Now That's What I Call Christmas!

This article describes a 2001 album in the U.S. Now! series. It should not be confused with other similarly titled "Now!" Christmas albums. For more information, see Now That's What I Call Music! and Now That's What I Call Music! discography

Now That's What I Call Christmas!
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	October 23, 2001
Genre	Christmas music
Length	CD 1: 48:59 CD 2: 67:33
Label	UTV
Professional reviews
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Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 7 (2001) Now That's What I Call Christmas! (2001) Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (2001)
Christmas chronology
Now That's What I Call Christmas! (2001) Now That's What I Call Christmas! 2 (2003)

Now That's What I Call Christmas! is a two-disc holiday music compilation that was released on October 23, 2001 by Universal Music Group. The album is part of the (U.S.) Now! series, and the first holiday-themed album in the series.

On November 15, 2004, Now That's What I Call Christmas! was certified 6x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of six million units in the United States, making it the best-selling Now! album in the U.S.^[1]

Based on sales figures provided by Nielsen/SoundScan, the album was also the best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. for both 2001 and 2002.^[2] As of October 16, 2011, Now That's What I Call Christmas! was the eighth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the entire SoundScan era of music sales (March 1991-present), having sold a total of 3,390,000 copies.^[3]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)"	Nat King Cole	3:09
2.	"White Christmas"	Bing Crosby	2:57
3.	"Blue Christmas"	Elvis Presley	2:07
4.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Frank Sinatra	3:27
5.	"Winter Wonderland"	Tony Bennett	2:13
6.	"Sleigh Ride"	Ella Fitzgerald	2:56
7.	"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"	Dean Martin	1:56
8.	"(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays"	Perry Como	2:51
9.	"The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"	Johnny Mathis	2:45
10.	"A Holly Jolly Christmas"	Burl Ives	2:13
11.	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"	Gene Autry	3:12
12.	"Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer"	Elmo & Patsy	3:27
13.	"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"	Brenda Lee	2:05
14.	"Jingle Bell Rock"	Bobby Helms	2:09
15.	"Little Saint Nick"	The Beach Boys	2:08
16.	"Merry Christmas Darling"	The Carpenters	3:05
17.	"Christmas Collage"	Kathy Mattea	3:33
18.	"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"	Bing Crosby & David Bowie	2:36

Disc Two

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"	John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir	3:32
2.	"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"	Bruce Springsteen	4:25
3.	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	Band Aid	3:40
4.	"Wonderful Christmastime"	Paul McCartney	3:45
5.	"Our Love Is Like a Holiday"	Michael Bolton	3:16
6.	"(It Must Have Been Oi) Santa Claus"	Harry Connick Jr.	4:37
7.	"Jingle Bells"	Diana Krall	2:11
8.	"Away in a Manger"	Mannheim Steamroller	3:18
9.	"Deck the Halls"	Ottmar Liebert	3:06
10.	"Love on Layaway"	Gloria Estefan	4:26
11.	"Don't Save It All for Christmas Day"	Celine Dion	4:35
12.	"This Christmas"	Joe	3:05
13.	"Special Gift"	The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley	3:57
14.	"All We Need Is Love (Christmas in the Yard)"	The Big Yard Family featuring Shaggy	3:58
15.	"My Only Wish (This Year)"	Britney Spears	4:15
16.	"You Don't Have to Be Alone (On Christmas)"	*NSYNC	4:32
17.	"O Come All Ye Faithful"	Luther Vandross	4:17
18.	"Silent Night"	Boyz II Men	2:31

Charts and sales

• 2001 The Billboard 200 - # 3^[4]
• 2001 Top Internet Albums - # 4
• RIAA certification: 6x Platinum (US)^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Multi-Platinum Albums
2. ^ "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Billboard. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/43185/chart-watch-extra-bring-on-christmas/. Retrieved 2011-11-04. 
3. ^ "Ask Billboard: What Are The Best-Selling Holiday Albums?". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2011-10-16. http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/ask-billboard-what-are-the-best-selling-1005413232.story. Retrieved 2011-11-04. 
4. ^ The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of December 22 2001

External links

• Now That's What I Call Christmas! front- and backcover
• Now That's What I Call Christmas! Tv advert