Home for Christmas (NSYNC album)

Home for Christmas
Studio album by NSYNC
Released	November 10, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Christmas, teen-pop, dance-pop, R&B
Length	55:36
Label	Trans Continental, BMG, RCA
Producer	Gary Carolla, Danny Madden, John Poppo, Veit Renn, Peter Ries,, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Robin Wiley, Johnny Wright (exec.)
NSYNC chronology
NSYNC (1997-98) Home for Christmas (1998) The Winter Album (1998)
Alternative cover
2002 release

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Home for Christmas is a seasonal album released exclusively in the United States by American boy band NSYNC. The album was released on November 10, 1998, following the success of their debut album. On October 27, 1999, Home for Christmas was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for shipment of two million copies in the United States.^[4]

Home for Christmas was released on September 30, 2002 in the United Kingdom as The Meaning of Christmas on Ariola Express with an altered track listing.^[5] "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" was released as a single in the United States, and in Germany as well, due to its inclusion on the group's German seasonal album, The Winter Album.^[6]

As of December 2014, Home for Christmas has sold 2.8 million copies in the United States, making it the fifteenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking music sales in 1991.^[7] The album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

Home for Christmas — Standard version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Home for Christmas"	Gary Hasse, Rozz Morehead	John Poppo, Danny Madden^[a]	4:28
2.	"Under My Tree"	Shelley Peiken, Guy Roche	Veit Renn	4:32
3.	"I Never Knew the Meaning of Christmas"	Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers	Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers	4:45
4.	"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"	Veit Renn, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake	Renn	4:12
5.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Torme, Robert Wells	Gary Carolla	3:16
6.	"I Guess It's Christmas Time"	Shelley Peiken, Peter S. Bliss	Carolla	3:52
7.	"All I Want Is You This Christmas"	Martin Briley, Dana Calitri	Renn	3:43
8.	"The First Noel"	Traditional	Carolla	3:28
9.	"In Love on Christmas"	Rory Bennett, Cedric Hailey, Joel Hailey	Renn	4:06
10.	"It's Christmas"	Peter Ries, Cherie C. Thomas	Carolla, Ries	4:29
11.	"O Holy Night"	Traditional	Robin Wiley	3:33
12.	"Love's in Our Hearts (On Christmas Day)"	Gary Hasse, James Lowell, Jonathan Werking	Renn	3:54
13.	"The Only Gift"	Maria Christensen, Jeff Franzell	Renn	3:51
14.	"Kiss Me at Midnight"	Veit Renn, Kenny Lamb	Renn	3:28

The Meaning of Christmas — Standard version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Guess It's Christmas Time"
2.	"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"
3.	"I Never Knew the Meaning of Christmas"
4.	"Love's in Our Hearts (On Christmas Day)"
5.	"Home for Christmas"
6.	"In Love on Christmas"
7.	"The Only Gift"
8.	"It's Christmas"
9.	"All I Want Is You This Christmas"
10.	"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (Remix)
11.	"Kiss Me at Midnight"
12.	"The Christmas Song"
13.	"The First Noel"
14.	"O Holy Night"

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a vocal co-producer

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Home for Christmas - *NSYNC". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
2. Willman, Chris (1998-12-04). "Just Say Noel (Page 2)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 593. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
4. "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
5. The Meaning Of Christmas (2002) | N Sync | MP3 Downloads 7digital United Kingdom
6. Amazon.com: Home for Christmas: Music
7. "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side' Returns to Top 20". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.