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A Pentatonix Christmas is the fifth 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 three with 52,000 albums sold in its first week,[2] and later peaked at number one, selling 206,000 units in its best week.[3] A Pentatonix Christmas marks as their second number one album on the Billboard 200 after Pentatonix.[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]

As of January 2017, 904,000 units of A Pentatonix Christmas have been sold in the US.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."O Come, All Ye Faithful"TraditionalHoying, Mitch Grassi3:35
2."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"TraditionalGrassi, Maldonado2:29
3."White Christmas" (featuring The Manhattan Transfer)Irving BerlinAvi Kaplan, Hoying, The Manhattan Transfer3:19
4."I'll Be Home for Christmas"
Hoying, Grassi, Maldonado, Kaplan3:27
5."Up on the Housetop"Benjamin HanbyHoying, Maldonado, Grassi2:15
6."The Christmas Sing-Along"
Hoying3:16
7."Coventry Carol"TraditionalAvi Kaplan3:02
8."Hallelujah"Leonard CohenHoying, Maldonado, Grassi, Kaplan4:29
9."Coldest Winter"
Grassi, Maldonado2:28
10."Good to Be Bad"
Maldonado2:07
11."Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"
Hoying3:57
Total length:34:22

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[1]

Pentatonix

Additional personnel

  • The Manhattan Transfer – choir/chorus
  • Kala Batch – choir/chorus
  • Ed Boyer – mixing
  • Ben Bram – arranger, engineer, production
  • Jacob Collier – contractor, arranger
  • Jessi Collins – choir/chorus
  • Tim Davis – contractor, engineer
  • Luke Edgemon – choir/chorus
  • Anthony Evans – choir/chorus
  • Alex Green – production
  • Missi Hale – choir/chorus
  • Bill Hare – mastering
  • Andrew Kesler – production
  • Keri Larson – choir/chorus
  • David Laucks – choir/chorus
  • Shang-Po Lin – engineering
  • Toby Lin – engineering assistance
  • Keith Noftary – A&R
  • Tiffany Palmer – choir/chorus
  • Brandon Winbush – choir/chorus
  • Mick Wordley – engineering

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[33] Gold 7,500*
Canada (Music Canada)[34] Platinum 80,000^
United States (RIAA)[35] Platinum 904,000[4]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  4. ^ a b Caulfied, Keith (January 5, 2017). "Drake's 'Views' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2016 in the U.S." Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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  30. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
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  34. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas". Music Canada. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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