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A Pentatonix Christmas

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A Pentatonix Christmas
Studio album by
Pentatonix
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016 (Standard edition)
October 20, 2017 (Deluxe edition)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length34:22
LabelRCA
Producer
  • Alex Green
  • Andrew Kesler
  • Ben Bram
  • PTX
Pentatonix chronology
Pentatonix
(2015) 		A Pentatonix Christmas
(2016) 		PTX, Vol. IV - Classics
(2017)

A Pentatonix Christmas is the fifth studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix. It is also their second full-length holiday album since That's Christmas to Me in 2014. Featuring two new original songs, "Good to Be Bad" and "The Christmas Sing-Along",[1] A Pentatonix Christmas debuted on the Billboard 200 at number three with 52,000 albums sold in its first week,[2] and later peaked at number one, selling 206,000 units in its best week.[3] A Pentatonix Christmas marks as their second number one album on the Billboard 200 after Pentatonix.[3] The album also debuted atop the Billboard Holiday Albums chart, their second number one on that chart after That's Christmas to Me.[2] The deluxe edition of the album dropped from number 6 to 200 on the Billboard 200 in 2018, the greatest drop for an album that still remained on the chart, in Billboard history.[4] The album also, with a guest appearance by The Manhattan Transfer, marked the first recording by the fourth iteration of the group, as this was Trist Curless' first participation with the group in a recording since the death of Tim Hauser, whom Curless officially replaced in 2014.

As of November 2017, 938,000 units of A Pentatonix Christmas have been sold in the US[5] and 1,400,000 units worldwide.[6] A deluxe edition was released on October 20, 2017, almost a year after the original's release. The deluxe edition additionally marks the first appearance of replacement bass Matt Sallee and the second to last appearance of Avi Kaplan.[7]

Track listing

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A Pentatonix Christmas – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."O Come, All Ye Faithful"TraditionalScott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado3:35
2."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"TraditionalGrassi, Maldonado2:29
3."White Christmas" (featuring The Manhattan Transfer)Irving Berlin, arr. by Jacob CollierAvi Kaplan, Hoying, The Manhattan Transfer3:19
4."I'll Be Home for Christmas"
Hoying, Grassi, Maldonado, Kaplan3:27
5."Up on the Housetop"Benjamin HanbyHoying, Maldonado, Grassi2:15
6."The Christmas Sing-Along"
Hoying3:16
7."Coventry Carol"TraditionalAvi Kaplan3:02
8."Hallelujah"Leonard CohenHoying, Kaplan, Maldonado, Grassi4:29
9."Coldest Winter"
Maldonado, Grassi2:28
10."Good to Be Bad"
Maldonado2:07
11."Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"
Hoying3:57
Total length:34:26
A Pentatonix Christmas – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[8][9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Deck the Halls" (This arrangement contains elements of Angels We Have Heard on High)Traditional2:46
13."How Great Thou Art" (featuring Jennifer Hudson)Traditional4:08
14."Away in a Manger"Traditional3:04
15."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
2:00
16."Hallelujah" (featuring The String Mob)Leonard Cohen4:31
Total length:51:00

Personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic.[1]

Pentatonix

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Additional personnel

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  • The Manhattan Transfer – featured artist
  • Kala Batch – choir/chorus
  • Ed Boyer – mixing
  • Ben Bram – arranger, engineer, production
  • Jacob Collier – contractor, arranger
  • Jessi Collins – choir/chorus
  • Tim Davis – contractor, engineer
  • Luke Edgemon – choir/chorus
  • Anthony Evans – choir/chorus
  • Alex Green – production
  • Missi Hale – choir/chorus
  • Bill Hare – mastering
  • Andrew Kesler – production
  • Keri Larson – choir/chorus
  • David Laucks – choir/chorus
  • Shang-Po Lin – engineering
  • Toby Lin – engineering assistance
  • Keith Noftary – A&R
  • Tiffany Palmer – choir/chorus
  • Brandon Winbush – choir/chorus
  • Mick Wordley – engineering

Deluxe edition

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  • Matt Sallee - vocal bass, bass backing vocals
  • Reno Selmser - vocal bass, bass backing vocals (on "Let It Snow")[11]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[45] Gold 7,500*
Canada (Music Canada)[46] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[47] Gold 100,000‡
United States (RIAA)[48] Platinum 938,000[5]
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,400,000[49]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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