A Pentatonix Christmas is the fifth studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix. It is also their second full-length holiday album since That's Christmas to Me in 2014. Featuring two new original songs, "Good to Be Bad" and "The Christmas Sing-Along",[1] A Pentatonix Christmas debuted on the Billboard 200 at number three with 52,000 albums sold in its first week,[2] and later peaked at number one, selling 206,000 units in its best week.[3] A Pentatonix Christmas marks as their second number one album on the Billboard 200 after Pentatonix.[3] The album also debuted atop the Billboard Holiday Albums chart, their second number one on that chart after That's Christmas to Me.[2] The deluxe edition of the album dropped from number 6 to 200 on the Billboard 200 in 2018, the greatest drop for an album that still remained on the chart, in Billboard history.[4]
As of November 2017, 938,000 units of A Pentatonix Christmas have been sold in the US[5] and 1,400,000 units worldwide.[6] A deluxe edition was released on October 20, 2017, almost a year after the original's release. The deluxe edition additionally marks the first appearance of replacement bass Matt Sallee.[7]
Track listing
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1. | "O Come, All Ye Faithful" | Traditional | Hoying, Grassi | 3:35 |
2. | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | Traditional | Grassi, Maldonado | 2:29 |
3. | "White Christmas" (featuring The Manhattan Transfer) | Irving Berlin | Avi Kaplan, Hoying, The Manhattan Transfer | 3:19 |
4. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | | Hoying, Grassi, Maldonado, Kaplan | 3:27 |
5. | "Up on the Housetop" | Benjamin Hanby | Hoying, Maldonado, Grassi | 2:15 |
6. | "The Christmas Sing-Along" | | Hoying | 3:16 |
7. | "Coventry Carol" | Traditional | Avi Kaplan | 3:02 |
8. | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | Hoying, Maldonado, Grassi, Kaplan | 4:29 |
9. | "Coldest Winter" | | Grassi, Maldonado | 2:28 |
10. | "Good to Be Bad" | | Maldonado | 2:07 |
11. | "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" | | Hoying | 3:57 |
Total length: | 34:22 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[1]
- The Manhattan Transfer – choir/chorus
- Kala Batch – choir/chorus
- Ed Boyer – mixing
- Ben Bram – arranger, engineer, production
- Jacob Collier – contractor, arranger
- Jessi Collins – choir/chorus
- Tim Davis – contractor, engineer
- Luke Edgemon – choir/chorus
- Anthony Evans – choir/chorus
- Alex Green – production
- Missi Hale – choir/chorus
- Bill Hare – mastering
- Andrew Kesler – production
- Keri Larson – choir/chorus
- David Laucks – choir/chorus
- Shang-Po Lin – engineering
- Toby Lin – engineering assistance
- Keith Noftary – A&R
- Tiffany Palmer – choir/chorus
- Brandon Winbush – choir/chorus
- Mick Wordley – engineering
Deluxe edition
- Matt Sallee - vocal bass, bass backing vocals
- Reno Selmser - vocal bass, bass backing vocals (on "Let It Snow")[11]
References
- 1 2 3 Monger, James Christoper. "A Pentatonix Christmas – Pentatonix : Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (October 30, 2016). "Seven Albums Debut in Top 10 of Billboard 200 Chart, Led by Lady Gaga, Michael Buble & Pentatonix". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (December 26, 2016). "Pentatonix's 'Christmas' Album Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- 1 2 Caulfield, Keith. "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Pentatonix's 'Christmas' Album Returns to Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Global Music Report 2017" (PDF). IFPI. April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ↑ Philpot, Robert. "It's beginning to look a lot like PTXmas: Pentatonix plans Christmas tour, TV special". Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ↑ "A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe". Amazon. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ↑ "A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe". itunes. Apple. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ Jones, Darianna. "Bold & Sugar Interviews Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix: "Don't Be Afraid to Be Different"". BoldAndSugar.com. Bold and Sugar. Archived from the original on 2014-08-25. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ Selmser, Reno. "Reno Selmser on Twitter: "So honored and excited to be singing along with @PTXofficial on "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!" ❤️❤️… "". Twitter.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Pentatonix Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 43, 2016". Hitlisten. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 44, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2016. 43. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 48 (dal 2016-11-25 al 2016-12-01)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2016-12-05" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 49, 2016". VG-lista. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 46: del 11.11.2016 al 17.11.2016" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Weekly Top 20 – Five Music Chart 2016/10/28 – 2016/11/3" (in Chinese). Five Music. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Pentatonix | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Pentatonix's 'Christmas' Album Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Pentatonix Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 – Album-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Pentatonix in the field Interpret. Enter A Pentatonix Christmas in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas". Music Canada. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 9, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- ↑ "Global Music Report 2017" (PDF). IFPI. April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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