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Christmas Song Book
Studio album by
Mina
Released19 November 2013 (2013-11-19)
Recorded2010–2013
StudioStudi PDU, Lugano
Genre
Length37:47
Label GSU
Producer
Mina chronology
12 (American Song Book)
(2012) 		Christmas Song Book
(2013) 		Selfie
(2014)

Christmas Song Book is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 19 November 2013 by GSU. [2]

Overview

In the album, Mina covers twelve Christmas songs, written between 1818 ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", original version of " Silent Night") and 1973 ("Old Fashion Christmas"). Among the others, she sings four Bing Crosby hits (" The Secret of Christmas", " I'll Be Home for Christmas", "How Lovely Is Christmas" and " White Christmas"). The song " Baby, It's Cold Outside", always performed in a duo, has been recorded with Italian comedian and TV presenter Fiorello. [3]

Two songs were previously released: " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (for the 2012 album, 12 (American Song Book)) and " Silent Night" (for the 2010 movie, The Santa Claus Gang by Italian comedians Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and published in the EP Piccola strenna). [4]

During the design of the album, drawings in the style of " Disney" were used, [5] specially painted by Giorgio Cavazzano, Mina herself appeared in the image of Mina Duck; [6] previously, a similar design was used for the 1998 album Mina Celentano. The album was released in three versions: [7]

  • CD with a book containing 18 pages of illustrations, song descriptions and a letter from Mina to the listeners.
  • CD with a book containing 248 pages of classic Disney Christmas stories.
  • LP (limited edition), including, in addition to a color vinyl record, 12 illustrations by Cavazzano in large format.

The album reached number 6 on the Italian Albums chart [8] and was certified platinum by Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Old Fashion Christmas"
5:59
2." The Secret of Christmas"
4:51
3." Baby, It's Cold Outside" Frank Loesser2:25
4." I'll Be Home for Christmas"
3:22
5." Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
3:59
6." Jingle Bell Rock"
1:19
7." Silent Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)"
3:06
8." Let It Snow"
2:48
9."How Lovely Is Christmas"
1:59
10."Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney"
  • Billy Moore Jr.
  • William D. Hardy
2:48
11." It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
2:25
12." White Christmas" Irving Berlin2:36
Total length:37:47

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Christmas Song Book
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy ( FIMI) [9] Platinum 50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Mina (2013). Christmas Song Book (liner notes) (in Italian). Italy: GSU. 95453328-9. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Disco di Mina con le più belle canzoni di Natale". La Provincia (in Italian). 23 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Mina's Latest Christmas Songs Album Is Out". Italy Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ Zanetti, Franco (2013). "Christmas Song. Mina Book" (in Italian). Mina Fan Club. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ "√ Mina - Christmas Song Book - la recensione di Rockol.it". Rockol (in Italian). 23 December 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ^ Fazzito, Luisa (18 November 2013). "Mina e Fiorello in duetto per "Mina Christmas Song Book"". Melodi Camente (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. ^ ""Christmas Song Book" è il nuovo album natalizio di Mina: le tracce". Nuove Canzoni (in Italian). 18 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Italiancharts.com – Mina – Christmas Song Book". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Italian album certifications – Mina – Christmas Song Book" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Classifica annuale 2013 (dal 31.12.2012 al 29.12.2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

External links

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