It Must Be Christmas
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| It Must Be Christmas | ||||
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| Released | October 14, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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| Length | 34:00 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
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It Must Be Christmas is the sixth studio album and first Christmas album by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released on October 14, 2016, by RCA Records Nashville.[1] Young co-wrote two of the album's ten tracks. The album features collaborations with Boyz II Men, Brad Paisley and Alan Jackson.
Commercial
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album three stars out of five. "[It] does everything a modern mainstream holiday album should do," writes Erlewine, "it plays upon memories of Christmas while appealing to the moment at hand." He added that the original songs "feel like radio tunes" rather than seasonal material.[1] Chuck Dauphin of country music blog Sounds Like Nashville wrote a positive review in which he praised Young's "classic approach" to the holiday fare. "Whether it be a "New" classic or an evergreen one," he writes, "Young hits all the right notes on the album."[2]
Upon release, It Must Be Christmas debuted in the top five of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at number four and also topped the Holiday Albums chart. The album has sold 74,100 copies in the US as of November 2017.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Christmas Song" | 3:34 | |
| 2. | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | 2:42 | |
| 3. | "Under the Weather" |
| 3:06 |
| 4. | "There's a New Kid in Town" (featuring Alan Jackson) | 4:09 | |
| 5. | "Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 3:25 | |
| 7. | "The First Noel" (featuring Brad Paisley) |
| 3:35 |
| 8. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 3:37 | |
| 9. | "Silent Night" (featuring Boyz II Men) | 4:03 | |
| 10. | "It Must Be Christmas" |
| 3:31 |
| Total length: | 34:00 | ||
