Today Is Christmas
Today Is Christmas is the twelfth 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]
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| 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
| 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
- 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
Celebrate 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
References
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