Joy: A Holiday Collection
1999 studio album (Christmas) by Jewel
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Joy: A Holiday Collection is the third studio album and first Christmas album by American singer-songwriter Jewel, released on November 2, 1999, through Atlantic Records.[4][5] The radio-only single, "Joy to the World", was released in November the same year. Described as "an unashamed classicist Christmas album, featuring all of the usual carols delivered with strings and choirs",[1] the album received platinum certifications in December 1999,[6] and has sold 1,121,000 copies as of October 2013.[7]
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999
RecordedJune–September 1999
Studio
Right Track Recording (New York City)
- Sound on Sound (New York City)
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| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | June–September 1999 | |||
| Studio | Right Track Recording (New York City)
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| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 44:31 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | (mixed)[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Joy to the World" | Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts | 3:05 |
| 2. | "O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Silent Night" | Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 3:39 |
| 5. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Ave Maria" | Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 1:53 |
| 9. | "Face of Love" | Jewel | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Medley: Go Tell It on the Mountain/Life Uncommon/From a Distance" | Traditional, Jewel, Julie Gold | 6:31 |
| 11. | "I Wonder as I Wander" | John Jacob Niles | 1:58 |
| 12. | "Gloria" | Jewel | 2:38 |
| 13. | "Hands" (Christmas version) | Jewel, Patrick Leonard | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 44:31 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "Life Uncommon (Live)" |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[8]
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Musicians
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Technical
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Chart performance
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 61 |
| Japanese Albums Chart[10] | 67 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 32 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[12] | 2 |
| US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[13] | 5 |
| Billboard Top Internet Albums[14] | 7 |
End-of-year charts
| Chart (2000) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200[15] | 173 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum | 1,121,000[7] |