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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
Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 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 3:19 4. "I'll Be Home for Christmas " Hoying, Grassi, Maldonado, Kaplan 3:27 5. "Up on the Housetop " Benjamin Hanby Hoying, Maldonado, Grassi 2:15 6. "The Christmas Sing-Along" Hoying 3:16 7. "Coventry Carol " Traditional Avi Kaplan 3:02 8. "Hallelujah " Leonard Cohen Hoying, Maldonado, Grassi, Kaplan 4:29 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]
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
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 .
^ a b Caulfield, Keith (December 26, 2016). "Pentatonix's 'Christmas' Album Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
^ 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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^ "Weekly Top 20 – Five Music Chart 2016/10/28 – 2016/11/3" (in Chinese). Five Music. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 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.
^ "Pentatonix's 'Christmas' Album Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
^ "Pentatonix Chart History (Holiday Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 31, 2016.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016" . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved January 6, 2017 .
^ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 – Album-Charts 2016" . oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved December 9, 2016 .
^ "Austrian album certifications – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" . Music Canada . Retrieved January 9, 2017 .
^ "American album certifications – Pentatonix – A Pentatonix Christmas" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 9, 2017 .
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