Now That's What I Call Christmas!

Now That's What I Call Christmas! is a two-disc holiday music compilation that was released on October 23, 2001 by Universal Music Group. The album is part of the (U.S.) Now! series, and the first holiday-themed album in the series.

This article describes a 2001 album in the U.S. Now! series. It should not be confused with other similarly titled "Now!" Christmas albums. For more information, see Now That's What I Call Music! and Now That's What I Call Music! discography
Now That's What I Call Christmas!
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001
GenreChristmas music
LengthCD 1: 48:59
CD 2: 67:33
LabelUTV
Full series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 7
(2001)		 Now That's What I Call Christmas!
(2001)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 8
(2001)
Christmas chronology
Now That's What I Call Christmas!
(2001)		 Now That's What I Call Christmas! 2
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB-[2]

On November 15, 2004, Now That's What I Call Christmas! was certified 6x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of six million units in the United States.[3]

Based on sales figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, the album was also the best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. for both 2001 and 2002 with sales of 1,614,000 and 741,000 copies respectively.[4] As of November 2014, Now That's What I Call Christmas! is the eighth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 — present), having sold 3,480,000 copies.[5]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleArtistLength
1."The Christmas Song"Nat King Cole3:09
2."White Christmas"Bing Crosby2:57
3."Blue Christmas"Elvis Presley2:07
4."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Frank Sinatra3:27
5."Winter Wonderland"Tony Bennett2:13
6."Sleigh Ride"Ella Fitzgerald2:56
7."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"Dean Martin1:56
8."(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays"Perry Como2:51
9."The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"Johnny Mathis2:45
10."A Holly Jolly Christmas"Burl Ives2:13
11."Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"Gene Autry3:12
12."Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer"Elmo & Patsy3:27
13."Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"Brenda Lee2:05
14."Jingle Bell Rock"Bobby Helms2:09
15."Little Saint Nick"The Beach Boys2:08
16."Merry Christmas Darling"The Carpenters3:05
17."Christmas Collage"Kathy Mattea3:33
18."Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"Bing Crosby & David Bowie2:36

Disc Two
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir3:32
2."Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"Bruce Springsteen4:25
3."Do They Know It's Christmas?"Band Aid3:40
4."Wonderful Christmastime"Paul McCartney3:45
5."Our Love Is Like a Holiday"Michael Bolton3:16
6."(It Must Have Been Ol') Santa Claus"Harry Connick Jr.4:37
7."Jingle Bells"Diana Krall2:11
8."Away in a Manger"Mannheim Steamroller3:18
9."Deck the Halls"Ottmar Liebert3:06
10."Love on Layaway"Gloria Estefan4:26
11."Don't Save It All for Christmas Day"Celine Dion4:35
12."This Christmas"Joe3:05
13."Special Gift"The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley3:57
14."All We Need Is Love (Christmas in the Yard)"The Big Yard Family featuring Shaggy3:58
15."My Only Wish (This Year)"Britney Spears4:15
16."You Don't Have to Be Alone (On Christmas)"'N SYNC4:32
17."O Come All Ye Faithful"Luther Vandross4:17
18."Silent Night"Boyz II Men2:31

Charts and sales

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r558090
  2. Willman, Chris (November 26, 2001). "NOW That's What I Call Christmas!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  3. "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Multi-Platinum Albums".
  4. Paul Grein (October 29, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year's Top Christmas Album?". Chart Watch. Yahoo.
  5. "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  6. "Top 200 Albums - Billboard 200 chart". Billboard.
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