8 Days of Christmas

8 Days of Christmas
Studio album (holiday album) by Destiny's Child
Released October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)
Recorded July 2000; July–September 2001
Genre
Length 41:00
Label Columbia
Producer
Destiny's Child chronology
Love: Destiny
(2001)		 8 Days of Christmas
(2001)		 This Is the Remix
(2002)
Singles from 8 Days of Christmas
  1. "8 Days of Christmas"
    Released: December 16, 2001
  2. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
    Released: January 3, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Peoplemixed[3]
Rolling Stoneunfavorable[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Slant Magazine[6]

8 Days of Christmas is the fourth and penultimate studio album and first Christmas album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on October 30, 2001 by Columbia Records.

Background

The album contains nine tracks featuring traditional Christmas songs and three original songs. Most of them are re-arranged with up-tempo beats in a contemporary R&B style. The album was recorded in Summer 2001 in the United States, but Kelly Rowland stated during the "8 Days of Christmas" video premiere on BET's 106 & Park in Fall 2001 that parts of the album were also recorded in Japan during Destiny's Child's overseas promo tour. In the same interview, Beyoncé Knowles revealed, "Actually we wrote the song two years ago, when we went in the studio to do some Christmas something. That's what started the idea of doing a Christmas album."[7] The song "8 Days of Christmas" first appeared on the double-disc reissue of The Writing's on the Wall in November 2000.

Reception

8 Days of Christmas debuted at number fifty-nine on the US Billboard 200.[8] Five weeks later, it eventually peaked at number thirty-four.[9][10] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 3, 2001, denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.[11]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)[13] Length
1. "8 Days of Christmas"  Beyoncé Knowles,
Errol "Poppi" McCalla Jr.		Beyoncé Knowles,
Mathew Knowles,
Errol "Poppi" McCalla Jr.		 3:31
2. "Winter Paradise" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)Beyoncé Knowles,
Falonte Moore, Rob Fusari		Beyoncé Knowles,
Falonte Moore, Rob Fusari		 3:36
3. "A 'DC' Christmas Medley" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)Johnny Marks, Steve Nelson, Traditional, Jack Rollins, J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie, Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman,[13] James Pierpont[14]Beyoncé Knowles,
Falonte Moore, Rob Fusari		 3:59
4. "Silent Night" (featuring Beyoncé)Franz Gruber, Joseph MohrBeyoncé Knowles 3:41
5. "Little Drummer Boy" (featuring Solange)
(Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)		Katherine Davis,
Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati		Beyoncé Knowles,
Alonzo Jackson		 3:36
6. "Do You Hear What I Hear" (featuring Kelly Rowland)
(Vocals arranged by Kelly Rowland & Kim Burse)		Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne[13]Alan Floyd, Wirlie Morris. 3:47
7. "White Christmas" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)Irving BerlinBeyoncé Knowles, Damon Elliott 1:42
8. "Platinum Bells" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)Ray Evans, Jay LivingstonBeyoncé Knowles, Damon Elliott 1:26
9. "O' Holy Night" (featuring Michelle Williams)Adolphe AdamErron Williams 4:24
10. "Spread a Little Love on Christmas Day" (Vocals arranged by Michelle Williams, Erron Williams, Kim Burse)Bernard "Focus" Edwards, Jr, Beyoncé KnowlesBeyoncé Knowles, Focus...,
Ric Wake,
Jennifer Patierno (Coordinator), Marc Russell (Coordinator)		 3:41
11. "This Christmas" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)Donny Hathaway,
Nadine McKinnor		Beyoncé Knowles, Rob Fusari, Bill Lee (Co.), Calvin Gaines (Co.) 3:38
12. "Opera of the Bells" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)Mykola Leontovych,
Peter J. Wilhousky;
A Cappella[15]		Beyoncé Knowles 4:34
Notes

Charts

Chart (2001–02) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 65
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[24] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] 60
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[26] 24
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 134
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 80
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[29] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 117
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[31] 19
US Billboard 200[10] 34
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] 27
US Holiday Albums (Billboard)[33] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format
United States October 30, 2001 CD
Australia November 11, 2001
Europe[34] November 12, 2001
United States October 18, 2005 DualDisc

References

  1. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "8 Days of Christmas – Destiny's Child". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Willman, Chris (November 30, 2001). "Music reviews on MTV TRL Christmas; 8 Days of Christmas; Barbra Streisand's Christmas Memories; NOW That's What I Call Christmas!; Toni Braxton's Snowflakes; They Might Be Giants' Holidayland; A Very Special Christmas 5; Swingin' Christmas; and Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas Extraordinaire". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Chuck Arnold, Sona Charaipotra, Kyle Smith (December 10, 2001). "Picks and Pans Review: 8 Days of Christmas". People. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ Hopkins, Tracy E. (December 11, 2001). "Destiny's Child: 8 Days of Christmas : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ Brackett, Nathan. "The Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone: 232. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ Sal Cinquemani (November 11, 2001). "Destiny's Child: 8 Days of Christmas". Slant Magazine.
  7. ↑ "Keyta's Vibe – DESTINY'S CHILD". Freewebs.com. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  8. ↑ Martens, Todd (November 8, 2001). "Jackson Leads Eight Top-20 Debuts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Billboard 200: Week of December 22, 2001". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Destiny's Child – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Destiny's Child. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  11. 1 2 "American album certifications – Destiny's Child – 8 Days of Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. December 3, 2001. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  12. ↑ "8 Days of Christmas – Destiny's Child : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 Destiny's Child (2001). 8 Days of Christmas (CD, Album). Columbia. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ "A 'DC' Christmas Medley" Sample of "Jingle Bells (One Horse Open Sleigh)". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/422635/Destiny%27s-Child-A-DC-Christmas-Medley-James-Pierpont-Jingle-Bells-(One-Horse-Open-Sleigh)/
  15. ↑ "Opera of The Bells" Cover of Mykola Leontovych's "Carol of the Bells". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/cover/418869/Destiny%27s-Child-Opera-of-the-Bells-Mykola-Leontovych-Carol-of-the-Bells/
  16. ↑ "8 Days of Christmas" Sample of "The Twelve Days of Christmas". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/127394/Destiny%27s-Child-8-Days-of-Christmas-Traditional-Folk-The-Twelve-Days-of-Christmas/
  17. ↑ "8 Days of Christmas" Sample of "Jingle Bells (One Horse Open Sleigh)". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/127396/Destiny%27s-Child-8-Days-of-Christmas-James-Pierpont-Jingle-Bells-(One-Horse-Open-Sleigh)/
  18. ↑ "Destiny's Child and Solange's "Little Drummer Boy" Cover of The Harry Simeone Chorale's "The Little Drummer Boy"". WhoSampled.com.
  19. ↑ "Kelly Rowland and Destiny's Child's Cover of The Harry Simeone Chorale's "Do You Hear What I Hear?"". WhoSampled.com.
  20. ↑ "Destiny's Child's Cover of Bing Crosby's "White Christmas"". WhoSampled.com.
  21. ↑ ""Platnium Bells" Sample of "Silver Bells"". WhoSampled.com.
  22. ↑ "Destiny's Child's Cover of Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas"". WhoSampled.com.
  23. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 31st December 2001" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 6. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 31st December 2001" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 14. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Destiny's Child – 8 Days Of Christmas" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Destiny's Child – 8 Days Of Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Destiny's Child – 8 Days Of Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Destiny's Child – 8 Days Of Christmas". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  29. ↑ デスティニーズ・チャイルドのアルバム売り上げランキング [Destiny's Child album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Chart Log UK: Asher D – Dyverse". Zobbel. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Destiny's Child – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Destiny's Child. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Destiny's Child – Chart history: Holiday Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  34. ↑ "8 Days of Christmas: Destiny's Child: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
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