Today Is Christmas

Today Is Christmas
Studio album by
LeAnn Rimes
ReleasedOctober 16, 2015
Recorded2015
Studios
Genres
Length40:28
LabelKobalt
Producers
LeAnn Rimes chronology
All-Time Greatest Hits
(2015)		 Today Is Christmas
(2015)		 Remnants
(2016)

Today Is Christmas is the fourteenth studio album and second Christmas album by American singer LeAnn Rimes. Released in 2015, it features holiday classics and two original songs co-written by Rimes.[1] The album has sold 35,700 copies in the United States as of January 2016.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Today Is Christmas" (Holiday Theme for NBC's Today)
3:22
2."We Need a Little Christmas"Jerry Herman3:00
3."That Spirit of Christmas" (duet with Aloe Blacc)
4:55
4."I Still Believe in Santa Claus"
  • Brown
  • Rimes
3:07
5."Holly Jolly Christmas/Frosty the Snowman"
2:12
6."Celebrate Me Home" (duet with Gavin DeGraw)
4:14
7."Must Be Santa"
  • Bill Fredericks
  • Hal Moore
2:47
8."Christmas Time Is Here"
1:55
9."The Heartache Can Wait"
3:50
10."Little Drummer Boy"
4:25
11."Joy (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Angels We Have Heard on High/Hark the Herald Angels Sing)"
  • Brown
  • Rimes
4:46
12."Auld Lang Syne"Robert Burns1:55
Total length:40:28
Target exclusive bonus tracks[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Ring Them Bells"Bob Dylan3:06
14."Pretty Paper"Willie Nelson2:27
15."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
3:14
Total length:49:15

Personnel

Musicians

  • LeAnn Rimes – vocals, arrangements and adaptation (11, 12)
  • Booker T. Jones – Hammond B3 organ (1–7, 9), Wurlitzer electric piano (1–7)
  • Rob Arthur – upright piano (2, 4, 8), Hammond B3 organ (10)
  • Jim Cox – upright piano (6, 9)
  • Dave Audé – keyboards (11)
  • Darrell Brown – keyboards (11), arrangements and adaptation (11, 12)
  • Tariqh Akuni – acoustic guitar (1), guitars (5)
  • Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (2–4, 6–10)
  • Willie Weeks – bass (1, 3, 5–7, 9)
  • Bob Glaub – bass (2, 4, 8, 10)
  • James Gadson – drums (1, 5)
  • Steve Ferrone – drums (3, 6, 7)
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (4, 8, 10), snare drum (11), toms (11)
  • Ron Dzuibla – baritone saxophone (1, 3, 4, 7), tenor saxophone (1, 3, 4, 7)
  • Lee Thornburg – trombone (1, 3), trumpet (1, 3, 4, 7), horn arrangements (1, 3, 4, 7)
  • Nick Lane – trombone (3, 4, 7)
  • Steve Richards – cello (2, 9)
  • Suzie Katayama – string arrangements (2, 9)
Background and guest vocalists
  • LeAnn Rimes – backing vocals (1–8, 10, 11)
  • Darrell Brown – backing vocals (1, 3–5, 11)
  • Tim Davis – backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 11)
  • Aloe Blacc – vocals (3), backing vocals (3)
  • Summer Davis – backing vocals (3)
  • Gavin DeGraw – vocals (6), backing vocals (6)
  • Ryan Bast – backing vocals (7)
  • Deborah Lippman – backing vocals (7)

Production

  • Darrell Brown – producer
  • LeAnn Rimes – producer
  • Niko Bolas – producer (1–10, 12)
  • Dave Audé – producer (11)
  • Cindi Peters – production coordinator
  • Kiki Caldas – production assistant
  • Abby Littman – production intern
  • Donny Phillips – design
  • Sara Hertel – photography
  • Sarah Stein – stylist
  • Nathaniel Hawkins – hair, make-up
  • Troy Surratt – hair, make-up
  • Marcel Pariseau and Sara Shillingslaw for True Public Relations – publicity
  • Brad Bissell and Rod Essiq for Creative Artist Agency – booking agents
Technical credits
  • Ian Sefchick – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Niko Bolas – recording, mixing
  • Al Schmitt – mixing
  • Shamus Bacon – additional engineer
  • Darrell Brown – additional engineer, editing (11)
  • Will Delaney – additional engineer
  • Steve Genewick – additional engineer
  • Chandler Harrod – additional engineer
  • Jeremy Miller – additional engineer
  • Ernesto Olvera – additional engineer
  • Nick Rives – additional engineer
  • Diego Ruelas – additional engineer
  • Morgan Stratton – additional engineer
  • Joshua Stuebe – additional engineer
  • Josh White – additional engineer
  • Dave Audé – editing (11)
  • Paul Jamieson – bass and drum equipment rentals and cartage

Celebrate Me Home

Celebrate Me Home promo single according to Mediabase radio charts reached #2 on the Holiday Radio Play chart and #7 on Adult Contemporary chart. The Video for Celebrate Me Home was created as a Facebook awareness video for Disabled American Veterans and proved to be a great success with over 5.6 million native views as of January 2016.[4]

Chart performance

References

  1. ↑ Lynch, Joe (October 9, 2015). "Listen to LeAnn Rimes' 'Today Is Christmas' Album Right Now: Exclusive Stream". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (January 2, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 4, 2016". Roughstock.
  3. ↑ "LeAnn Rimes - Today is Christmas - Target Exclusive : Target". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "LeAnn Rimes Celebrates Veterans Home This Holiday Season With DAV". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  5. ↑ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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