Christmas in the City is the third studio album by American singer Lea Michele. It was released through Sony Music Entertainment on October 25, 2019. The album was produced by Peer Åström and Adam Anders, who produced the tracks featured on Glee. Christmas in the City features an original track, "Christmas in New York", and three duets—Michele sings with Jonathan Groff on "I'll Be Home for Christmas", with Darren Criss on "White Christmas" and with Cynthia Erivo on "Angels We Have Heard on High".[1] "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" was released ahead of the album on September 19, 2019 as the lead single.
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| Released | October 25, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 35:16 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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Background
editMichele titled the album Christmas in the City as she grew up in New York City, calling the season "such a beautiful time of year". She also said it was "always [her] dream to make a Christmas record [...] every single song that I picked [...] these are my most favorite Christmas songs."[2] Michele called the original track, "Christmas in New York", "the real anthem of the album", elaborating that "it paints this beautiful picture of New York, but it also is really about what it means to be with your family and friends and engaged in that holiday spirit".[3]
Singles
edit"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" was released as the lead single along with the album pre-order on September 19, 2019.[4] The song included in the soundtrack of Same Time, Next Christmas (2019), a television movie in which Michele is a co-star.[5]
"Christmas in New York" was released as the second single from the album. Its music video was released on November 19, 2019.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | 2:32 | |
| 2. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 2:45 | |
| 3. | "Christmas in New York" |
| 3:15 |
| 4. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (featuring Jonathan Groff) | 3:13 | |
| 5. | "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" | 3:03 | |
| 6. | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | 2:57 | |
| 7. | "Silent Night" | 3:13 | |
| 8. | "White Christmas" (featuring Darren Criss) | 3:14 | |
| 9. | "Silver Bells" | 2:32 | |
| 10. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" (featuring Cynthia Erivo) |
| 3:29 |
| 11. | "O Holy Night" | 5:03 | |
| Total length: | 35:16 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "White Christmas" |
| 3:13 |
| Total length: | 38:29 | ||
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[8] | 25 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 175 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 140 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[10] | 24 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[11] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ Crucchiola, Jordan (September 18, 2019). "Lea Michele to Release First Christmas Album Years After You Assumed She Already Had One". Vulture. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Tracy, Brianne (September 18, 2019). "Lea Michele Is Releasing Her First-Ever Christmas Album: 'It's a Great Explanation of Where I'm at in My Life'". People. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Mamo, Heran (September 18, 2019). "Lea Michele to Reunite With 'Glee' Stars for First Holiday Album 'Christmas in the City'". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Samhan, Jamie (September 20, 2019). "Lea Michele Releases 'It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year' From Upcoming Christmas Album". ET Canada. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Bowman, Sabienna (December 5, 2019). "Lea Michele's Holiday Song From Same Time, Next Christmas Comes With A Whole New Album, Too". Refinery29. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Aniftos, Rania (November 19, 2019). "Lea Michele Paints a Picture of 'Christmas in New York' With Festive New Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "【CD】クリスマス・イン・ザ・シティ Album". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Ultratop.be – Lea Michele – Christmas in the City" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Lea Michele Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Lea Michele Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2019.