Christmas (Kimberley Locke album)
Christmas, a 2007 collection of Christmas songs, is the third studio album by American recording artist Kimberley Locke. The album was only released digitally.
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| Released | November 6, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–07 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Length | 34:36 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Mike Curb, Michael Lloyd, Mark Feist, Damon Sharpe | |||
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Background
After Locke saw her first holiday single, "Up On the House Top", sit at the top of Billboard magazine's Adult Contemporary chart for 4 weeks in 2005, a full holiday album was planned for release during the 2006 holiday season. With the delay of her second studio album Based on a True Story, the label decided to delay plans on the holiday album as well until the 2007 season. Instead, only "Jingle Bells" was released as a single, which again brought Locke's name to the top of the Billboard AC chart.
Along with the release of the album, a third holiday single, "Frosty the Snowman", was sent to radio, and once again brought Locke's name to the top of the AC chart. The album's final single, "We Need a Little Christmas", failed to make the impression the other single had, peaking at number 19.
The album sold 3,000 copies as of December 31, 2008.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "We Need a Little Christmas" | Jerry Herman | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Frosty the Snowman" | Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson | 2:21 |
| 3. | "Merry Christmas Darling" | Frank Pooler, Richard Carpenter | 3:09 |
| 4. | "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" | Irving Berlin | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Up On the Housetop" | Benjamin Hanby | 2:19 |
| 6. | "Away in a Manger" | James R. Murray | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Last Christmas" | George Michael | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Jingle Bells" | James Lord Pierpont | 2:53 |
| 9. | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | 2:25 |
| 10. | "Mary, Did You Know?" | Mark Lowry, Buddy Greene | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Ave Maria" | Traditional | 3:55 |
Charts
Singles
| Charting Year |
Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 2005 | "Up On the House Top" | U.S. Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| U.S. Adult Contemporary Recurrents | 15 | ||
| Top AC Singles of 2006 | 36 | ||
| 2006 | "Jingle Bells" | U.S. Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 2007 | "Frosty the Snowman" | U.S. Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| Canadian Adult Contemporary | 40 | ||
| Top AC Singles of 2008 | 46 | ||
| 2008 | "We Need a Little Christmas" | U.S. Adult Contemporary | 19 |