We Need a Little Christmas (Pentatonix album)
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| Released | November 13, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 38:33 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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We Need a Little Christmas is the fourth Christmas album, and eighth album overall, by the American a cappella group Pentatonix. It was released on November 13, 2020, by RCA Records.
Overview
[edit]We Need a Little Christmas was recorded in each of the group member's houses individually in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. It features mostly cover songs, plus the original "Thank You",[1] which was written on group member Scott Hoying's birthday.[2] A music video was released on the group's YouTube channel on November 25, 2020. The first single from the album was "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)", which was released on November 5, 2020.[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "12 Days of Christmas" | Traditional | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Matt Sallee, Kevin Olusola | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | Grassi, Hoying, Maldonado, Sallee | 2:42 |
| 3. | "My Favorite Things" (from The Sound of Music) | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | Maldonado, Sallee, Grassi, Hoying | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" | John Newton, Chris Tomlin | Sallee, Hoying, Grassi, Maldonado, Olusola | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Thank You" | Hoying, Mark Manio | Hoying | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Santa Tell Me" (Ariana Grande cover) | Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, ILYA | Hoying, Grassi, Maldonado | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Jingle Bell Rock" | Jim Boothe, Joe Beal | Hoying, Maldonado, Sallee | 1:47 |
| 8. | "When You Wish Upon a Star" (from Pinocchio) | Leigh Harline, Ned Washington | Grassi, Hoying, Maldonado, Sallee | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Once Upon a December" (from Anastasia and featuring an uncredited Voctave) | Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens | Maldonado | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season" | Irving Berlin, Kay Thompson | Hoying | 2:34 |
| 11. | "White Christmas" (initially featured on their album A Pentatonix Christmas and featuring Bing Crosby and the London Symphony Orchestra) | Irving Berlin | Crosby | 3:03 |
| 12. | "We Need a Little Christmas" | Jerry Herman | Maldonado, Hoying, Sallee, Grassi | 2:26 |
| 13. | "Seasons of Love" (from Rent) | Jonathan Larson | Maldonado, Hoying | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 38:33 | |||
Personnel
[edit]Pentatonix
- Scott Hoying – baritone lead and backing vocals, piano on "Thank You"
- Mitch Grassi – tenor lead and backing vocals
- Kirstin Maldonado – alto lead and backing vocals
- Matt Sallee – vocal bass, bass lead and backing vocals
- Kevin Olusola – vocal percussion, tenor backing vocals, lead vocals on “12 Days of Christmas” and “Amazing Grace”, cello on "Thank You", vocal flugelhorn on "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Others
- Ben Bram – producer, recording engineer
- Mick Wordley – producer
- Voctave – choir on "Once Upon a December"
- Bing Crosby – guest lead vocals on "White Christmas"
- London Symphony Orchestra – various instruments on "White Christmas"
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 64 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 29 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] | 46 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 51 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 23 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pentatonix Release New Holiday Album, We Need a Little Christmas, Today! – Sony Music Canada". www.sonymusic.ca. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Pentatonix – Thank You". Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Pentatonix – The Lucky Ones". Pentatonix – The Lucky Ones. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 21 December 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1607. Australian Recording Industry Association. December 21, 2020. p. 6.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Pentatonix – We Need a Little Christmas" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Pentatonix Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Pentatonix Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Pentatonix Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.