
Total length:23:32

Chart performance

This Christmas sold 5,600 copies in its first week of release. [4]

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 178
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 16
US Top Holiday Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 42
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] 7

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