A Pentatonix Christmas Explained

A Pentatonix Christmas
Type:studio
Artist:Pentatonix
Cover:Pentatonix - A Pentatonix Christmas (Official Album Cover).png
Released:October 21, 2016 (Standard edition)
October 20, 2017 (Deluxe edition)
Recorded:2016
Length:34:22
Label:RCA
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A Pentatonix Christmas is the fifth studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix. It is also their second full-length holiday album since That's Christmas to Me in 2014. Featuring two new original songs, "Good to Be Bad" and "The Christmas Sing-Along",[1] A Pentatonix Christmas debuted on the Billboard 200 at number three with 52,000 albums sold in its first week,[2] and later peaked at number one, selling 206,000 units in its best week.[3] A Pentatonix Christmas marks as their second number one album on the Billboard 200 after Pentatonix.[3] The album also debuted atop the Billboard Holiday Albums chart, their second number one on that chart after That's Christmas to Me.[2] The deluxe edition of the album dropped from number 6 to 200 on the Billboard 200 in 2018, the greatest drop for an album that still remained on the chart, in Billboard history.[4] The album also, with a guest appearance by The Manhattan Transfer, marked the first recording by the fourth iteration of the group, as this was Trist Curless' first participation with the group in a recording since the death of Tim Hauser, whom Curless officially replaced in 2014.

As of November 2017, 938,000 units of A Pentatonix Christmas have been sold in the US and 1,400,000 units worldwide.[5] A deluxe edition was released on October 20, 2017, almost a year after the original's release. The deluxe edition additionally marks the first appearance of replacement bass Matt Sallee and the second to last appearance of Avi Kaplan.[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[1]

Pentatonix

Additional personnel

Deluxe edition

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 147
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 100

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 99
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 122
US Billboard 200[16] 189
Chart (2017)Position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 23
US Billboard 200[18] 16
Chart (2018)Position
US Billboard 200[19] 79

Decade-end charts

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Pentatonix Christmas – Pentatonix : Review. AllMusic. James Christoper. Monger. October 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161101041805/http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-pentatonix-christmas-mw0002980512. 2016-11-01. live.
  2. Web site: Seven Albums Debut in Top 10 of Billboard 200 Chart, Led by Lady Gaga, Michael Buble & Pentatonix. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. October 30, 2016. October 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031203417/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7557841/top-10-billboard-200-lady-gaga-michael-buble-pentatonix. 2016-10-31. live.
  3. Web site: Pentatonix's 'Christmas' Album Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. December 26, 2016. December 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161227023636/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7633326/pentatonix-christmas-album-billboard-200-chart. 2016-12-27. live.
  4. Web site: Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts . . . 10 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Global Music Report 2017 . IFPI . April 25, 2017 . September 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170426063757/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2017.pdf . 2017-04-26 . live .
  6. Web site: Philpot. Robert. It's beginning to look a lot like PTXmas: Pentatonix plans Christmas tour, TV special. August 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170825061438/http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/music/article168627517.html. 2017-08-25. live.
  7. Web site: Jones. Darianna. Bold & Sugar Interviews Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix: "Don't Be Afraid to Be Different". BoldAndSugar.com. Bold and Sugar. 24 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140825082323/http://boldandsugar.com/bold-sugar-interviews-mitch-grassi-of-pentatonix-dont-be-afraid-to-be-different/. 2014-08-25. dead.
  8. Web site: Selmser . Reno. Reno Selmser on Twitter: "So honored and excited to be singing along with @PTXofficial on "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!" ❤️❤️… ". Twitter.com . 19 October 2017 .
  9. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 44, 2016). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. November 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161105101103/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-fusionnes/?ye=2016&we=44. 2016-11-05. live.
  10. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 48 (dal 2016-11-25 al 2016-12-01). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. December 3, 2016. https://archive.today/20161121225018/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche%23/category:digital/year:2015/id:2163/page:1#/category:album/id:2380/page:1. 2016-11-21. live.
  11. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. December 26, 2016. December 23, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161223135434/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4312. 2016-12-23. live.
  12. Web site: TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 46: del 11.11.2016 al 17.11.2016. Productores de Música de España. Spanish. November 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161123201826/http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/3283-%C3%81lbumes-semana-46-2016. 2016-11-23. live.
  13. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170106173445/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2016.htm. 2017-01-06. live.
  14. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top 40 – Album-Charts 2016 . oe3.orf.at . December 29, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160104162203/http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2749412/ . January 4, 2016 .
  15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2016. Ultratop. July 11, 2020.
  16. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016. Billboard. December 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161208120131/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-billboard-200-albums. 2016-12-08. live.
  17. Web site: Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. December 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171224115202/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-canadian-albums. 2017-12-24. live.
  18. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. December 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171224115207/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-billboard-200-albums. 2017-12-24. live.
  19. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. December 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181204224411/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-billboard-200-albums. December 4, 2018.
  20. Web site: Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200. Billboard. November 15, 2019.

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