Home for Christmas (NSYNC album)
Home for Christmas is the first seasonal album by American boy band NSYNC. The album was released, exclusively in the United States, on November 10, 1998, following the success of their debut album. On October 27, 1999, Home for Christmas was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for shipment of two million copies in the United States.[4] Home for Christmas was released on September 30, 2002 in the United Kingdom as The Meaning of Christmas on Ariola Express with an altered track listing.[5] "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" was released as a single in the United States, and in Germany as well, due to its inclusion on the group's German seasonal album, The Winter Album.[6] As of December 2014, Home for Christmas has sold 2.8 million copies in the United States, making it the fifteenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking music sales in 1991.[7] The album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
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| Released | November 10, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Christmas, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 55:36 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Critical reception
At Rate Your Music, Home for Christmas was 5 stars out of 5.[8]
Track listing
Most of the lead vocals are provided by Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez.
- "Under My Tree", "I Guess It's Christmas Time" has lead vocals provided by Chris Kirkpatrick
- "All I Want Is You This Christmas", "It's Christmas" has lead vocals provided by Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone
- "The Only Gift" has lead vocals provided by Kirkpatrick, Fatone and Lance Bass.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Home for Christmas" | Gary Haase, Rozz Morehead | John Poppo, Danny Madden[a] | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Under My Tree" | Shelley Peiken, Guy Roche | Veit Renn | 4:32 |
| 3. | "I Never Knew the Meaning of Christmas" | Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers | Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" | Veit Renn, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake | Renn | 4:12 |
| 5. | "The Christmas Song" | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | Gary Carolla | 3:16 |
| 6. | "I Guess It's Christmas Time" | Shelley Peiken, Peter S. Bliss | Carolla | 3:52 |
| 7. | "All I Want Is You This Christmas" | Martin Briley, Dana Calitri | Renn | 3:43 |
| 8. | "The First Noel" | Traditional | Carolla | 3:28 |
| 9. | "In Love on Christmas" | Rory Bennett, Cedric Hailey, Joel Hailey | Renn | 4:06 |
| 10. | "It's Christmas" | Peter Ries, Cherie C. Thomas | Carolla, Ries | 4:29 |
| 11. | "O Holy Night" | Traditional | Robin Wiley | 3:33 |
| 12. | "Love's In Our Hearts On Christmas Day" | Haase | Renn | 3:54 |
| 13. | "The Only Gift" | Maria Christensen, Jeff Franzell | Renn | 3:51 |
| 14. | "Kiss Me at Midnight" | Veit Renn, Kenny Lamb | Renn | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Guess It's Christmas Time" | |
| 2. | "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" | |
| 3. | "I Never Knew the Meaning of Christmas" | |
| 4. | "Love's in Our Hearts on Christmas Day" | |
| 5. | "Home for Christmas" | |
| 6. | "In Love on Christmas" | |
| 7. | "The Only Gift" | |
| 8. | "It's Christmas" | |
| 9. | "All I Want Is You This Christmas" | |
| 10. | "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (Remix) | |
| 11. | "Kiss Me at Midnight" | |
| 12. | "The Christmas Song" | |
| 13. | "The First Noel" | |
| 14. | "O Holy Night" |
- Notes
- ^[a] signifies a vocal co-producer
Personnel
Credits adapted from album’s liner notes.[9]
NSYNC
- Lance Bass – backing vocals
- JC Chasez – lead vocals
- Joey Fatone – backing vocals
- Chris Kirkpatrick – backing vocals
- Justin Timberlake – lead vocals
Additional personnel
- Troy Antunes — bass (track 7)
- Lou Appel — drums and percussion (track 1)
- Joey Argero — bass (tracks 5, 6)
- Alan "Double A" Armitage — mixing assistant (tracks 2-9, 12-14)
- Billy Ashbaugh — drums (track 7)
- Adam Barber — engineer (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9, 11-14)
- Johann Bast — strings (track 12)
- Tony Battaglia — guitars (track 7)
- David Bjella — strings (track 12)
- Joanie Bjella — strings (track 12)
- Scott Bliege — horns (track 6)
- Gary Carolla — producer (tracks 5, 6, 8, 10), keyboards and drums (5, 6, 8), arranger (5, 8), vocal arranger (10)
- Deborah Cole — additional vocals (track 1)
- Tom Coyne — mastering
- Frank Delour — drums and percussion (track 1)
- Rob Dorsey — drums and percussion (track 1)
- Lisa Ferrigno — strings (track 12)
- Keith Fluitt — additional vocals (track 1)
- Andricka Hall — additional vocals (track 1)
- Lawrence Hamilton — additional vocals (track 1)
- Matt Harris — assistant engineer (tracks 2-5, 7, 9, 11-14)
- Al Henberger — engineer (track 3)
- Ben Holt — assistant engineer (track 1)
- Manfred Honetschläger — strings arranger and conductor (track 10)
- John James — additional vocals (track 1)
- Stephanie James — additional vocals (track 1)
- Jürgen Kaiser — strings engineer (track 10)
- Mark Kiczula — assistant engineer (tracks 1, 5)
- Jim Kimball — engineer (track 11)
- Steve MacAuley — engineer (track 8)
- Danny Madden — vocal co-producer (track 1)
- Pat McMakin — mixing (track 11)
- Ann Mincieli — assistant engineer (track 1)
- Frank Motnik — assistant strings engineer (track 10)
- John Poppo — producer, arranger, engineer, and mixing (track 1)
- Jim Porreca — engineer (tracks 5, 6), assistant engineer (5)
- Jason Rea — assistant engineer (track 1)
- Giles Reaves — assistant engineer (track 11)
- Mia S. Rebel — additional vocals (track 1)
- Veit Renn — producer (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9, 12-14), guitar (4), strings arranger and conductor (12)
- Mike Rew — assistant engineer (track 1)
- Nicki Richards — additional vocals (track 1)
- Peter Ries — producer, engineer, mixing, keyboards, and programming (track 10)
- Evan Rogers — producer (track 3)
- Don Rogozinski — horns (track 6)
- Jennie Rudberg — strings (track 12)
- Peter "Ski" Schwartz — keyboard arrangements, string arrangements, and additional vocal arrangements (track 1)
- Mark Silverman — assistant engineer (tracks 2-4, 7, 9, 11-14)
- Andre Smith — additional vocals (track 1)
- Joe Smith — mixing (tracks 2-9, 12-14)
- Brian Snapp — saxophone (track 7)
- Carl Sturken — producer (track 3)
- Mike Tucker — engineer (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 10), additional vocal engineering (1)
- Voices of Praise — additional choir vocals (track 4)
- Rex Wertz — horns (track 6)
- Robin Wiley — producer and arranger (track 11)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[15] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Home for Christmas - *NSYNC". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- Willman, Chris (December 4, 1998). "Just Say Noel (Page 2)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 593. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
rolling stone 'n sync album guide.
- "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- The Meaning of Christmas (2002) | NSYNC | MP3 Downloads 7digital United Kingdom Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Amazon.com: Home for Christmas: Music
- "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side' Returns to Top 20". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- Rohwedder, Kristie (December 1, 2015). "*NSYNC's 'Home For Christmas' Will Forever Be A Glorious Pop Xmas Album". Bustle. Bustle Digital Group. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- Home for Christmas (booklet). Trans Continental, BMG, RCA. 1998.
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7053". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- "'N Sync Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- "Canadian album certifications – N SYNC – Home for Christmas". Music Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- "American album certifications – 'N SYNC – Home for Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 25, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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