Today Is Christmas is the the second holiday and twelfth studio album by American country pop singer LeAnn Rimes. It was released on October 16, 2015 by Kobalt Label Services,[1] the album is Rimes' twelfth studio album release. Two tracks were released as promotional singles from the album, the title track, "Today Is Christmas" and "Celebrate Me Home" featuring Gavin DeGraw. It features holiday classics and two original songs co-written by Rimes.[2] The album has sold 35,700 copies in the United States as of January 2016.[3] Three bonus tracks were released on the album exclusively at Target stores.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Today Is Christmas" (Holiday Theme for NBC's Today) | Darrell Brown, Rimes | 3:22 |
| 2. | "We Need a Little Christmas" | Jerry Herman | 3:00 |
| 3. | "That Spirit of Christmas" (duet with Aloe Blacc) | Parnell Davison, Mable John, Joel Webster | 4:55 |
| 4. | "I Still Believe in Santa Claus" | Brown, Rimes | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Holly Jolly Christmas/Frosty the Snowman" | Johnny Marks, Walter E. Rollins, Steve Nelson | 2:12 |
| 6. | "Celebrate Me Home" (duet with Gavin DeGraw) | Bob James, Kenny Loggins | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Must Be Santa" | Bill Fredericks, Hal Moore | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Christmas Time Is Here" | Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson | 1:55 |
| 9. | "The Heartache Can Wait" | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Joy (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Angels We Have Heard on High/Hark the Herald Angels Sing)" | Traditional | 4:46 |
| 12. | "Auld Lang Syne" | Robert Burns | 1:55 |
Total length: |
40:28 | ||
| Target exclusive bonus tracks[4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)" | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | 3:14 | ||||||
Total length: |
49:15 | ||||||||
Personnel[]
Credits for Today Is Christmas adapted from liner notes of the Target exclusive version.[5]
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Chart performance[]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 88 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] | 9 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[8] | 2 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 2 |
Reference[]
- ↑ LeAnn Rimes (September 18, 2015). "LeAnn Rimes' New Holiday Album "Today Is Christmas" Set For October 16th Release". https://www.leannrimesworld.com/news/leann-rimes-new-holiday-album-today-christmas-set-october-16th-release-38126. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Lynch, Joe (October 9, 2015). "Listen to LeAnn Rimes' 'Today Is Christmas' Album Right Now: Exclusive Stream". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6722858/leann-rimes-today-is-christmas-album-exclusive-premiere. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (January 2, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 4, 2016". Roughstock. http://roughstock.com/news/2016/01/39558-top-10-country-albums-chart-january-4-2016.
- ↑ "LeAnn Rimes - Today is Christmas - Target Exclusive". Target Brands, Inc.. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151015045852/http://www.target.com/p/leann-rimes-today-is-christmas-target-exclusive/-/A-50077509. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Today Is Christmas (Compact disc liner notes). LeAnn Rimes. Kobalt Label Services America. 2015. PDG001CDTX.
- ↑ "LeAnn Rimes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for LeAnn Rimes. Prometheus Global Media.
- ↑ "LeAnn Rimes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Country Albums for LeAnn Rimes. Prometheus Global Media.
- ↑ "Today Is Christmas Chart History". Billboard. MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. https://www.billboard.com/music/LeAnn-Rimes/chart-history/XML/song/948052. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ↑ "LeAnn Rimes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Independent Albums for LeAnn Rimes. Prometheus Global Media.