Platinum Christmas Explained

Platinum Christmas
Type:Compilation album
Artist:Various artists
Cover:Platinum Christmas.JPG
Released:November 14, 2000
Length:105:40
Genre:Christmas
Producer:Brian Kierulf
Label:Jive

Platinum Christmas is a 2000 holiday album released by Jive Records on November 14, 2000. "My Gift to You" by Donell Jones appears only in the North American release, in the rest of the world Jones's song has been replaced by "Perfect Christmas" by S Club 7.

It was followed with two further compilations, Platinum Christmas II in 2004, and Platinum Christmas III in 2006, both were released in Canada only.

Singles

"My Only Wish (This Year)", by Britney Spears, was released as promotional single on November 14, 2000.[1] The song appeared in the Danish Singles Chart on December 26, 2008 and peaking at number 14 in 2017.[2] It charted in Slovakia, on December 28, 2009, at number 54.[3] It made its first appearance on Billboard Holiday/Seasonal Digital Songs on November 27, 2010, peaking at number 49 as a result of digital downloads.[4] On December 3, 2010, Nielsen SoundScan reported that there had so far been 162,000 paid digital downloads of the song in the United States.[5]

"Perfect Christmas" by S Club 7 was released as promotional single in United Kingdom on November 15, 2000.[6]

Track listing

North America

International

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)! scope="col"
Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 186
South Korean International Albums (MIAK)[8] 50

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forbes Faces: Britney Spears. Schiffman. Betsy. October 13, 2010. December 25, 2011. Forbes.
  2. Web site: danishcharts.dk - Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year) . Tracklisten. Hung Medien . November 30, 2010 .
  3. Web site: Radio Top 100 Oficiálna - Spears Britney - My Only Wish . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. October 26, 2011.
  4. Web site: Holiday/Seasonal Digital Songs — Subscription Required. November 27, 2010. June 12, 2011. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  5. Web site: Chart Watch Extra: Christmas' Greatest Hits - Chart Watch. Grein. Paul. December 3, 2010. Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!. December 6, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110216153403/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/70333/chart-watch-extra-christmas-greatest-hits/#comments. February 16, 2011.
  6. Web site: Perfect Christmas - S Club 7. Discogs. December 21, 2019.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184459/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_2.html. September 6, 2004. Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000. Jam!. March 29, 2022.
  8. Web site: 자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다.. Korean. MIAK. https://web.archive.org/web/20070616195733/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2000_2h.htm. 26 January 2021. 16 June 2007.
  9. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. November 10, 2021.