"Christmas This Year" is a Christmas song by American Christian hip hop recording artist TobyMac from his 2011 Christmas album Christmas in Diverse City.[2] The song was released as a single on November 30, 2010.[3] It features guest vocals from American singer and songwriter Leigh Nash. The song became Toby's fourth Hot Christian Songs No. 1 and Nash's first, staying there for two weeks.[4] It lasted 5 weeks on the overall chart.[5] The song is played in a B major key, and 95 beats per minute.[6]
| "Christmas This Year" | ||||
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| Single by TobyMac featuring Leigh Nash | ||||
| from the album Christmas in Diverse City | ||||
| Released | November 30, 2010 (November 30, 2010) | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Studio | Thompson Station, Tennessee[1] | |||
| Genre | Christmas music, CCM | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | ForeFront | |||
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"Christmas This Year" was released as a single on November 30, 2010. It was later included in TobyMac's first Christmas album, Christmas In Diverse City.[7] TobyMac said while talking about making the song, "Christmas is the most celebrated time of the year for my family. While we were recording the song, we had a week-long Christmas party at my house…in July!!! I wanted to write a song that captured that pure delight without missing the spirit of the season… when love came down to let us live."[8]
| Chart (2010–11) | Peak position |
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| US Christian AC (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| US Christian Songs (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard)[12] | 9 |
| US Christian Soft AC (Billboard)[13] | 15 |
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