A Pentatonix Christmas
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A Pentatonix Christmas is the fourth studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix. It is also their second full-length holiday album since That's Christmas to Me in 2014. Featuring two new original songs, "Good to Be Bad" and "The Christmas Sing-Along",[1] A Pentatonix Christmas debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 3 with 52,000 albums sold in its first week,[2] and later peaked at number 2.[3] The album also debuted atop the Billboard Holiday Albums chart, their second number one on that chart after That's Christmas to Me.[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "O Come, All Ye Faithful" | Traditional | Hoying, Mitch Grassi | 3:35 |
2. | "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" | Traditional | Grassi, Maldonado | 2:29 |
3. | "White Christmas" (featuring The Manhattan Transfer) | Irving Berlin | Avi Kaplan, Hoying, The Manhattan Transfer | 3:18 |
4. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Hoying, Grassi, Maldonado, Kaplan | 3:27 | |
5. | "Up on the Housetop" | Benjamin Hanby | Hoying, Maldonado, Grassi | 2:16 |
6. | "The Christmas Sing-Along" |
| Hoying | 3:16 |
7. | "Coventry Carol" | Traditional | Avi Kaplan | 3:02 |
8. | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | Hoying, Maldonado, Grassi, Kaplan | 4:28 |
9. | "Coldest Winter" | Grassi, Maldonado | 2:28 | |
10. | "Good to Be Bad" |
| Maldonado | 2:07 |
11. | "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" | Hoying | 3:57 | |
Total length: | 34:22 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[1]
- Scott Hoying – baritone lead and backing vocals
- Mitch Grassi - tenor lead and backing vocals[4]
- Kirstin Maldonado – mezzo-soprano lead and backing vocals
- Avi Kaplan – vocal bass, bass lead and backing vocals
- Kevin "K.O." Olusola – vocal percussion, beatboxing, tenor backing vocals
Additional personnel
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Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 16 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 9 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 18 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 40 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[10] | 26 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 19 |
French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 147 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 37 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] | 32 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] | 29 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] | 23 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] | 19 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] | 57 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] | 100 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 47 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 23 |
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[22] | 16 |
UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 73 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[24] | 36 |
US Billboard 200[25] | 2 |
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[26] | 1 |
References
- ^ a b c Monger, James Christoper. "A Pentatonix Christmas – Pentatonix : Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (October 30, 2016). "Seven Albums Debut in Top 10 of Billboard 200 Chart, Led by Lady Gaga, Michael Buble & Pentatonix". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 21, 2016). "Leonard Cohen Remembered on Billboard 200, Sting Debuts in Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ Jones, Darianna. "Bold & Sugar Interviews Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix: "Don't Be Afraid to Be Different"". BoldAndSugar.com. Bold and Sugar. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Pentatonix Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "Hitlisten.NU - Album Top-40 Uge 43, 2016". Hitlisten. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 44, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2016. 43. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 48 (dal 2016-11-25 al 2016-12-01)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 48, 2016". VG-lista. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 46: del 11.11.2016 al 17.11.2016" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Weekly Top 20 – Five Music Chart 2016/10/28 - 2016/11/3" (in Chinese). Five Music. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Pentatonix | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Leonard Cohen Remembered on Billboard 200, Sting Debuts in Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "Pentatonix Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2016.