Christmas Favorites (Il Volo EP)

Christmas Favorites is the first extended play by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo. It’s a Christmas album featuring five tracks. All five tracks were later included on their 2013 studio album, ‘’Buon Natale: The Christmas Album’’. The EP was also included in a limited Christmas edition re-release of their debut album, Il Volo[1] released on the same day, restricting sales of this EP.[2]

Christmas Favorites
EP by
Released21 November 2011
Genre
Length20:00
LanguageEnglish, German
LabelGeffen Records
Il Volo chronology
Il Volo
(2010)
Christmas Favorites
(2011)
Il Volo Takes Flight
(2012)

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Silent Night"Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr4:04
2."Panis angelicus"Saint Thomas Aquinas, William Ross3:52
3."Christmas Medley:
Jingle Bell Rock/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!/It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
Joe Beal, Jim Boothe, Sammy Cahn, Edward Pola, Jule Styne, George Wyle3:41
4."The Christmas Song (featuring Pia Toscano)"Mel Tormé, Robert Wells4:21
5."Stille Nacht"Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr4:04
  • Note: "Stille Nacht" is "Silent Night" sung in German.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

The album has sold 10,000 copies in the US.[4]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[5] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] 39

References

  1. "Il Volo's Christmas Favorites Coming This Month". www.antimusic.com. November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. "Il Volo Christmas Favorites". ilvolo.mus.br. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. "Il Volo To Release Christmas EP". PAUL CASHMERE. www.noise11.com. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. "Billboard charts archive". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. "Il Volo Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  6. "Year End 2012: Top Classical Albums". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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