Cheers, It's Christmas

Cheers, It's Christmas is the first Christmas album and seventh studio album by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released on October 2, 2012, through Warner Bros. Nashville.[3] Shelton co-wrote three tracks for the album.

Cheers, It's Christmas
Studio album by
Blake Shelton
ReleasedOctober 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
GenreChristmas, country
Length44:34
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerScott Hendricks
"Home" produced by Scott Hendricks and Brent Rowan
Blake Shelton chronology
Red River Blue
(2011)		 Cheers, It's Christmas
(2012)		 Based on a True Story...
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Roughstock[2]

Content

Included on the album is a rendition of Michael Bublé's "Home", done here as a duet with the original artist and featuring Christmas-themed lyrics written by Bublé at Shelton's request. Other collaborators on the album include Shelton's former wife, Miranda Lambert; the supergroup Pistol Annies, which is composed of Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley; Shelton's mother, Dorothy Shackleford; Trypta-Phunk, a funk side project founded by Shelton's touring band;[4] Kelly Clarkson; Reba McEntire; and Xenia, who placed fifth on the first season of The Voice, a televised singing competition on which Shelton is a judge.

The Hallmark Channel holiday film, "Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas," which premiered on December 15, 2018 starring Josh Henderson and Megan Park, was inspired by the track Shelton wrote with his mother.[5][6]

The album was re-released in 2017 with new artwork and three additional tracks: "Savior's Shadow" (from the 2016 album If I'm Honest), "Two Step ’Round the Christmas Tree" and "Christmas Eve" (a version of Gwen Stefani's Christmas Eve).[7][8]

Commercial performance

In its first week of release, the album sold 9,000 copies in the U.S.[9] The album sold a total of 428,000 copies in the US in 2012, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 9, 2012.[10] The album re-entered the charts on November 20, 2013 at number 44 on the Billboard 200, selling 8,000 copies for the week.[11] As of November 2017, the album has sold 688,400 copies in the US.[12]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jingle Bell Rock" (featuring Miranda Lambert)
  • Joe Beal
  • Jim Booth
2:03
2."White Christmas"Irving Berlin3:37
3."Oklahoma Christmas" (featuring Reba McEntire)
3:28
4."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
2:48
5."There's a New Kid in Town" (featuring Kelly Clarkson)
4:30
6."Santa's Got a Choo Choo Train"
3:35
7."Home" (featuring Michael Bublé)
3:46
8."Winter Wonderland"
2:15
9."The Christmas Song"
3:55
10."Blue Christmas" (featuring Pistol Annies)
  • Billy Hayes
  • Jay W. Johnson
2:06
11."I'll Be Home for Christmas"
3:24
12."Silver Bells" (featuring Xenia)
3:10
13."Time for Me to Come Home" (featuring Dorothy Shackleford)
  • Shelton
  • Shackleford
2:40
14."The Very Best Time of Year" (featuring Trypta-Phunk)
  • Shelton
  • Byus
  • Broussard
  • Tackett
2:58

Personnel

Charts and certifications

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cheers, It's Christmas review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  2. Bjorke, Matt (29 November 2012). "Cheers, It's Christmas review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  3. "Blake Shelton "Cheers It's Christmas" Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock. September 3, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. https://ew.com/tv/2018-new-christmas-tv-movies-airdates/#time-for-me-to-come-home-for-christmas-dec-15-9-p-m-et-pt-on-hallmark-movies-mysteries
  6. https://www.etonline.com/josh-henderson-and-jean-smart-to-star-in-hallmark-christmas-movies-exclusive-110405
  7. "Blake Shelton "Freaked Out" the 1st Time He Heard Gwen Stefani Sing "Christmas Eve," 1 of 2 New Tracks on His Re-Released Holiday Album". The Country Daily. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. "Blake Shelton – Cheers, It's Christmas". Discogs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "American album certifications – Blake Shelton – Cheers, It's Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  11. Bjorke, Matt (November 20, 2013). "Country Album Chart News: The Week Of November 20, 2013: Christmas Albums From Duck Dynasty, Kelly, Blake, Lady A & Scotty Lead Way; Kellie Pickler Debuts". Roughstock.
  12. Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  13. "Blake Shelton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  14. "Top Country Albums: 2012 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  15. "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
  16. "Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  17. "Top Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  18. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  19. "Canadian album certifications – Blake Shelton – Cheers, It's Christmas". Music Canada.
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