Christmas in My Heart (Sarah Connor album)

Christmas in My Heart
Studio album by Sarah Connor
Released	November 18, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Christmas R&B pop
Length	46:05
Label	X-Cell
Sarah Connor chronology
Naughty but Nice (2005) Christmas in My Heart (2005) Soulicious (2007)
Singles from Christmas in My Heart
"Christmas in My Heart" Released: 25 November 2005 "The Best Side of Life" Released: 24 November 2006

Christmas in My Heart is the first Christmas album and the fifth studio album by German recording artist Sarah Connor. Released by X-Cell Records on November 18, 2005, the album features cover versions of popular Christmas tunes and original material. Connor worked with frequent collaborators Rob Tyger and Kay Denar on the album.

Chart performance

Christmas in My Heart peaked at number six on the Austrian, German, and Swiss Albums Chart.

In 2006 after a baby break Sarah decided to reissue "Christmas in my heart" with a new lead single "Best side of life". "The Best side of life" was featured in Coca Cola's German Christmas promotional campaign. The single reached #4 on the German charts. The reissue didn't fare as well, however, debuting at #49 on the German charts. On the same date Sarah also released a concert DVD of her performing the Christmas tunes under the same name as the album.

Track listing

All songs produced by Rob Tyger and Kay D.^[1]

Christmas in My Heart – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ave Maria"	Rob Tyger Kay Denar Franz Schubert	3:58
2.	"Christmas in My Heart"	Tyger Denar	4:48
3.	"Be Thankful"	Traditional Tyger Denar	3:33
4.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	3:36
5.	"Sweet Is the Song"	Traditional Tyger Denar	3:40
6.	"A Ride in the Snow"	Tyger Denar	4:02
7.	"Why Does It Rain"	Traditional Tyger Denar	4:28
8.	"The Christmas Song"	Bob Wells Mel Tormé	3:16
9.	"Tonight's The Night"	D.J. Falk Tyger Denar	4:06
10.	"A New Kingdom"	Eduard Ebel Tyger Denar	3:45
11.	"Come Together"	Traditional Tyger Denar	4:12
12.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Hugh Martin Ralph Blane	2:47

Christmas in My Heart – Reissue edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Best Side of Life"	Marc Lennard Achim "Jojo HF" Heider	3:49
2.	"Ave Maria"	Rob Tyger Kay Denar Franz Schubert	3:58
3.	"Christmas in My Heart"	Tyger Denar	4:48
4.	"Be Thankful"	Traditional Tyger Denar	3:33
5.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	3:36
6.	"Sweet Is the Song"	Traditional Tyger Denar	3:40
7.	"A Ride in the Snow"	Tyger Denar	4:02
8.	"Why Does It Rain"	Traditional Tyger Denar	4:28
9.	"The Christmas Song"	Bob Wells Mel Tormé	3:16
10.	"Tonight's The Night"	D.J. Falk Tyger Denar	4:06
11.	"A New Kingdom"	Eduard Ebel Tyger Denar	3:45
12.	"Come Together"	Traditional Tyger Denar	4:12
13.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Hugh Martin Ralph Blane	2:47

Notes

• "Be Thankful" is an English language interpretation of "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her".
• "Sweet Is the Song" is an English language interpretation of "Süßer die Glocken nie klingen".
• "Why Does It Rain" is an English language interpretation of "Schneeflöckchen, Weißröckchen".
• "Tonight's the Night" is an English language interpretation of "O du fröhliche".
• "A New Kingdom" is an English language interpretation of "Leise rieselt der Schnee".
• "Come Together" is an English language interpretation of "Morgen, Kinder wird's was geben".

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 6

Certifications and sales Region Certification Sales/shipments Germany (BVMI)[5] Platinum 200,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[6] Gold 15,000^x ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)
Austria	November 18, 2005	Digital download, CD	Standard
Germany
Switzerland
Austria	November 24, 2006	Digital download, CD	Reissue
Germany
Switzerland
Austria	November 16, 2007	Digital download, CD	Reissue digipack
Germany
Switzerland

References

1. Christmas in My Heart (Media notes). Sarah Connor. Sony Music, X-Cell Records. 2005.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Sarah Connor – Christmas in My Heart" (in German). Hung Medien.
3. "Officialcharts.de – Sarah Connor – Christmas in My Heart". GfK Entertainment.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Sarah Connor – Christmas in My Heart". Hung Medien.
5. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Connor; 'Christmas in My Heart')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
6. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Sarah Connor; 'Christmas in My Heart')". Hung Medien.

External links

• Sarah Connor discography at Discogs