Candlelight Christmas is the sixth studio album and first Christmas album by Australian singer Marina Prior. The album was released through on 8 November 2013 and peaked at number 46 on the ARIA Albums Chart three weeks later.

Candlelight Christmas
Studio album by
Released8 November 2013
GenreChristmas music
LabelAmbition Entertainment/Universal Music Australia
Marina Prior chronology
Encore
(2013)
Candlelight Christmas
(2013)
Songbird
(2014)

Upon release, Prior said; "I have been singing on Carols by Candlelight for over two decades now and finally I have recorded my first Christmas Album. I cherish these songs and hope that they bring you a great deal of enjoyment. Christmas is a special time of year to be shared with friends, family and loved one's. This album is from me to you..... A very special christmas wish of happiness."[1]

A music video for "Little Drummer Boy" was released on 9 November 2013 to promote the album.[2]

The album was re-released in 2016 with a bonus DVD of Live in Concert, recorded in 2013.

Track listing

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  1. "Santa Baby"
  2. "Away in a Manger"
  3. "Little Town of Bethlehem"
  4. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
  5. "River"
  6. "Happy Christmas"
  7. "Little Drummer Boy"
  8. "Mary's Boy Child"
  9. "Coventry Carol"
  10. "Silent Night"
  11. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful"
  12. "Veni Veni Emmanuel"
  13. "Angels We Have Heard on High" (With The Melbourne Staff Songsters & Band of the Salvation Army) (Bonus track)
  14. "Auld Lang Syne" (With Celtic Woman) (Bonus track)

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 46
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) 14

Release history

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Region Date Title Format Label Catalogue
Australia 8 November 2013 Candlelight Christmas Fanfare / Universal Music Australia FANFARE127
Australia 2016 A Christmas Gift
  • CD+DVD
Fanfare / Universal Music Australia FANFARE269
Australia 28 October 2022 A Christmas Gift (re-release)
Ambition Entertainment AMBITION195

References

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  1. ^ "Candlelight Christmas". www.sanity.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Marina Prior – Little Drummer Boy". www.youtube.com. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ "ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 23 December 2013 ~ Issue #1243" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Female Vocal – Candlelight Christmas by Marina Prior (CD)". JB HiFi. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Candlelight Christmas by Marina Prior – iTunes". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Marina Prior A Christmas Gift (Collector's Edition) (CD+DVD)". JB HiFi. Retrieved 25 October 2022.