Home for Christmas (Susan Boyle album)

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Home for Christmas
HomeForChristmasSusanBoyleAlbum.jpg
Studio album by Susan Boyle
Released 25 October 2013
Recorded 2013
Genre Holiday
Length 38:22
Label Syco, Sony Music
Producer Cliff Masterson, Steve Anderson
Susan Boyle chronology
Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage
(2012)Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage2012		 Home for Christmas
(2013)		 Hope
(2014)String Module Error: Match not found2014
Singles from Home for Christmas
  1. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
    Released: 6 December 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
UltimateGuitar.com 7/10 stars[2]
Renowned for Sound 4/5 stars[3]
ABC News Entertainment 1.5/5 stars[4]

Home for Christmas is the fifth studio and second Christmas album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 25 October 2013 in Australia, on 29 October in the United States, and on 25 November 2013 in the United Kingdom. The album is a Christmas holiday album featuring a posthumous duet with Elvis Presley who died in 1977 and two duets with Johnny Mathis and The Overtones. The album also features an original song, "Miracle Hymn", written for Boyle's debut acting role in the film The Christmas Candle.[5]

Background

Boyle was granted permission to use recordings of Elvis Presley from Graceland Estates singing "O Come, All Ye Faithful". The single was released on 6 December 2013 in Ireland and on 8 December in the United Kingdom, as a charity single for Save The Children U.K. and for the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation in the U.S.[6][7][8] It is the second time Boyle has covered "O Come, All Ye Faithful". She first covered the song for her second album, The Gift (2010).

Boyle said, "Christmas is still my favorite time of the year – I have fond memories of family Christmases growing up. I grew up with Elvis playing in my home. My father was a huge fan. This song is for him and his love of Elvis."[9]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (duet with Elvis Presley) Trad/Arrang by Elvis Presley 2:54
2. "The Lord's Prayer"   Albert Hay Malotte 3:45
3. "Little Drummer Boy" (featuring The Overtones) Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis 3:35
4. "I'll Be Home For Christmas"   Buck Ram, Walter Kent, Kim Gannon 3:08
5. "When a Child Is Born" (featuring Johnny Mathis) Zacar, Fred Jay 3:17
6. "The Christmas Song"   Melvin Torme, Robert Wells 2:36
7. "I Believe in Father Christmas"   Serge Prokofiev, Peter Sinfield, Greg Lake 3:29
8. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"   Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin 2:50
9. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"   Trad/Arrang by cliff Materson/Steve Anderson 3:45
10. "The Christmas Waltz"   Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn 2:35
11. "In The Bleak Midwinter"   Trad/Arrang by cliff Materson/Steve Anderson 3:31
12. "Miracle Hymn"   Luke Antencio, Candace Lee 2:57

Charts

Chart (2013−14) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 118
Canadian Albums Chart[13] 17
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14] 32
Greek Albums (IFPI)[15] 64
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 3
Scottish Official Album Chart[18] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 9
US Billboard 200[20] 17
US Billboard Top Holiday Albums[21] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/Shipment
New Zealand (RIANZ)[22] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23][24] Gold 100,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[25] 25 October 2013 CD, digital download Syco Music, Sony Music
United States[26] 29 October 2013 Syco Music, Columbia
United Kingdom[27] 25 November 2013 Syco Music, Sony Music

References

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  7. ↑ http://www.susanboylemusic.com/us/news/item/susans_charity_christmas_single_o_come_all_ye_faithful_is_out_now/
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  16. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 48, 2013". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
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  19. ↑ "Susan Boyle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved December 8, 2013.
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  23. ↑ http://www.bpi.co.uk/searchresult/bpi-sales-awards-launch-automatic-certification.aspx
  24. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/BPIPlatinumGoldSilverCertifiedAwards/posts/482991605154597
  25. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/home-for-christmas/id717419700
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