Home for Christmas (Susan Boyle album)

Home for Christmas
Studio album by Susan Boyle
Released	25 October 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Holiday
Length	38:22
Label	Syco, Sony Music
Producer	Cliff Masterson, Steve Anderson
Susan Boyle chronology
Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage (2012) Home for Christmas (2013) Hope (2014)
Singles from Home for Christmas
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" Released: 6 December 2013

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
UltimateGuitar.com	[2]
Renowned for Sound	[3]
ABC News Entertainment	[4]

Home for Christmas is the fifth studio and second Christmas album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 25 October 2013 in Australia, on 29 October in the United States, and on 25 November 2013 in the United Kingdom. The album is a Christmas holiday album featuring a posthumous duet with Elvis Presley who died in 1977 and two duets with Johnny Mathis and The Overtones. The album also features an original song, "Miracle Hymn", written for Boyle's debut acting role in the film The Christmas Candle.^[5]

Background

Boyle was granted permission to use recordings of Elvis Presley from Graceland Estates singing "O Come, All Ye Faithful". The single was released on 6 December 2013 in Ireland and on 8 December in the United Kingdom, as a charity single for Save The Children U.K. and for the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation in the U.S.^[6][7][8] It is the second time Boyle has covered "O Come, All Ye Faithful". She first covered the song for her second album, The Gift (2010).

Boyle said, "Christmas is still my favorite time of the year – I have fond memories of family Christmases growing up. I grew up with Elvis playing in my home. My father was a huge fan. This song is for him and his love of Elvis."^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"O Come, All Ye Faithful" (duet with Elvis Presley)	Trad/Arrang by Elvis Presley	2:54
2.	"The Lord's Prayer"	Albert Hay Malotte	3:45
3.	"Little Drummer Boy" (featuring The Overtones)	Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis	3:35
4.	"I'll Be Home For Christmas"	Buck Ram, Walter Kent, Kim Gannon	3:08
5.	"When a Child Is Born" (featuring Johnny Mathis)	Zacar, Fred Jay	3:17
6.	"The Christmas Song"	Melvin Torme, Robert Wells	2:36
7.	"I Believe in Father Christmas"	Serge Prokofiev, Peter Sinfield, Greg Lake	3:29
8.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin	2:50
9.	"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"	Trad/Arrang by cliff Materson/Steve Anderson	3:45
10.	"The Christmas Waltz"	Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	2:35
11.	"In The Bleak Midwinter"	Trad/Arrang by cliff Materson/Steve Anderson	3:31
12.	"Miracle Hymn"	Luke Antencio, Candace Lee	2:57

Charts

Chart (2013−14)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	118
Canadian Albums Chart[13]	17
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14]	32
Greek Albums (IFPI)[15]	64
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16]	20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17]	3
Scottish Official Album Chart[18]	4
UK Albums (OCC)[19]	9
US Billboard 200[20]	17
US Billboard Top Holiday Albums[21]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/Shipment
New Zealand (RIANZ)[22]	Platinum	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23][24]	Gold	100,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Australia[25]	25 October 2013	CD, digital download	Syco Music, Sony Music
United States[26]	29 October 2013		Syco Music, Columbia
United Kingdom[27]	25 November 2013		Syco Music, Sony Music

References

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