Ashanti's Christmas

Ashanti's Christmas
Studio album (Christmas) by Ashanti
Released	November 18, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Christmas holiday pop R&B
Length	29:22
Label	The Inc.
Producer	Irv Gotti, Chink Santana, Demi McGhee
Ashanti chronology
Chapter II (2003) Ashanti's Christmas (2003) Concrete Rose (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	negative [2]

Ashanti's Christmas is the first Christmas album by American R&B/pop singer Ashanti, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album debuted and peaked at #160 on the Billboard 200 and #43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album contained almost an equal amount of new songs, written by Ashanti herself, and covers of Christmas classics. As for singles, Ashanti released a Christmas Medley which featured the songs "Christmas Time Again", "The Christmas Song", and "Hey Santa". A video was shot for the medley and it received moderate rotation on BET and MTV. A reworked version of the original song "Time of Year" would later appear on Ashanti's second Christmas album, A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti.

Track listing

1. "Christmas Time Again" (Douglas, I. Lorenzo, A. Parker) – 4:05
2. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:19
3. "Hey Santa" (Douglas, Lorenzo) – 1:55
4. "This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor) – 2:59
5. "Sharing Christmas" (Douglas, Lorenzo) – 4:14
6. "Silent Night" (F. Gruber, J. Mohr) – 2:13
7. "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts) – 1:56
8. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) – 2:16
9. "Time of Year" (Douglas, Lorenzo, D. McGhee) – 4:50
10. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Traditional) – 1:35

Credits

• Ashanti – vocals

Production

• Producers: Irv Gotti, Demi McGhee, Chink Santana
• Executive producers: Ashanti Douglas, Irv Gotti
• Engineer: Milwaukee Buck
• Mixing: Duro, Irv Gotti
• Mastering: Tom Coyne
• A&R: Chris G.O.T.T.I., Darcell Lawrence, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Errol "Eezie" Vaughan Jr.
• A&R assistance: Fred Moore, Todd "Shortma" Simms
• Recording director: Tony Vanias
• Instrumentation: Demi McGhee
• Assistant: Terry "Murda Mac" Herbert
• Marketing: Daniel Cooper, Deidre Graham
• Creative director: Rick Patrick
• Art direction: Andy West
• Cover photo: Daniela Federici
• Inlay photography: Graham Kuhm

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	160
	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	43

References

1. Jeffries, David. Ashanti's Christmas at AllMusic
2. Rolling Stone review