The Christmas Collection (Il Divo album)

The Christmas Collection is the studio album by the classical crossover vocal group Il Divo. The album is a collection of Christmas or holiday-inspired songs. It was released on October 25, 2005 in seven countries: the United States, Canada, Austria, Slovenia, Netherlands, Sweden and Finland.

This article is about the album by pop group Il Divo. For the album by Amy Grant, see The Christmas Collection (Amy Grant album).
The Christmas Collection
Studio album by
Il Divo
ReleasedOctober 25, 2005
Genreclassical crossover
LabelSyco, Columbia
Il Divo chronology
Il Divo
(2004)		 The Christmas Collection
(2005)		 Ancora
(2005)

The Christmas Collection was also the best-selling holiday album of 2005 in the United States according to sales figures from Nielsen/SoundScan, with total sales of 544,000 copies that year.[1]

On January 8, 2007, The Christmas Collection was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the U.S.[2]

Track listing
  1. "O Holy Night"
  2. "White Christmas"
  3. "Ave Maria"
  4. "When a Child Is Born"
  5. "Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)"
  6. "Over the Rainbow"
  7. "Panis Angelicus"
  8. "Rejoice"
  9. "Silent Night"
  10. "The Lord's Prayer"

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[3] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[4] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  2. "RIAA Searchable Database - Gold & Platinum Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  3. "Canadian album certifications – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Il Divo; 'The Christmas Collection')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. "British album certifications – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Christmas Collection in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. "American album certifications – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 October 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 


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