ReJoyce: The Christmas Album

Rejoyce: The Christmas Album
Studio album by Jessica Simpson
Released	November 23, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop, holiday
Length	38:53
Label	Columbia
Producer	billymann, Chris Rojas
Jessica Simpson chronology
In This Skin (2003) Rejoyce: The Christmas Album (2004) A Public Affair (2006)

Rejoyce: The Christmas Album is the fourth studio album by American pop singer Jessica Simpson. It was released on November 23, 2004. It includes a duet with her sister, Ashlee Simpson, on the song "Little Drummer Boy". Additionally, it also includes a duet with Nick Lachey, Simpson's husband at the time, on "Baby, It's Cold Outside". The cover of Amy Grant's "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" is notable, as Simpson has said that Amy Grant is one of her favorite recording artists and her role model. Rejoyce was certified gold by the RIAA in January 2005. Its singles are "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" and "What Christmas Means To Me" (although no accompanying video was produced); the song "O Holy Night has a video.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"	Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	billymann	2:01
2.	"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"	Mel Tormé, Bob Wells	billymann	4:02
3.	"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (duet with Nick Lachey)	Frank Loesser	billymann	2:47
4.	"O Holy Night"	Adolphe Adam	billymann	4:10
5.	"The Little Drummer Boy" (duet with Ashlee Simpson)	Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone	billymann	3:39
6.	"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"	Tommie Connor	billymann	3:07
7.	"What Child Is This"	Traditional	billymann	3:55
8.	"What Christmas Means to Me"	George Gordy, Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye	billymann	3:00
9.	"Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)"	Chris Eaton, Amy Grant	billymann, Chris Rojas (add.)	5:38
10.	"It's Christmas Time Again"	billymann, Lachey, Rojas, Jessica Simpson	billymann	3:12
11.	"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (featuring Tye Tribbett and GA)	Felix Mendelssohn	billymann	3:12

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		Billboard AC
2004	"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"	20
	"What Christmas Means to Me"	8

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #16 with sales of 152,000 copies sold in its first week. The album later made a peak at #14. As of February 23, 2009, the album has sold a total of 669,000 copies in the U.S and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. The album has sold 1 million copies worldwide.

Chart (2004–2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	14

Personnel

• Jessica Simpson - vocals
• billymann - acoustic guitar, flute, guitar, background vocals, nylon string guitar
• Great Anointing - choir, chorus
• Gary Haase - bass, horn, string bass
• Nick Lachey - vocals
• Larry Loftin - background vocals
• Dave Mann - flute, horn, saxophone
• Jennifer Paige - background vocals
• Paul Pimsler - guitar
• Christopher Rojas - violin, electric guitar, keyboard
• Ashlee Simpson - vocals
• Pete Wallace - piano, Hammond organ
• George Whitty - horn
• Buddy Williams - drums

Production

• Producers: billymann, Christopher Rojas, Pete Wallace
• Engineers: billymann, Gary Haase, Christopher Rojas, Pete Wallace
• Assistant engineer: Doug Tyo
• Mixing: Andy Zulla
• Mastering: Tom Coyne
• A&R: Theresa LaBarbera Whites
• production coordination: Lana Israel
• production assistant: Nikki Klarberg
• Programming: Christopher Rojas, Pete Wallace
• Drum programming: Christopher Rojas, Pete Wallace
• Vocal engineer: Doug Tyo
• Arrangers: billymann, Nick Lachey, Christopher Rojas, Jessica Simpson, Pete Wallace
• Horn arrangements: Gary Haase
• String arrangements: Christopher Rojas
• Vocal arrangement: billymann, Tye Tribett
• Woodwind arrangement: Gary Haase
• Art direction: Mary Maurer
• Photography: Gilles Bensimon