Carols (song)

"Carols"
Song

"Carols" is the thirty-fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on September 29, 2004. It became her 21st single to claim the #1 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold over 300,000 copies to date. Carols is to date the only Ayumi Hamasaki single to be released on the DVD-Audio and SACD formats. It was the last single to be released from the album My Story.

Track listing

1. Carols – 5:30
2. Carols "Criminal Tribal Mix" – 6:45
3. Carols "Hammond B-3 Whisper" – 5:47
4. Carols "Original Mix ~instrumental~" – 5:30

DVD

1. Carols (PV)

Live performances

• September 24, 2004 – PopJam
• September 24, 2004 – Music Station
• September 26, 2004 – CDTV
• September 30, 2004 – AX Music
• October 8, 2004 – Music Station
• October 18, 2004 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
• December 15, 2004 – Best Artist
• December 24, 2004 – Music Station

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First Week Sales	Sales total	Chart run
29 September 2005	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	#1
29 September 2005	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	#1	177,778	309,128	14 weeks
29 September 2005	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	#20

External links

• "Carols" information at Avex Network.
• "Carols" CD+DVD information at Avex Network.
• "Carols" information at Oricon.