The Christmas Album (Human Nature album)

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The Christmas Album
Human Nature - The Christmas Album cover art.jpg
Studio album by Human Nature
Released 8 November 2013
Genre Christmas
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Producer Harvey Mason Jr. / Damon Thomas
Human Nature chronology
The Essential Human Nature
(2010)The Essential Human Nature2010		 The Christmas Album
(2013)		 Jukebox
(2014)Jukebox2014

The Christmas Album is the eleventh studio and first Christmas album by Australian pop vocal group Human Nature, released in November 2013.

The album was re-released with four additional tracks in November 2015.[1]

Background

The album was recorded in Los Angeles and Las Vegas[2] and features cover version of successful Christmas songs such as "White Christmas", "Winter Wonderland" and a medley consisting of "Silent Night" mixed with "O Holy Night". The Christmas Album includes two duets; one with Australian singer Jessica Mauboy and the other with Smokey Robinson.[3] The album was supported by a national tour in December 2013, accompanied by a 16-piece band.[4]

Music videos

Human Nature released 6 music videos via their Vevo account throughout November and December 2013. "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" featuring Delta Goodrem was released in November 2015, to support the deluxe edition of the album.[5]

Year Date Title
2013 19 November "Christmas Baby Please Come Home"[6]
21 November "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"[7]
28 November "Winter Wonderland"[8]
1 December "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[9]
3 December "Silent Night"[10]
5 December "White Christmas"[11]
2015 12 November "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"[12]

Critical reception

Andrew Le of Renowned for Sound gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that the tone is generally upbeat and "soulful vocals with retro touches and rich, heavenly harmonies are what Human Nature do best".[13]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "White Christmas"   Irving Berlin 2:53
2. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"   Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector 3:00
3. "Sleigh Ride"   Leroy Anderson 3:00
4. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"   Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane 3:27
5. "Winter Wonderland"   Felix Bernard / Richard B. Smith 3:03
6. "Please Come Home for Christmas"   Charles Brown / Gene Redd 2:49
7. "Silent Night / O Holy Night"   Franz Xaver Gruber / Joseph Mohr / John Freeman Young / Adolphe Adam 4:30
8. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"   Johnny Marks 2:19
9. "Christmas Without You"   Andrew Tierney / Damon Thomas / Harvey Mason, Jr. / Kenneth Crouch 2:55
10. "Give Love on Christmas Day"   Berry Gordy / Alphonzo Mizell / Christine Perren / Freddie Perren / Deke Richards 3:27
11. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"   John Frederick Coots / Haven Gillespie 3:25
12. "This Christmas"   Nadine McKinnor / Donny Pitts 3:10
13. "Amazing Grace"   John Newton / William Walker 3:58
14. "Mary's Boy Child"   Jester Hairston 2:43

Tour

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"We can’t wait to get back home for Christmas! We’re thrilled to be able to perform some of the best holiday classics to our loyal Aussie fans at such a special time of the year. We’ll definitely have crowds rockin’ around the Christmas tree at these shows!"

—Human Nature's Andrew Tierney[14]

Human Nature announced a 10-day Australian tour to promote the album, commencing in Melbourne on 5 December 2013.[15]

Date Location Venue
5-8 December 2013 Melbourne The Palms at Crown
13-14 December 2013 Gold Coast Jupiter Theatre
17-18 December 2013 Sydney The State Theatre
19 December 2013 Adelaide Festival Hall
20 December 2013 Perth The Perth Zoo

Charts

The album debuted on the Australian ARIA charts at number 12 and climbed three spots to 9 the following week and was certified Platinum. In the third week, it climbed another three spots to number 6. It peaked at number 4 in its fifth week.

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 16
Chart (2015) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 42

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[19] 2× Platinum 140,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.myamn.com.au/index.php/forum/5-music-news/1222-human-nature-the-christmas-album-out-now
  4. ↑ http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/whats-on/human-nature.aspx.
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  6. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHoLdGlC7Lk
  7. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m25OV6RKgw8
  8. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao_c-MS7aWY
  9. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t8KsvR3S6A
  10. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=magy2uWJMR8
  11. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cne3GAB4W5I
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xPvZEogTgY
  13. ↑ http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-human-nature-the-christmas-album/
  14. ↑ http://www.glamadelaide.com.au/main/human-nature-coming-home-for-christmas/
  15. ↑ http://www.humannaturelive.com/
  16. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Human+Nature&titel=The+Christmas+Album&cat=a
  17. ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2013.htm
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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