The Christmas Collection (Il Divo album)
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Released | 25 October 2005 | |||
Genre | Classical crossover | |||
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The Christmas Collection is the second studio album by the classical crossover vocal group Il Divo. The album is a collection of Christmas or holiday-inspired songs. It was released on 25 October 2005 in seven countries: the United States, Canada, Austria, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland.
The Christmas Collection was also the best-selling holiday album of 2005 in the United States according to sales figures from Nielsen/SoundScan, with total sales of 544,000 copies that year.[1]
On 8 January 2007, The Christmas Collection was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the United States.[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "O Holy Night"
- "White Christmas"
- "Ave Maria"
- "When a Child Is Born"
- "Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)"
- "Over the Rainbow"
- "Panis Angelicus"
- "Rejoice"
- "Silent Night"
- "The Lord's Prayer"
Charts
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[21] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[22] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[23] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Portugal (AFP)[24] | Platinum | 20,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[27] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "RIAA Searchable Database - Gold & Platinum Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Il Divo Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lescharts.com – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Il Divo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Il Divo Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Il Divo Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 9 September 2020. Type Il Divo in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and The Christmas Collection in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "Portuguese album certifications – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Christmas Collection')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "American album certifications – Il Divo – The Christmas Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 October 2019.