| This Is Christmas | ||||
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| Released | 8 November 2013 | |||
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| Label | ABC Music | |||
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This Is Christmas is the fourth studio and first Christmas album by Australian recording artist Anthony Callea. It was released on 8 November 2013 by ABC Music. The album mostly consists of Christmas classics such as " Silent Night" and " O Holy Night", but also includes cover versions of recent Christmas pop songs by such as " Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" by Céline Dion and " Note to God" by JoJo.
Ben Ryan of Renowned for Sound gave the album 4 of out 5, saying; "If you pick this album up, expect vocal gymnastics, and expect lead-footed vibrato. Callea is obviously an accomplished vocalist, but for the greater part of the record there is just one level he sings at – there is the occasional dynamic variation, but for the most part the tunes are sung with incessant vigour." He added, "The choir is a particularly appealing feature of this record; there is great poignancy inherent in any well-organised raft of young voices, and employing them in a moving piece like 'Ave Maria' almost guarantees some goose bumps". [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" | Peter Zizzo / Ric Wake / Céline Dion | 4:11 |
| 2. | " The First Noel" | traditional | 3:44 |
| 3. | " Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector | 2:26 |
| 4. | " Silent Night" | Franz Xaver Gruber / Joseph Mohr / John Freeman Young | 3:26 |
| 5. | " Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | John Frederick Coots / Haven Gillespie | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Ave Maria" | 3:48 | |
| 7. | " Do You Hear What I Hear?" | Noël Regney / Gloria Shayne Baker | 3:19 |
| 8. | " Mary, Did You Know?" | Mark Lowry / Buddy Greene | 3:26 |
| 9. | " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane | 3:03 |
| 10. | " Amazing Grace" | John Newton / traditional | 3:25 |
| 11. | " O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam | 4:00 |
| 12. | " Note to God" | Diane Warren | 3:49 |
The album debuted at number 60 on the ARIA Chart [2] but peaked at #47.
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums ( ARIA) [3] | 47 |
- ^ "Album Review: Anthony Callea – This Is Christmas". Ben Ryan. RenownedForSound. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Ryan Gavin (16 November 2013. ARIA Albums: Eminem Blocks Lady Gaga From Top Of Chart. Noise11. Retrieved 16 November 2013
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Anthony Callea – This Is Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
| This Is Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 8 November 2013 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | ABC Music | |||
| Anthony Callea chronology | ||||
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This Is Christmas is the fourth studio and first Christmas album by Australian recording artist Anthony Callea. It was released on 8 November 2013 by ABC Music. The album mostly consists of Christmas classics such as " Silent Night" and " O Holy Night", but also includes cover versions of recent Christmas pop songs by such as " Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" by Céline Dion and " Note to God" by JoJo.
Ben Ryan of Renowned for Sound gave the album 4 of out 5, saying; "If you pick this album up, expect vocal gymnastics, and expect lead-footed vibrato. Callea is obviously an accomplished vocalist, but for the greater part of the record there is just one level he sings at – there is the occasional dynamic variation, but for the most part the tunes are sung with incessant vigour." He added, "The choir is a particularly appealing feature of this record; there is great poignancy inherent in any well-organised raft of young voices, and employing them in a moving piece like 'Ave Maria' almost guarantees some goose bumps". [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" | Peter Zizzo / Ric Wake / Céline Dion | 4:11 |
| 2. | " The First Noel" | traditional | 3:44 |
| 3. | " Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector | 2:26 |
| 4. | " Silent Night" | Franz Xaver Gruber / Joseph Mohr / John Freeman Young | 3:26 |
| 5. | " Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | John Frederick Coots / Haven Gillespie | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Ave Maria" | 3:48 | |
| 7. | " Do You Hear What I Hear?" | Noël Regney / Gloria Shayne Baker | 3:19 |
| 8. | " Mary, Did You Know?" | Mark Lowry / Buddy Greene | 3:26 |
| 9. | " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane | 3:03 |
| 10. | " Amazing Grace" | John Newton / traditional | 3:25 |
| 11. | " O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam | 4:00 |
| 12. | " Note to God" | Diane Warren | 3:49 |
The album debuted at number 60 on the ARIA Chart [2] but peaked at #47.
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums ( ARIA) [3] | 47 |
- ^ "Album Review: Anthony Callea – This Is Christmas". Ben Ryan. RenownedForSound. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Ryan Gavin (16 November 2013. ARIA Albums: Eminem Blocks Lady Gaga From Top Of Chart. Noise11. Retrieved 16 November 2013
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Anthony Callea – This Is Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2013.