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Christmas Album is the sixth studio album by Boney M. It was recorded in the summer of 1981 and released on 23 November 1981. The album, which in certain territories was given the alternate title Christmas with Boney M..

This article is about the 1981 release. For the 1984 release, see Christmas with Boney M.
Christmas Album
Studio album by
Boney M.
Released23 November 1981
Recorded1978, 1981
Length44:11
LabelAtlantic (UK)
Hansa (FRG)
ProducerFrank Farian
Boney M. chronology
Boonoonoonoos
(1981)		 Christmas Album
(1981)		 Ten Thousand Lightyears
(1984)
Singles from Christmas Album
  1. "Little Drummer Boy"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Zion's Daughter"
    Released: November 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album includes the million-selling 1978 Christmas number one "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" and it yielded two further single releases, "Little Drummer Boy" in 1981, which became a Top 20 hit in Germany. A second single was released for Christmas 1982, "Zion's Daughter" (with new member Reggie Tsiboe pictured on the cover), failed to chart.


Track listing


Side A:

  1. "Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 4:21
  2. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) - 4:19
  3. "Feliz Navidad" (José Feliciano) - 3:07
  4. "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont, Frank Farian) - 2:53
  5. "Winter Fairy-Tale" (Instrumental) (Harald Baierl) - 2:58
  6. "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" (Jester Hairston, Hela Lorin, Frank Farian, Fred Jay) - 5:10
    • Edited version

Side B:

  1. Christmas Medley: "Silent Night, Holy Night (Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht)"/ "Snow Falls Over The Ground (Leise Rieselt Der Schnee)" / "Hear Ye the Message" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr, Eduard Ebel, Frank Farian, Fred Jay) - 6:20
    • The 2nd verse of "Silent Night" is sung in German on the German LP release but in English on the UK release. The full-length medley contained "Sweet Bells ("Süßer die Glocken nie klingen")" which wasn't released until 1986 when the medley was remixed and overdubbed.
  2. "Petit Papa Noël" (Martinet, Vincy) - 1:41
  3. "Zion's Daughter (Tochter Zion)" (Traditional, George Frideric Handel, Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Helmut Rulofs) - 3:51
  4. "When a Child Is Born" (Fred Jay, Zacar) - 3:20
  5. "Darkness Is Falling" (Fred Jay, Helmut Rulofs) - 3:02
  6. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Catherine Courage, Frank Farian, Helmut Rulofs) - 3:44

Personnel



Production



Charts



Weekly charts


Chart (1981–82) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 42

Certifications and sales


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[6] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Germany — ~200,000[7]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Christmas Album at AllMusic
  2. "Dutchcharts.nl – Boney M. – Christmas Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Boney M. – Christmas Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. "Charts.nz – Boney M. – Christmas Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. "Canadian album certifications – Boney M – Christmas Album". Music Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  7. "West Germany - Domestic Product Makes Chart Inroads". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 2. 16 January 1982. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 17 June 2021 – via Google Books.



На других языках

- [en] Christmas Album (Boney M. album)

[ru] Christmas Album (альбом Boney M.)

«Christmas Album» (англ. Рождественский альбом) — шестой студийный альбом Boney M.. Он был записан летом 1981 года и выпущен 23 ноября 1981 года. Альбом, который в некоторых странах получил название «Christmas with Boney M.», был выпущен всего через три недели после умеренно успешного диска «Boonoonoonoos» и первоначально планировался как первый сольный альбом Лиз Митчелл. Однако после тёплого приема «Boonoonoonoos» планы изменились, и вместо этого он был выпущен под названием Boney M., чтобы укрепить ослабшие коммерческие позиции группы.


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