A Pentatonix Christmas
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| A Pentatonix Christmas | ||||
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| Released | October 21, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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| Length | 34:22 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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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 following 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 fell from number 6 to 200 on the Billboard 200 in 2018, the greatest drop for an album within 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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 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: | 34:26 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Deck the Halls" (This arrangement contains elements of Angels We Have Heard on High) | Traditional | 2:46 |
| 13. | "How Great Thou Art" (featuring Jennifer Hudson) | Traditional | 4:08 |
| 14. | "Away in a Manger" | Traditional | 3:04 |
| 15. | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | 2:00 | |
| 16. | "Hallelujah" (featuring The String Mob) | Leonard Cohen | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 51:00 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[1]
Pentatonix
- Scott Hoying – baritone lead, backing vocals, co-vocal bass on "Hallelujah”
- Mitch Grassi – tenor lead and backing vocals[10]
- Kirstin Maldonado – alto lead and backing vocals
- Avi Kaplan – vocal bass, bass lead and backing vocals
- Kevin "K.O." Olusola – vocal percussion, beatboxing, tenor backing vocals, vocal flugelhorn on "Good To Be Bad", lead vocals on "Away in a Manger"
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]
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