It's Christmas Time (Judith Durham album)

It's Christmas Time
It's Christmas Time
Studio album by Judith Durham
Released	8 November 2013
Recorded	1968, 2013
Genre	Easy listening, Christmas music
Label	Decca, Universal
Judith Durham chronology

It's Christmas Time is a 2013 Christmas album by Australian recording artist Judith Durham. The album was released in November 2013.

Tracks 5-9 and 11-16 were lifted from her 1968 album, For Christmas With Love. "It's Christmas Time" is a new composition written by Durham. It was her last studio album.

Reception

Paul Barber from The Music AU gave the album 3 out of 5 saying; "Unfortunately for baby boomers Judith Durham's It's Christmas Time offers nothing particularly new this Festivus. The newer tracks here are pretty good, like "Hark The Herald Angels Sing", "O Happy Day" and the mariachi-flavoured album highlight, "Bambino". But 13 of the 17 tracks come off Durham's 1968 post-Seekers album, For Christmas With Love, although fortunately, her youthful voice smashes out these Chrissy favourites, especially a sensational version of "Amazing Grace".^[1]

Track listing

"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" - 2:51
"Bambino" - 3:41
"O Happy Day" - 4:33
"It's Christmas Time" - 2:45
"White Christmas" - 2:42
"Mary's Boy Child" - 2:54
"Go Tell It On a Mountain" - 1:54
"Lullaby For Christmas Eve" - 2:26
"The Lord's Prayer" - 2:11
"Amazing Grace" - 3:36
"My Faith" - 2:35
"Come On Children Let's Sing" - 2:08
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" - 2:27
"Just a Closer Walk With Thee" - 2:40
"Silent Night" - 2:04
"Joy to the World" - 1:53
"Somewhere a Child is Sleeping" - 4:29

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak Position
Australian (ARIA) Jazz and Blues Chart	9 ^[2]

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA)^[3]	41

References

^ "Judith Durham it's Christmas Time by Paul Barbieri". The Music AU. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ "ARIA Report Issue 1241" (PDF). 9 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ "ARIA Top Jazz and Blues Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[1] "Judith Durham it's Christmas Time by Paul Barbieri". The Music AU. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[2] "ARIA Report Issue 1241" (PDF). 9 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[3] "ARIA Top Jazz and Blues Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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Discography
Studio albums	For Christmas with Love (1968) Gift of Song (1970) Climb Ev'ry Mountain (1971) Judith Durham and The Hottest Band in Town (1974) Judith Durham and The Hottest Band in Town Volume 2 (1974) Let Me Find Love (1994) Mona Lisas (1996) Future Road (1997) The Australian Cities Suite (2008) Up Close and Personal (2009) Epiphany (2011) It's Christmas Time (2013)
Live albums	The Hot Jazz Duo (1979) 25 Year Reunion Celebration (1993) 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular (1999) Live in Concert (2002) Live in London (2014)
Compilation albums	Australia's Own Judith Durham (1971) Here Am I (1972) The Silver Jubilee Album (1993) A Carnival of Hits (1994) Colours of My Life (2011) The Platinum Album (2013) So Much More (2018)
Notable singles	"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" "A World of Our Own" (with The Seekers) "Georgy Girl (with The Seekers) "I Am Australian" (with Russell Hitchcock and Mandawuy Yunupingu) "Yil Lull" (as Singers for the Red Black & Gold) "Advance Australia Fair"
Honours and Awards	Australian of the Year (1967) Medal of the Order of Australia (1995) ARIA Hall of Fame (1995) Centenary Medal (2001) Officer of the Order of Australia (2014) Victorian of the Year (2014)
Related articles	The Seekers