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2016 studio album by Pentatonix
A Pentatonix Christmas
Released October 21, 2016 (Standard edition) October 20, 2017 (Deluxe edition) Recorded 2016
Genre Length 34 :22
Label
RCA
Producer
Alex Green
Andrew Kesler
Ben Bram
PTX
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] The deluxe edition of the album dropped from number 6 to 200 on the Billboard 200 in 2018, the greatest drop for an album that still remained on the chart, in Billboard history.
[4] The album also, with a guest appearance by The Manhattan Transfer, marked the first recording by the fourth iteration of the group, as this was Trist Curless' first participation with the group in a recording since the death of
Tim Hauser , whom Curless officially replaced in 2014.
As of November 2017, 938,000 units of A Pentatonix Christmas have been sold in the US
[5] and 1,400,000 units worldwide.
[6] A deluxe edition was released on October 20, 2017, almost a year after the original's release. The deluxe edition additionally marks the first appearance of replacement bass
Matt Sallee and the second to last appearance of Avi Kaplan.
[7]
Track listing
A Pentatonix Christmas – Standard edition Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 1. "
O Come, All Ye Faithful " Traditional Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado 3:35 2. "
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen " Traditional Grassi, Maldonado 2:29 3. "
White Christmas " (featuring
The Manhattan Transfer )
Irving Berlin , arr. by
Jacob Collier 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, Kaplan, Maldonado, Grassi 4:29 9. "
Coldest Winter " Maldonado, Grassi 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 – featured artist
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
Deluxe edition
Matt Sallee - vocal bass, bass backing vocals
Reno Selmser - vocal bass, bass backing vocals (on "Let It Snow")
[11]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
‹See Tfd›
‹See Tfd›
See also
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