Christmas Is Here!

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.[1][2]

Christmas Is Here!
Studio album by Pentatonix
Released	October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)
Recorded	2018
Genre	A cappella, Christmas music
Length	32:40
Label	RCA
Producer	Scott Hoying Mitch Grassi Kirstie Maldonado Matt Sallee Kevin Olusola Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell Martin Johnson Ed Boyer Drew Pearson Ben Bram
Pentatonix chronology
PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I (2018) Christmas Is Here! (2018) The Best of Pentatonix Christmas (2019)

It was released on RCA Records, and the first single is a cover of "Making Christmas" from The Nightmare Before Christmas.[1] Pentatonix has promoted the album through a tour of the same name, which started in November 2018 at The Theatre at Grand Prairie.[3]

Reception

Chuck Campbell of the Knoxville News Sentinel rated the album four out of five stars.[4]

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, Information is taken from the album's Liner Notes[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"What Christmas Means to Me"	Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy	Scott Hoying, Kirstie 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 Wilson	Maldonado, Hoying, Grassi	2:23
4.	"Grown-Up Christmas List" (featuring Kelly Clarkson; Amy Grant cover[lower-alpha 1])	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, Maldonado	3:22
7.	"When You Believe" (featuring Maren Morris; from The Prince of Egypt)	Stephen L. Schwartz, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Morris, Hoying[6][7]	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[8]	2:36
10.	"Making Christmas" (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)	Danny Elfman	Hoying, Maldonado, Grassi[9]	2:12
11.	"Where Are You, Christmas?" (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas)	Mariah Carey, James Horner, Will Jennings	Maldonado,[10] Grassi, Hoying[11]	3:30
12.	"Jingle Bells" (with Orchestra; Barbra Streisand cover[lower-alpha 2])	James S. Pierpont Adapted by Pentatonix & Ben Bram	Maldonado, Grassi[13]	1:55
Total length:				32:40

1. The song was originally performed by composer Foster, but was popularized by Grant, who added a new verse she wrote for her cover. The Pentatonix version is a cover of Grant's, featuring her additional verse.[6]
2. While the song is a traditional Christmas Carol, the Pentatonix version is based on the Barbra Streisand recording, which was arranged by Jack Gold and Marty Paich[12]

Track listing adapted from Billboard[14] and iTunes.[15]

Personnel

Unless otherwise noted, Information is taken from the album's Liner Notes[5]
Pentatonix

• Scott Hoying – producer, baritone lead and backing vocals
• Mitch Grassi – producer, tenor lead and backing vocals
• Kirstie Maldonado – producer, mezzo-soprano 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

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 100 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 27 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 139 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 18 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 119 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 94 US Billboard 200[22] 7 US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[23] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200[24] 176

See also

• List of Billboard number-one holiday albums of the 2010s

References

1. "Pentatonix Announces Fourth Holiday Album 'Christmas Is Here!' & Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
2. Schilz, Libby. "Pentatonix's new Christmas album puts twists on traditional carols". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
3. "It's still September, but it's starting to look like Christmas for Pentatonix fans". The Star-Telegram. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
4. "Pentatonix's Christmas album is reliable as Santa; McBride also feels the holiday spirit". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
5. Pentatonix. “Christmas Is Here” (Album Notes). RCA Records. 2018.
6. Despres, Tricia (26 October 2018). "Maren Morris Joins Pentatonix for...'When You Believe'". Taste of Country.
7. Pentatonix with Maren Morris (11 December 2018). "When You Believe". YouTube: PTX-Official.
8. Pentatonix (25 December 2018). "Here Comes Santa Claus - Christmas in Rockefeller Center...2018". YouTube: Clark Destry.
9. Pentatonix (5 October 2018). "Official Video: Making Christmas". YouTube: PTX-Official.
10. Rodgers, Arleigh (5 November 2018). "Review: A Capella Pop Adds Cheer to Christmas Carols". The Ithacan.
11. Pentatonix (6 December 2018). "Official Video: Where Are You, Christmas?". YouTube: PTX-Official.
12. Jack Gold & Marty Paich (16 August 2018). "Jingle Bells - Score & Sound". YouTube: Alfred Music Choral.
13. Pentatonix (6 December 2017). "Jingle Bells Cover (Official Video)". YouTube: Johnson Art Production Studios.
14. "Pentatonix's Latest Holiday Album 'Christmas Is Here!' Has Arrived: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
15. "Christmas Is Here! by Pentatonix on iTunes". iTunes (US). Retrieved 2018-11-07.
16. "ARIA Chart Watch #502". auspOp. December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
17. "Austriancharts.at – Pentatonix – Christmas Is Here!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
18. "Ultratop.be – Pentatonix – Christmas Is Here!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
19. "Pentatonix Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
20. "Dutchcharts.nl – Pentatonix – Christmas Is Here!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
21. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2016-12-05" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
22. "Travis Scott's 'Astroworld' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, 6ix9ine's 'Dummy Boy' Debuts at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
23. "Pentatonix Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
24. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2020.