It's Christmas, Eve

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It's Christmas, Eve
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
Studio
  • Absolute Sound
  • Audacious
  • Surf Shack
  • Village Recorders
Genre
Length28:59
Label
Producer
LeAnn Rimes chronology
Re-Imagined
(2018)
It's Christmas, Eve
(2018)
Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall
(2019)

It's Christmas, Eve is a soundtrack album by American singer LeAnn Rimes. It was released on October 12, 2018, via EverLeRecords and Thirty Tigers. The project was the soundtrack Rimes recorded for the 2018 Christmas television film It's Christmas, Eve. A total of nine songs comprised the album, including several original compositions penned by Rimes.

Contents

Background and content

In 2018, LeAnn Rimes played the main role in a Hallmark Channel television film titled It's Christmas, Eve, as well as providing the sound track. [1] Speaking with TV Insider , Rimes explained "...there's a zillion different ways to get music out in people's hands and their ears, and this is just a great way to be able to combine both film and music into one project." [3]

The album consisted of nine tracks, five of which were composed by Rimes. She collaborated with producers Darrell Brown and Dave Audé on the songs. [4] The title track was the first song she composed, beginning the writing process in February 2018. "It's a love song of hope, togetherness and a remembrance of what's most important in life, creating memories with the ones we love," she told Variety . [1] Other original tracks were the songs "You and Me and Christmas" and "The Gift of Your Love". The soundtrack also includes Rimes's version of "White Christmas", "Carol of the Bells" and two medley holiday tracks. The album was recorded at three studios located in both Tennessee and California: Absolute Sound, Audacious, Surf Shack and Village Recorders. [4]

Release

It's Christmas, Eve was released on October 12, 2018, on EverLe Records in conjunction with the Thirty Tigers label. It was offered as both a compact disc [4] and as a digital download. [5] An 11-city holiday tour followed the album's release called the "You and Me and Christmas Tour". [1] Rimes appeared on Fox's "New Years Eve Toast & Roast 2021" where she performed tracks from the project. [6] In 2018, the soundtrack peaked at number five on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart. [7]

Track listing

It's Christmas, Eve [4] [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You and Me and Christmas"
  • Darrell Brown
  • LeAnn Rimes
2:41
2."Joy" (The Jolly Mix) (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Angels We Have Heard on High/Hark the Herald Angels Sing)Traditional4:59
3."The Gift of Your Love"
  • Brown
  • Rimes
2:00
4."I Still Believe in Santa Claus" (North Pole Mix)
  • Brown
  • Rimes
2:34
5."Carol of the Bells" (Rung Out Mix)3:26
6."It's Christmas, Eve"
  • Brown
  • Rimes
2:53
7."Christmas Jam on Snow" (Jingle Bell Rock/Here Comes Santa Claus/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Last Christmas)2:59
8."White Christmas" Irving Berlin 3:43
9."Suite from It's Christmas, Eve" Michael Plowman 3:44
Total length:28:59

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of It's Christmas, Eve [4] and AllMusic. [8]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] 5
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [10] 12

Release history

Release history and formats for It's Christmas, Eve
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
North AmericaOctober 12, 2018
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • compact disc
  • EverLeRecords
  • Thirty Tigers
[4] [5]

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