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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic54/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+ [4]
The Guardian[5]
The New York Times(mixed)[6]
Sputnikmusic[7]

Under the Mistletoe is the first Christmas album and second studio album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It was released on November 1, 2011, by Island Records.

Background

On August 25, 2011, Bieber announced that he would be releasing his first Christmas album and second studio album later in 2011.[8] Manager Scooter Braun and vocal producer Kuk Harrell confirmed a week later that Bieber had collaborated with Sean Kingston and Taylor Swift and had also worked with producers The Messengers.[9] Later that month, it was announced that Boyz II Men, Usher, and The Band Perry were also collaborating with Bieber on the album.[10] On September 30, 2011, Bieber released the official album cover and album name on Facebook.[10] On October 4, 2011, Mariah Carey revealed that she and Bieber recorded her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" as a duet for the new album. Justin's version of the song "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" samples the song I Want You Back by the Jackson 5.[11]

Singles

The album's first single "Mistletoe", was written and produced with The Messengers, and it was released on October 17, 2011.[12]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, shipping 210,000 units during its opening week.[13] Under the Mistletoe is Justin Bieber's third number-one album, third platinum selling album, and it was the first Christmas album by a male artist to debut at number-one.[13] Bieber also became the first solo artist to have three number-one albums before his 18th birthday.[13] For all of 2011, the album totaled 1,245,000 copies in US sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and was the eleventh best-selling album of the year.[14] As of December 2015, the album had sold 1,510,000 copies in the United States.[15] The album also debuted within the top 10 in Spain, Australia, Norway, and the Netherlands.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Only Thing I Ever Get for Christmas"
  • Stewart
  • Pearce
3:12
2."Mistletoe"The Messengers3:02
3."The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (featuring Usher)3:35
4."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
  • Stewart
  • Pearce
3:36
5."Fa La La" (featuring Boyz II Men)
  • Harvey
  • Josh Cross
3:05
6."All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)" (duet with Mariah Carey)
4:00
7."Drummer Boy" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
  • Harrell
  • Sean K
3:45
8."Christmas Eve"
  • Thompson
  • Boogie Wizzard
  • Brown*
3:43
9."All I Want Is You"
  • Bieber
  • Brandon Hamilton
Bieber3:36
10."Home This Christmas" (featuring The Band Perry)
  • Nasri
  • Turpin
3:24
11."Silent Night"Harrell2:49
Total length:37:51
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Christmas Love"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Bieber
The Messengers3:26
13."Fa La La" (A Capella) (featuring Boyz II Men)
  • Shropshire
  • Bieber
  • Harvey
  • Harvey
  • Cross
2:55
14."Pray"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Omar Martinez
  • Bieber
The Messengers3:32
15."Someday at Christmas"
  • Ronald Miller
  • Bryan Wells
Jay Riehl2:53
Total length:50:38
Japanese Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."All I Want Is You" (Acoustic Version)
  • Bieber
  • Brandon Hamilton
Bieber3:38
Total length:3:38
Deluxe Edition DVD Contains Exclusive Content[16]
No.TitleLength
16."In The Studio Making the Album" 
17."Making of the "Mistletoe" Video" 
18."Pray" (Music video) 
Note (*) denotes a co-producer

Charts and certifications

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[31] 3× Platinum 240,000^
Colombia (ASINCOL)[32] Gold 5,000x 
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[33] 2× Platinum 80,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[34] Platinum 20,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[35] Platinum 15,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[36] Platinum+Gold 90,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[37] Gold 15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[38] Gold 0
Sweden (GLF)[39] Gold 20,000
United States (RIAA)[40] Platinum 1,510,000[15]
Venezuela (APFV)[41] Gold 5,000x 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Edition(s)
Indonesia[16] November 8, 2011 CD, DVD Universal Music Standard, deluxe

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