Christmas in Jamaica explained

Christmas in Jamaica
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Type:single
Artist:Toni Braxton featuring Shaggy
Album:Snowflakes
B-Side:Snowflakes of Love
Released:December 8, 2001
Recorded:KL Productions
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Big Yard Studios
(New York City, New York)
Length:4:22
Label:Arista
Chronology:Toni Braxton
Prev Title:Snowflakes of Love
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Hit the Freeway
Next Year:2002

"Christmas in Jamaica" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Toni Braxton. It was written by Braxton along with her former husband Keri Lewis, Donnie Scantz, Craig Love, Dave Kelly and Shaggy, for her first Christmas album, Snowflakes (2001), with Braxton, Lewis and Scantz producing the song and Shaggy co-producing and having featured vocals. The song was released as the album's second and final single on December 8, 2001, by Arista Records. Following the previous single "Snowflakes of Love", the island-flavored Christmas song charted at number three on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, but failed to chart elsewhere. The song was issued without a music video.

Commercial performance

On January 5, 2002, the song peaked at number three on Billboards Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, In total the song spent a total of three weeks on the chart.[1]

Formats and track listings

  1. "Christmas in Jamaica" (Remix) - 3:39
  2. "Christmas in Jamaica" (Radio Edit) - 4:01
  3. "Christmas in Jamaica" (Remix Instrumental) - 3:38
  4. "Christmas in Jamaica" (Radio Edit Instrumental) - 4:00
  1. "Christmas In Jamaica" (feat. Shaggy)- 4:01
  2. "Christmas In Jamaica" (Remix) (feat. Shaggy)- 3:39
  3. "Snowflakes of Love" - 4:06

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[4] 22
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)3

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef
United States2001CDArista Records
Europe

Notes and References

  1. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A375520&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A345&refine=1 Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop: January 5, 2002]. Billboard. January 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202082603/https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2002-01-05/bubbling-under-r-and-b-hip-hop-singles. dead. February 2, 2017.
  2. Web site: Toni Braxton Featuring Shaggy – Christmas In Jamaica Promo (CD) at Discogs. Discogs. January 26, 2017.
  3. Web site: Toni Braxton Featuring Shaggy – Christmas In Jamaica Europe (CD) at Discogs. Discogs. January 26, 2017.
  4. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 1, 2002. Dutch Top 40. March 13, 2023.