Winter in the Air | ||||
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Released | November 2, 2018 | |||
Genre | Christmas | |||
Label | Shadow Mountain | |||
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Singles from Winter in the Air | ||||
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Winter in the Air is the seventh studio album and second Christmas album by David Archuleta, released on November 2, 2018. [1] A deluxe edition was released on November 14, 2019, which included three bonus tracks "The Christmas Song", "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays", and "Still, Still, Still (A capella)" [2]
Archuleta started work on the album in January, while the weather was still cold in his new hometown of Nashville. [1] In an interview with Radio.com, Archuleta revealed that he wanted to write "one of each kind of Christmas song" meaning they had to either be fun, spiritual, or wintry. This led to the creation of "Christmas Every Day", "He Is Born", and the title track "Winter in the Air". [3]
The album was supported with a Winter in the Air Tour that began November 26 in Los Angeles and ran through December 21 in Richfield, Utah. [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Christmas Every Day" |
| 3:39 |
2. | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | 2:36 | |
3. | "Mary's Boy Child" | Jester Hairston | 3:26 |
4. | "Some Children See Him" | Alfred S. Burt | 3:12 |
5. | "Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | 2:13 |
6. | "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" | 4:23 | |
7. | "He Is Born" |
| 4:36 |
8. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:53 |
9. | "Mary, Did You Know?" | 2:56 | |
10. | "Winter in the Air" |
| 3:54 |
11. | "In the Bleak Midwinter" | Christina Rossetti | 3:45 |
12. | "Glorious" | Stephanie Mabey | 3:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "The Christmas Song" | 3:27 | |
14. | "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" |
| 4:09 |
15. | "Still, Still, Still (A cappella)" | 2:12 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [4] | 191 |
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [5] | 6 |
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [6] | 9 |
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