Christmas Is Here!
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Christmas Is Here! is the seventh studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix. It is also their third full-length holiday album following A Pentatonix Christmas in 2016.
It was released on RCA Records, and the first single is a cover of "Making Christmas" from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Pentatonix promoted the album through a tour of the same name, which started in November 2018 at The Theatre at Grand Prairie.
Reception
Chuck Campbell of the Knoxville News Sentinel rated the album four out of five stars.
Track listing
Unless otherwise noted, Information is taken from the album's Liner Notes
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What Christmas Means to Me" | Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy | Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Mitch Grassi | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee cover) | Johnny Marks | Hoying, Maldonado, Matt Sallee | 2:07 |
| 3. | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" | Meredith Willson | Maldonado, Hoying, Grassi | 2:23 |
| 4. | "Grown-Up Christmas List" (featuring Kelly Clarkson; Amy Grant cover) | Lyrics: Linda Thompson, Grant / Music: David Foster | Clarkson | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Greensleeves (Interlude)" | Traditional Arranged by Pentatonix & Ben Bram | Pentatonix | 0:59 |
| 6. | "Sweater Weather" (The Neighbourhood cover) | Jesse Rutherford, Zachary Abels, Jeremy Freedman | Sallee, Hoying, Grassi | 3:22 |
| 7. | "When You Believe" (featuring Maren Morris; from The Prince of Egypt) | Stephen L. Schwartz, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds | Morris, Hoying | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Waltz of the Flowers" (from The Nutcracker) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Arranged by Pentatonix & Ben Bram | Pentatonix | 2:00 |
| 9. | "Here Comes Santa Claus" (Gene Autry cover) | Gene Autry, Oakley Halderman | Maldonado, Hoying, Sallee | 2:36 |
| 10. | "Making Christmas" (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) | Danny Elfman | Hoying, Maldonado, Grassi | 2:12 |
| 11. | "Where Are You, Christmas?" (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas) | Mariah Carey, James Horner, Will Jennings | Grassi, Maldonado, Hoying | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Jingle Bells" (with Orchestra; Barbra Streisand cover) | James S. Pierpont Adapted by Pentatonix & Ben Bram | Maldonado, Grassi | 1:55 |
| Total length: | 32:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (Cutmore Remix) | 3:47 |
| 14. | "It's Beginning to a Lot Like Christmas" (Country Club Martini Crew Remix) | 3:35 |
| 15. | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (Country Club Martini Crew Pop Remix) | 2:51 |
| 16. | "When You Believe" (Black Stereo Faith Underground Mix) | 5:15 |
| 17. | "When You Believe" (Dave Aude Remix) | 3:56 |
| 18. | "When You Believe" (John "J-C" Carr Remix) | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 54:38 |
Track listing adapted from Billboard and iTunes.
Personnel
Unless otherwise noted, Information is taken from the album's Liner Notes Pentatonix
- Scott Hoying – producer, baritone lead, backing vocals and co-vocal bass in "Here Comes Santa Claus"
- Mitch Grassi – producer, tenor lead and backing vocals
- Kirstin Maldonado – producer, alto lead and backing vocals
- Matt Sallee – producer, vocal bass, bass lead and backing vocals
- Kevin Olusola – producer, vocal percussion, backing vocals, vocal flugelhorn on "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Others
- Ed Boyer - audio mixing
- Ben Bram - producer, recording engineer
- RaVaughn Brown - choir vocals (1, 7)
- Busbee - Maren Morris' vocal producer on "When You Believe"
- Kelly Clarkson - guest vocals on "My Grown-Up Christmas List"
- Deonis Cook - choir vocals (1, 7)
- Jack Gold - musical arrangement on "Jingle Bells"
- Jason Halbert - vocal producer on "My Grown-Up Christmas List"
- Kerri Lawson - choir vocals (1, 7)
- Maren Morris - guest vocals on "When You Believe"
- Sean O'Loughlin - conductor, orchestration on "Jingle Bells"
- Orchestra Members - various instruments on "Jingle Bells"
- Marty Paich - musical arrangement on "Jingle Bells"
- Tiffany Palmer - choir vocals (1, 7)
- Chelsea West - choir vocals (1, 7)
- Brandon Winbush - choir vocals (1, 7)
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 100 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 27 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 139 Canadian Albums (Billboard) 18 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 119 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 94 US Billboard 200 7 US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) 1 | Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200 176 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 100 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 27 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 139 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 18 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 119 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 94 |
| US Billboard 200 | 7 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| Chart (2019) | Position |
| US Billboard 200 | 176 |