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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Peoplemixed[3]
Rolling Stoneunfavorable[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Slant Magazine[6]

8 Days of Christmas is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on October 30, 2001 by Columbia Records.

Background

The album contains nine tracks featuring traditional Christmas songs and three original songs. Most of them are re-arranged with up-tempo beats in a contemporary R&B style. The album was recorded in Summer 2001 in the United States, but Kelly Rowland stated during the "8 Days of Christmas" video premiere on BET's 106 & Park in Fall 2001 that parts of the album were also recorded in Japan during Destiny's Child's overseas promo tour. In the same interview, Beyoncé Knowles revealed, "Actually we wrote the song two years ago, when we went in the studio to do some Christmas something. That's what started the idea of doing a Christmas album."[7] The song "8 Days of Christmas" first appeared on the double-disc reissue of The Writing's on the Wall in November 2000.

Reception

8 Days of Christmas debuted at number fifty-nine on the US Billboard 200.[8] Five weeks later, it eventually peaked at number thirty-four.[9][10] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 3, 2001, denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.[11]

Track listing

  • Credits adapted from AllMusic.[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."8 Days of Christmas"Beyoncé Knowles, Errol McCalla Jr.3:31
2."Winter Paradise"Knowles, Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore3:36
3."A 'DC' Christmas Medley"Johnny Marks, Steve Nelson, Traditional3:59
4."Silent Night" (featuring Beyoncé)Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr3:41
5."Little Drummer Boy" (featuring Solange)Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone3:36
6."Do You Hear What I Hear" (featuring Kelly Rowland)Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne3:47
7."White Christmas"Irving Berlin1:42
8."Platinum Bells"Ray Evans, Jay Livingston1:26
9."O' Holy Night" (featuring Michelle Williams)Adolphe Adam4:24
10."Spread a Little Love on Christmas Day"Bernard Edwards, Jr, Knowles3:41
11."This Christmas"Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor3:38
12."Opera of the Bells"Mykola Leontovych, Peter J. Wilhousky, arranged by Knowles4:34
International edition COL 504170 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."The Proud Family" (by Solange featuring Destiny's Child)Kurt Farquhar, Gerald Harbour2:17
2004 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Home for the Holidays"B. Knowles, S. Knowles, Eddie Smith III, Jesse J. Rankins, Jonathan D. Wells3:10
14."Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"Marks2:31
15."The Proud Family" (by Solange featuring Destiny's Child)Farquhar, Harbour2:17
16."Emotion (with strings)"Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb4:22
DualDisc edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."8 Days of Christmas" (music video) 
2."Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (music video) 
3."8 Days of Christmas" (live performance) 
4."Behind the scenes holiday visit at the Ronald McDonald House" 
5."Coming Soon: Live DVD trailer" 
6."All 12 songs in enhanced PCM Stereo" 
Notes

Charts

Chart (2001–02) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 65
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[14] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 60
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 24
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 134
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 80
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 117
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[21] 19
US Billboard 200[10] 34
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 27
US Holiday Albums (Billboard)[23] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format
United States October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30) CD
Australia November 11, 2001 (2001-11-11)
Europe[24] November 12, 2001 (2001-11-12)
United States October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18) DualDisc

References

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "8 Days of Christmas - Destiny's Child". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Willman, Chris (November 30, 2001). "Music reviews on MTV TRL Christmas; 8 Days of Christmas; Barbra Streisand's Christmas Memories; NOW That's What I Call Christmas!; Toni Braxton's Snowflakes; They Might Be Giants' Holidayland; A Very Special Christmas 5; Swingin' Christmas; and Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas Extraordinaire". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 17, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Chuck Arnold, Sona Charaipotra, Kyle Smith (December 10, 2001). "Picks and Pans Review: 8 Days of Christmas". People. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Tracy E. (December 11, 2001). "Destiny's Child: 8 Days of Christmas : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved June 17, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "The Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone: 232. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  6. ^ Sal Cinquemani (November 11, 2001). "Destiny's Child: 8 Days of Christmas". Slant Magazine.
  7. ^ "Keyta's Vibe - DESTINY'S CHILD". Freewebs.com. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  8. ^ Martens, Todd (November 8, 2001). "Jackson Leads Eight Top-20 Debuts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of December 22, 2001". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Destiny's Child Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  11. ^ a b "American album certifications – Destiny's Child – 8 Days of Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. December 3, 2001.
  12. ^ "8 Days of Christmas - Destiny's Child : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  13. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 31st December 2001" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 6. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  14. ^ "ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 31st December 2001" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 14. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Destiny's Child – 8 Days Of Christmas" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Destiny's Child – 8 Days Of Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – Destiny's Child – 8 Days Of Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  18. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Destiny's Child – 8 Days Of Christmas". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  19. ^ デスティニーズ・チャイルドのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Chart Log UK: Asher D – Dyverse". Zobbel. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  21. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  22. ^ "Destiny's Child Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  23. ^ "Destiny's Child – Chart history: Holiday Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  24. ^ "8 Days of Christmas: Destiny's Child: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
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