The Classic Christmas Album
Compilation album by
Sarah McLachlan
Released2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
Recorded1996 – 2015
GenreChristmas
LabelArista
Legacy
Producer
Sarah McLachlan chronology
The Box Set Series
(2015)		 The Classic Christmas Album
(2015)		 Wonderland
(2016)

The Classic Christmas Album is a Christmas compilation album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on 2 October 2015 by Legacy Recordings.[1] It includes all the songs from 2006's Wintersong plus five other Christmas tunes.

Content

The album includes all twelve tracks from McLachlan's 2006 Christmas album, Wintersong and five other Christmas songs. "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen / We Three Kings" was recorded backstage by Barenaked Ladies and McLachlan using one mic and done in one take at Planetfest in December 1996 for US radio station WPLT.[2] In 2000, it appeared on the Nettwerk's compilation, Christmas Songs and in 2004, it was featured on the Barenaked Ladies album, Barenaked for the Holidays.[2] In 2015, "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen / We Three Kings" was included for the very first time on McLachlan's album. The Classic Christmas Album also includes "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" from the 2007 compilation, Stockings by the Fire. Three other songs, "Space on the Couch for Two", "Find Your Voice" and "Prayer of Saint Francis", feature The Sarah McLachlan School Choir and they were already released as free downloads in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. "Prayer of Saint Francis" without The Sarah McLachlan School Choir was featured on the Surfacing album bonus disc and later on Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff Volume 2.

Reception

The album sold 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week. It entered the Billboard 200 at No. 199 for chart dated December 26, 2015.[3] It has sold 20,000 copies in the United States as of September 2016.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wintersong"Sarah McLachlanPierre Marchand3:29
2."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Marchand3:43
3."What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)"TraditionalMarchand3:29
4."I'll Be Home for Christmas"
Marchand3:12
5."God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen / We Three Kings" (with Barenaked Ladies)TraditionalBarenaked Ladies3:26
6."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Marchand3:27
7."Prayer of Saint Francis" (featuring The Sarah McLachlan School Choir)Traditional
  • Marchand
  • McLachlan
1:58
8."I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
Marchand3:37
9."Space on the Couch for Two" (featuring The Sarah McLachlan School Choir)The Sarah McLachlan School Choir
4:16
10."Find Your Voice" (featuring The Sarah McLachlan School Choir)
  • McLachlan
  • Marchand
  • Marchand
  • McLachlan
3:16
11."River"Joni MitchellMarchand4:02
12."Silent Night"TraditionalMarchand3:47
13."O Little Town of Bethlehem"TraditionalMarchand3:49
14."The First Noel / Mary Mary"TraditionalMarchand4:59
15."Song for a Winter's Night"Gordon LightfootMarchand3:46
16."In the Bleak Midwinter"TraditionalMarchand3:44
17."Christmas Time Is Here" (featuring Diana Krall)
Marchand4:00

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 199

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States[6] 2 October 2015 Legacy CD 88843086482

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Classic Christmas Album". sarahmclachlan.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Sarah Duets With Barenaked Ladies". chartattack.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. 26 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sarah McLachlan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sarah McLachlan - The Classic Christmas Album". Discogs. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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