Today Is Christmas is the fourteenth studio album and second Christmas album by American singer LeAnn Rimes. Released in 2015, it features holiday classics and two original songs co-written by Rimes.[1] The album has sold 35,700 copies in the United States as of January 2016.[2]
| Today Is Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Christmas, country | |||
| Length | 40:28 | |||
| Label | Kobalt | |||
| Producer | Darrell Brown, LeAnn Rimes, Niko Bolas | |||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Today Is Christmas" (Holiday Theme for NBC's Today) |
| 3:22 |
| 2. | "We Need a Little Christmas" | Jerry Herman | 3:00 |
| 3. | "That Spirit of Christmas" (duet with Aloe Blacc) |
| 4:55 |
| 4. | "I Still Believe in Santa Claus" |
| 3:07 |
| 5. | "Holly Jolly Christmas/Frosty the Snowman" | 2:12 | |
| 6. | "Celebrate Me Home" (duet with Gavin DeGraw) | 4:14 | |
| 7. | "Must Be Santa" |
| 2:47 |
| 8. | "Christmas Time Is Here" | 1:55 | |
| 9. | "The Heartache Can Wait" |
| 3:50 |
| 10. | "Little Drummer Boy" |
| 4:25 |
| 11. | "Joy (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Angels We Have Heard on High/Hark the Herald Angels Sing)" |
| 4:46 |
| 12. | "Auld Lang Syne" | Robert Burns | 1:55 |
| Total length: | 40:28 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Ring Them Bells" | Bob Dylan | 3:06 |
| 14. | "Pretty Paper" | Willie Nelson | 2:27 |
| 15. | "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" | 3:14 | |
| Total length: | 49:15 | ||
Personnel
edit- Tariqha Akuni - acoustic guitar
- Rob Arthur - Hammond B-3 organ, upright piano
- Dave Audé - keyboards
- Ryan Bast - background vocals
- Aloe Blacc - vocals on "That Spirit of Christmas"
- Darrell Brown - keyboards, background vocals, producer, songwriter
- Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
- Jim Cox - upright piano
- Summer Davis - background vocals
- Tim Davis - background vocals
- Gavin DeGraw - vocals on "Celebrate Me Home"
- Ron Dzuibla - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Steve Ferrone - drums
- Bob Glaub - bass guitar
- James Gadson - drums
- Booker T. Jones - Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
- Suzie Katayama - string arrangements
- Nick Lane - trombone
- Deborah Lippmann - background vocals
- Ray Parker Jr. - electric guitar
- Steve Richards - cello
- LeAnn Rimes - lead vocals, background vocals, producer, songwriter
- Lee Thornburg - flugelhorn, trombone, trumpet, horn arrangements
- Willie Weeks - bass guitar
Celebrate Me Home
editCelebrate Me Home promo single according to Mediabase radio charts reached #2 on the Holiday Radio Play chart and #7 on Adult Contemporary chart. The Video for Celebrate Me Home was created as a Facebook awareness video for Disabled American Veterans and proved to be a great success with over 5.6 million native views as of January 2016.
Chart performance
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References
edit- ^ Lynch, Joe (October 9, 2015). "Listen to LeAnn Rimes' 'Today Is Christmas' Album Right Now: Exclusive Stream". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 2, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 4, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes - Today is Christmas - Target Exclusive : Target". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2020.