Christmas This Year

"Christmas This Year"
Single by TobyMac featuring Leigh Nash
from the album Christmas in Diverse City
Released November 30, 2010 (November 30, 2010)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2010
Studio Thompson Station, Tennessee [1]
Genre Christmas music, CCM
Length 3:31
Label ForeFront
Songwriter(s)
TobyMac singles chronology
"Hold On"
(2010)		 "Christmas This Year"
(2010)		 "Tonight"
(2011)

"Christmas This Year" is a Christmas song by American Christian hip hop recording artist TobyMac from his 2011 Christmas album Christmas in Diverse City.[2] The song was released as a single on November 30, 2010.[3] It features guest vocals from American singer and songwriter Leigh Nash. The song became Toby's fourth Hot Christian Songs No. 1 and Nash's first, staying there for two weeks.[4] It lasted 5 weeks on the overall chart.[5] The song is played in a B major key, and 95 beats per minute.[6]

Background

"Christmas This Year" was released as a single on November 30, 2010. It was later included in TobyMac's first Christmas album, Christmas In Diverse City.[7] TobyMac said while talking about making the song, "Christmas is the most celebrated time of the year for my family. While we were recording the song, we had a week-long Christmas party at my house…in July!!! I wanted to write a song that captured that pure delight without missing the spirit of the season… when love came down to let us live."[8]

Charts

Chart (2010-11) Peak
position
US Christian AC (Billboard)[9] 1
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[10] 1
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[11] 1
US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard)[12] 9
US Christian Soft AC (Billboard)[13] 15

References

  1. ↑ Christmas In DiverseCity – TobyMac | AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Christmas in DiverseCity Track Listing". TobyMac. August 25, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Christmas This Year (feat. Leight Nash) - Single". NewReleaseToday. November 30, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ Chart dates for "Christmas This Year":
    • January 1: "Christian Songs (January 1, 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
    • January 8: "Christian Songs (January 8, 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "TobyMac Christmas This Year Chart History". Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Key & BPM for Christmas This Year by TobyMac". TuneBat. November 3, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Christmas in Diverse City TobyMac". iTunes. October 4, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2018. line feed character in |title= at position 26 (help)
  8. ↑ "TobyMac releases new Christmas single". ChristianToday. November 30, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "tobyMac - Christian AC History". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ "TobyMac Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  11. ↑ "TobyMac Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Christian AC Indicator". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Christian Soft AC". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
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