This Is Christmas | ||||
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Released | 30 October 2012 (US edition) 26 November 2012 (UK edition) | |||
Recorded | 2012 London | |||
Genre | Christmas, classical crossover | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Mike Hedges | |||
Katherine Jenkins chronology | ||||
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Singles from This Is Christmas | ||||
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theartsdesk.com | [3] |
allmusic | [4] |
Daily Express | [5] |
This Is Christmas is the ninth studio album by classical crossover artist Katherine Jenkins and was released on 30 October in the US and Canada, and 26 November in the UK.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" | Traditional | 3:37 |
2. | "In Dulci Jubilo" | Traditional | 2:31 |
3. | "Away in A Manger" | William J. Kirkpatrick | 3:36 |
4. | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | Bob Wells, Mel Tormé | 3:27 |
5. | "Santa Baby" | Joan Jarvis, Phillip Springer, Tony Springer | 3:24 |
6. | "Deck the Halls" | Traditional, Thomas Oliphant | 2:19 |
7. | "Sleep Quietly My Jesus" | Ruth Heller | 2:51 |
8. | "I Wish You Christmas" | John Milford Rutter | 4:25 |
9. | "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" | Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley | 3:20 |
10. | "Come What May" (with Plácido Domingo) | David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert | 4:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Wexford Carol (Bonus Track)" | Traditional | 5:08 |
12. | "In the Bleak Midwinter (Bonus Track)" | Gustav Holst | 4:48 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" | Traditional | 3:37 |
2. | "Ding Dong Merrily On High" | Jehan Tabourot, George Ratcliffe Woodward | 2:31 |
3. | "Away in A Manger" | William J. Kirkpatrick | 3:36 |
4. | "In Dulci Jubilo" | Traditional | 2:31 |
5. | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | Bob Wells, Melvin H. Torme | 3:27 |
6. | "Santa Baby" | Joan Jarvis, Phillip Springer, Tony Springer | 3:24 |
7. | "Deck the Halls" | Traditional, Thomas Oliphant | 2:19 |
8. | "Sleep Quietly My Jesus" | Ruth Heller | 2:51 |
9. | "I Wish You Christmas" | John Milford Rutter | 4:25 |
10. | "Angels from the Realms of Glory" | Traditional | 4:16 |
11. | "Wexford Carol" | Traditional | 5:08 |
12. | "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" | Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley | 3:20 |
13. | "Come What May" (with Plácido Domingo) | David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert | 4:35 |
14. | "O Holy Night" (with Nathan Pacheco) | Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [15] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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