Cheers, It's Christmas is the first Christmas album and seventh studio album by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released on October 2, 2012, through Warner Bros. Nashville.[3] Shelton co-wrote three tracks for the album.
Content
Included on the album is a rendition of Michael Bublé's "Home", done here as a duet with the original artist and featuring Christmas-themed lyrics written by Bublé at Shelton's request. Other collaborators on the album include Shelton's former wife, Miranda Lambert; the supergroup Pistol Annies, which is composed of Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley; Shelton's mother, Dorothy Shackleford; Trypta-Phunk, a funk side project founded by Shelton's touring band;[4] Kelly Clarkson; Reba McEntire; and Xenia, who placed fifth on the first season of The Voice, a televised singing competition on which Shelton is a judge.
In its first week of release, the album sold 9,000 copies in the U.S.[5] The album sold a total of 428,000 copies in the US in 2012, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 9, 2012.[6]
The album re-entered the charts on November 20, 2013 at number 44 on the Billboard 200, selling 8,000 copies for the week.[7] As of November 2017, the album has sold 688,400 copies in the US.[8]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Jingle Bell Rock" (featuring Miranda Lambert) | Joe Beal, Jim Booth | 2:03 |
| 2. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Oklahoma Christmas" (featuring Reba McEntire) | Rob Byus, Jenee Fleenor, Trent Willmon | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 2:48 |
| 5. | "There's a New Kid in Town" (featuring Kelly Clarkson) | Don Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Santa's Got a Choo Choo Train" | Blake Shelton, Byus, Tracy Broussard, Beau Tackett | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Home" (featuring Michael Bublé) | Michael Bublé, Alan Chang, Amy Foster-Gillies | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 2:15 |
| 9. | "The Christmas Song" | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Blue Christmas" (featuring Pistol Annies) | Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson | 2:06 |
| 11. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Silver Bells" (featuring Xenia) | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 3:10 |
| 13. | "Time for Me to Come Home" (featuring Dorothy Shackleford) | Shelton, Dorothy Shackleford | 2:40 |
| 14. | "The Very Best Time of Year" (featuring Trypta-Phunk) | Shelton, Byus, Broussard, Tackett | 2:58 |
Personnel
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- Amy Hershberger – violin
- Dan Higgins – flute, alto saxophone
- Maia Jasper – violin
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson – background vocals
- Charlie Judge – keyboards, piano, string arrangements, conductor
- Miranda Lambert – vocals on "Jingle Bell Rock"
- Ana Landauer – violin
- Nick Lane – trombone
- Roger Lebow – cello
- Darrin McCann – violin
- Reba McEntire – vocals on "Oklahoma Christmas"
- Serena McKinney – violin
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Bob Mater – drums, percussion
- John Mitchell – bassoon
- Charlie Morillas – bass trombone
- Gordon Mote – keyboards, piano
- Craig Nelson – bass
- Cheryl Norman-Blake – violin
- Stephanie O'Keefe – contractor
- Grace Oh – violin
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- Danielle Ondarza – horns
- Geoffrey Osika – bass
- Sid Page – violin
- Joel Pargman – violin
- Joel Peskin – baritone saxophone
- Ben Phillips – drums
- Radu Pieptu – violin
- Pistol Annies – vocals on "Blue Christmas"
- Anatoly Rosinsky – violin
- Eric Rynearson – viola
- Brian Scanlon – tenor saxophone
- Kim Scholes – cello
- Dorothy Shakleford – vocals on "Time for Me to Come Home"
- Blake Shelton – lead vocals
- Dave Stone – bass
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
- Beau Tackett – electric guitar
- Trypta-Phunk – vocals on "The Very Best Time of Year"
- Brad Warnaar – horns
- Mike Whitson – viola
- Glenn Worf – bas dessus
- Xenia – vocals on "Silver Bells"
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Charts and certifications
Year-end charts
| Chart (2012) |
Position |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] |
61 |
| Chart (2013) |
Position |
| US Billboard 200[11] |
68 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] |
19 |
| Chart (2014) |
Position |
| US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[13] |
27 |
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References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cheers, It's Christmas review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (29 November 2012). "Cheers, It's Christmas review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton "Cheers It's Christmas" Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock. September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ↑ http://trypta-phunk.com/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- 1 2 "American album certifications – Blake Shelton – Cheers, It's Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 20, 2013). "Country Album Chart News: The Week Of November 20, 2013: Christmas Albums From Duck Dynasty, Kelly, Blake, Lady A & Scotty Lead Way; Kellie Pickler Debuts". Roughstock.
- 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2012 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Top Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Blake Shelton – Cheers, It's Christmas". Music Canada.
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