The Christmas Album (Human Nature album)

The Christmas Album
Studio album by Human Nature
Released 8 November 2013
Genre Christmas
Label Sony
Producer Harvey Mason Jr. / Damon Thomas
Human Nature chronology
The Essential Human Nature
(2010)The Essential Human Nature2010		 The Christmas Album
(2013)		 Jukebox
(2014)Jukebox2014

The Christmas Album is the tenth studio album and first Christmas album by Australian pop vocal group Human Nature, released in November 2013.

The album was re-released with four additional tracks in November 2015.[1]

Background

The album was recorded in Los Angeles and Las Vegas[2] and features cover version of successful Christmas songs such as "White Christmas", "Winter Wonderland" and a medley consisting of "Silent Night" mixed with "O Holy Night". The Christmas Album includes two duets; one with Australian singer Jessica Mauboy and the other with Smokey Robinson.[3] The album was supported by a national tour in December 2013, accompanied by a 16-piece band.[4]

Music videos

Human Nature released 6 music videos via their Vevo account throughout November and December 2013. "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" featuring Delta Goodrem was released in November 2015, to support the deluxe edition of the album.[5]

Year Date Title
2013 19 November "Christmas Baby Please Come Home"[6]
21 November "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"[7]
28 November "Winter Wonderland"[8]
1 December "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[9]
3 December "Silent Night"[10]
5 December "White Christmas"[11]
2015 12 November "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"[12]

Critical reception

Andrew Le of Renowned for Sound gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that the tone is generally upbeat and "soulful vocals with retro touches and rich, heavenly harmonies are what Human Nature do best".[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."White Christmas"Irving Berlin2:53
2."Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector3:00
3."Sleigh Ride"Leroy Anderson3:00
4."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane3:27
5."Winter Wonderland"Felix Bernard / Richard B. Smith3:03
6."Please Come Home for Christmas"Charles Brown / Gene Redd2:49
7."Silent Night / O Holy Night"Franz Xaver Gruber / Joseph Mohr / John Freeman Young / Adolphe Adam4:30
8."Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"Johnny Marks2:19
9."Christmas Without You"Andrew Tierney / Damon Thomas / Harvey Mason, Jr. / Kenneth Crouch2:55
10."Give Love on Christmas Day"Berry Gordy / Alphonzo Mizell / Christine Perren / Freddie Perren / Deke Richards3:27
11."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"John Frederick Coots / Haven Gillespie3:25
12."This Christmas"Nadine McKinnor / Donny Pitts3:10
13."Amazing Grace"John Newton / William Walker3:58
14."Mary's Boy Child"Jester Hairston2:43

Tour

"We can’t wait to get back home for Christmas! We’re thrilled to be able to perform some of the best holiday classics to our loyal Aussie fans at such a special time of the year. We’ll definitely have crowds rockin’ around the Christmas tree at these shows!"

—Human Nature's Andrew Tierney[14]

Human Nature announced a 10-day Australian tour to promote the album, commencing in Melbourne on 5 December 2013.[15]

Date Location Venue
5-8 December 2013 Melbourne The Palms at Crown
13-14 December 2013 Gold Coast Jupiter Theatre
17-18 December 2013 Sydney The State Theatre
19 December 2013 Adelaide Festival Hall
20 December 2013 Perth The Perth Zoo

Charts

The album debuted on the Australian ARIA charts at number 12 and climbed three spots to 9 the following week and was certified Platinum. In the third week, it climbed another three spots to number 6. It peaked at number 4 in its fifth week.

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 4
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] 13

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 16
Chart (2015) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 42

Sales and certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] 2× Platinum 140,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Christmas Album Deluxe Edition". Sanity. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Human Nature is Coming Home for Christmas!". HumanNatureLive.com. Retrieved 14 Dec 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.myamn.com.au/index.php/forum/5-music-news/1222-human-nature-the-christmas-album-out-now
  4. ↑ http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/whats-on/human-nature.aspx.
  5. ↑ "VIDEO : Human Nature ftg. Delta Goodrem – Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow". www.auspop.com.au. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHoLdGlC7Lk
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m25OV6RKgw8
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao_c-MS7aWY
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t8KsvR3S6A
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=magy2uWJMR8
  11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cne3GAB4W5I
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xPvZEogTgY
  13. ↑ http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-human-nature-the-christmas-album/
  14. ↑ http://www.glamadelaide.com.au/main/human-nature-coming-home-for-christmas/
  15. ↑ http://www.humannaturelive.com/
  16. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Human+Nature&titel=The+Christmas+Album&cat=a
  17. ↑ "Human Nature Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  18. ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2013.htm
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  20. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (12 December 2015). "ARIA Albums: Adele Blocks Coldplay From a Number One Debut". Noise11. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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