- This article describes a 2001 album in the U.S. Now! series. It should not be confused with other similarly titled "Now!" Christmas albums. For more information, see Now That's What I Call Music! and Now That's What I Call Music! discography
Now That's What I Call Christmas! is a two-disc holiday music compilation that was released on October 23, 2001, by Universal Music Group. The album is part of the (U.S.) Now! series, and the first holiday-themed album in the series.
| Now That's What I Call Christmas! | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Length | CD 1: 48:59 CD 2: 67:33 | |||
| Label | UTV | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[2] |
On November 15, 2004, Now That's What I Call Christmas! was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of six million units in the United States.[3]
Based on sales figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, the album was also the best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. for both 2001 and 2002 with sales of 1,614,000 and 741,000 copies respectively.[4] As of November 2014, Now That's What I Call Christmas! is the eighth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 — present), having sold 3,480,000 copies.[5]
Track listing
editDisc 1
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Christmas Song" | Nat King Cole | 3:09 |
| 2. | "White Christmas" | Bing Crosby | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Blue Christmas" | Elvis Presley | 2:07 |
| 4. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Frank Sinatra | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Winter Wonderland" | Tony Bennett | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Sleigh Ride" | Ella Fitzgerald | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | Dean Martin | 1:56 |
| 8. | "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" | Perry Como | 2:51 |
| 9. | "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Johnny Mathis | 2:45 |
| 10. | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | Burl Ives | 2:13 |
| 11. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Gene Autry | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" | Elmo & Patsy | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Brenda Lee | 2:05 |
| 14. | "Jingle Bell Rock" | Bobby Helms | 2:09 |
| 15. | "Little Saint Nick" | The Beach Boys | 2:08 |
| 16. | "Merry Christmas Darling" | The Carpenters | 3:05 |
| 17. | "Christmas Collage" | Kathy Mattea | 3:33 |
| 18. | "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" | Bing Crosby & David Bowie | 2:36 |
Disc 2
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" | John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | Bruce Springsteen | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Band Aid | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Wonderful Christmastime" | Paul McCartney | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Our Love Is Like a Holiday" | Michael Bolton | 3:16 |
| 6. | "(It Must Have Been Ol') Santa Claus" | Harry Connick Jr. | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Jingle Bells" | Diana Krall | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Away in a Manger" | Mannheim Steamroller | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Deck the Halls" | Ottmar Liebert | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Love on Layaway" | Gloria Estefan | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" | Celine Dion | 4:35 |
| 12. | "This Christmas" | Joe | 3:05 |
| 13. | "Special Gift" | The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley | 3:57 |
| 14. | "All We Need Is Love (Christmas in the Yard)" | The Big Yard Family featuring Shaggy | 3:58 |
| 15. | "My Only Wish (This Year)" | Britney Spears | 4:15 |
| 16. | "You Don't Have to Be Alone (On Christmas)" | 'N SYNC | 4:32 |
| 17. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | Luther Vandross | 4:17 |
| 18. | "Silent Night" | Boyz II Men | 2:31 |
Charts and sales
edit- 2001 Billboard 200 – No. 3[6]
- 2001 Top Internet Albums – No. 4
- RIAA certification: 6× Platinum (US)[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r558090
- ^ Willman, Chris (November 26, 2001). "NOW That's What I Call Christmas!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Multi-Platinum Albums". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Paul Grein (October 29, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year's Top Christmas Album?". Chart Watch. Yahoo.
- ^ "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ "Top 200 Albums - Billboard 200 chart". Billboard.