Christmas (album)

Christmas is the fourth and first Christmas album studio by American singer-songwriter Aniyah. It was released on November 11, 2016 through Atlantic Records. It was produced by Jeff Bhasker, Ben Roulston and Steve Robson. The album comprises a variety of genres such as pop, soft rock, country, and soul. Christmas Lullaby features Mariah Carey, George Michael and Paul McCartney covers, and four original songs co-written by Aniyah. The album was one of dreams

Upon its release, the album received generally favorable reviews from music critics. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 1.3 million copies. The album stayed on the top three on the U.S chart, for eight consecutive weeks becoming the second best-selling album of 2014 in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan, selling 3.1 million copies, and later was certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album sold 5,572,000 in the United States. Internationally, the record enjoyed similar success, peaked at number one in more than 20 countries. In piriod of eight weeks, the album sold 8 million copies. In Japan, the album has sold 1 million copies and is the second best-selling Christmas album of all time by a non-Asian solo artist, behind Carey's Merry Christmas (1994) As October 2018, the album has sold more over 10 million copies worldwide and is one best-selling Christmas album of all time.

Three singles were released from the album. The lead single—"Ready For Chrtismas?" was released on October 28, 2014, peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100, while second single from the album "Christmas Lullaby", performed moderately worldwide, and positioned within the top ten in the United States, and "Feliz Navidad" was released in countries that speak the Spanish languageThe album was re-leased on November 6, 2015, with the singles, "Coldest Day", which debuted at number fourteen in Hot 100. The project was promoted through NBC television special, titled Aniyah's Christmas  in December 2016, the specials was viewed by more than 12.32 million viewers.

Track listing
Christmas – Standard edition Christmas – Deluxe edition bonus track Christmas –  Spain and Latin America bonus track Christmas – 2017 re-issue
 * 1) "Ready For Chrtismas?" – 3:47
 * 2) "White Christmas" – 3:25
 * 3) "All I Want for Christmas Is You"– 4:10
 * 4) "Silent Night" – 4:21
 * 5) "Last Christmas" – 3:43
 * 6) "Little Drummer Boy" – 3:29
 * 7) "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" – 3:50
 * 8) "What Child Is This?" – 3:32
 * 9) "Christmas Lullaby" – 3:51
 * 10) "Noel" – 2:32
 * 11) "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" – 4:12
 * 1) "Silver Bells" – 3:44
 * 2) "Ave Maria"  – 2:56
 * 3) "Winter Wonderland"  – 3:32
 * 1) "Feliz Navidad" – 3:44
 * 2) "Santa Claus llegará" – 4:08
 * 3) "Noche de paz"  – 4:23
 * 1) "I'll Be Home for Christmas" – 3:01
 * 2) "Coldest Day" – 3:51
 * 3) "O Holy Night" – 3:27

Charts
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