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Christmas with Cliff

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Christmas with Cliff
Studio album by
Released25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Recorded2022
StudioCriteria Studios, North Miami, Florida
Label
Producer
Cliff Richard chronology
Music... The Air That I Breathe
(2020)
Christmas with Cliff
(2022)
Cliff with Strings – My Kinda Life
(2023)
Singles from Christmas with Cliff
  1. "Sleigh Ride"
    Released: 14 October 2022
  2. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
    Released: 28 October 2022
  3. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
    Released: 11 November 2022
  4. "Heart of Christmas"
    Released: 24 November 2022

Christmas with Cliff is the 46th studio album by British pop singer Cliff Richard, released on 25 November 2022 by East West Records. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, becoming Richard's 47th top 10 solo album.[1]

Christmas with Cliff consists of 13 new recordings of Christmas music, including three newly written songs ("First Christmas", "Heart of Christmas", and "Six Days After Christmas (Happy New Year)"). It is Richard's third Christmas album following Together with Cliff Richard (1991) and Cliff at Christmas (2003), and his first made up entirely of new recordings.

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, with first-week sales of 24,358 units. It is Richard's highest-charting album since the number-one album, The Album (1993).[2] Christmas with Cliff is also his 47th top 10 solo album.[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"2:31
2."Sleigh Ride"
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson[a]
2:43
3."First Christmas"
  • Simon Goodall
  • Alison Goodall
Chris Walden3:43
4."Joy to the World"Walden3:12
5."Jingle Bell Rock"
  • Joseph Beal
  • James Boothe
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson[a]
2:19
6."Blue Christmas"
  • Billy Hayes
  • Jay Johnson
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson[a]
2:26
7."When a Child is Born"
Walden3:35
8."Mary, Did You Know?"Walden3:09
9."Heart of Christmas"
  • Jorge Mhondera
  • Jesse Reeves
  • Jonny Pike
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson[a]
3:47
10."Go Tell It on the Mountain"John Wesley Work Jr.Walden4:01
11."Oh Come, All Ye Faithful"TraditionalWalden3:16
12."Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"John Marks
  • Hollander
  • Edmondson[a]
2:09
13."Six Days After Christmas (Happy New Year)"
Walden3:30

Notes

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  • ^a signifies a co-producer

Charts

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Chart performance for Christmas with Cliff
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 61
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[4] 37
Irish Albums (OCC)[5] 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 2

Certifications

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Certifications for Christmas with Cliff
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver 60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Smith, Carl (2 December 2022). "Stormzy beats Sir Cliff Richard to secure a hat-trick with third Number 1 album This Is What I Mean". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (2 December 2022). "Charts analysis: Stormzy scores third consecutive No.1 album". Music Week. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cliff Richard – Christmas with Cliff" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2022. 49. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – Cliff Richard – Christmas with Cliff". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 23, 2022.