8 Days of Christmas

8 Days of Christmas
Studio album (holiday album) by Destiny's Child
Released	October 30, 2001
Recorded	July 2000; July–September 2001
Genre	Holiday R&B
Length	41:00
Label	Columbia
Producer	Damon Elliott Kurt Farguhar Focus... Alan Foyd Rob Fusari Alonzo Jackson Beyoncé Knowles Errol McCalla Jr. Falante Moore Willie Morris Ric Wake Erron Williams Bama Boyz
Destiny's Child chronology
Love: Destiny (2001) 8 Days of Christmas (2001) This Is the Remix (2002)
Singles from 8 Days of Christmas
"8 Days of Christmas" Released: December 16, 2001 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Released: January 3, 2004

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
People	mixed[3]
Rolling Stone	unfavorable[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Slant Magazine	[6]

8 Days of Christmas is the fourth and penultimate studio album and first Christmas album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on October 30, 2001 by Columbia Records.

Background

The album contains nine tracks featuring traditional Christmas songs and three original songs. Most of them are re-arranged with up-tempo beats in a contemporary R&B style. The album was recorded in Summer 2001 in the United States, but Kelly Rowland stated during the "8 Days of Christmas" video premiere on BET's 106 & Park in Fall 2001 that parts of the album were also recorded in Japan during Destiny's Child's overseas promo tour. In the same interview, Beyoncé Knowles revealed, "Actually we wrote the song two years ago, when we went in the studio to do some Christmas something. That's what started the idea of doing a Christmas album."^[7] The song "8 Days of Christmas" first appeared on the double-disc reissue of The Writing's on the Wall in November 2000.

Reception

8 Days of Christmas debuted at number fifty-nine on the US Billboard 200.^[8] Five weeks later, it eventually peaked at number thirty-four.^[9][10] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 3, 2001, denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.^[11]

Track listing

• Unless otherwise indicated, Credits are adapted from AllMusic.^[12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)[13]	Length
1.	"8 Days of Christmas"	Beyoncé Knowles, Errol "Poppi" McCalla Jr.	Beyoncé Knowles, Mathew Knowles, Errol "Poppi" McCalla Jr.	3:31
2.	"Winter Paradise" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)	Beyoncé Knowles, Falonte Moore, Rob Fusari	Beyoncé Knowles, Falonte Moore, Rob Fusari	3:36
3.	"A 'DC' Christmas Medley" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)	Johnny Marks, Steve Nelson, Traditional, Jack Rollins, J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie, Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman,[13] James Pierpont[14]	Beyoncé Knowles, Falonte Moore, Rob Fusari	3:59
4.	"Silent Night" (featuring Beyoncé)	Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr	Beyoncé Knowles	3:41
5.	"Little Drummer Boy" (featuring Solange) (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)	Katherine Davis, Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati	Beyoncé Knowles, Alonzo Jackson	3:36
6.	"Do You Hear What I Hear" (featuring Kelly Rowland) (Vocals arranged by Kelly Rowland & Kim Burse)	Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne[13]	Alan Floyd, Wirlie Morris.	3:47
7.	"White Christmas" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)	Irving Berlin	Beyoncé Knowles, Damon Elliott	1:42
8.	"Platinum Bells" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)	Ray Evans, Jay Livingston	Beyoncé Knowles, Damon Elliott	1:26
9.	"O' Holy Night" (featuring Michelle Williams)	Adolphe Adam	Erron Williams	4:24
10.	"Spread a Little Love on Christmas Day" (Vocals arranged by Michelle Williams, Erron Williams, Kim Burse)	Bernard "Focus" Edwards, Jr, Beyoncé Knowles	Beyoncé Knowles, Focus..., Ric Wake, Jennifer Patierno (Coordinator), Marc Russell (Coordinator)	3:41
11.	"This Christmas" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)	Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor	Beyoncé Knowles, Rob Fusari, Bill Lee (Co.), Calvin Gaines (Co.)	3:38
12.	"Opera of the Bells" (Vocals arranged by Beyoncé)	Mykola Leontovych, Peter J. Wilhousky; A Cappella[15]	Beyoncé Knowles	4:34

International edition COL 504170 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"The Proud Family" (by Solange featuring Destiny's Child)	Kurt Farquhar, Gerald Harbour	2:17

2004 reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Home for the Holidays"	B. Knowles, S. Knowles, Eddie Smith III, Jesse J. Rankins, Jonathan D. Wells	3:10
14.	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"	Marks	2:31
15.	"The Proud Family" (by Solange featuring Destiny's Child)	Farquhar, Harbour	2:17
16.	"Emotion (with strings)"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb	4:22

DualDisc edition bonus DVD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"8 Days of Christmas" (music video)
2.	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (music video)
3.	"8 Days of Christmas" (live performance)
4.	"Behind the scenes holiday visit at the Ronald McDonald House"
5.	"Coming Soon: Live DVD trailer"
6.	"All 12 songs in enhanced PCM Stereo"

Notes

• "8 Days of Christmas" contains re-sung lyrics from Traditional Christmas Carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas"^[16] & a replayed element from "Jingle Bells" written by James Pierpont^[17]
• "Winter Paradise" contains replayed elements from "Father Figure", written & performed by George Michael.
• "A 'DC' Christmas Medley" incorporates lyrics from "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "Jingle Bells", "Frosty the Snowman", "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas", "Deck the Halls", and "Here Comes Santa Claus".
• "A 'DC' Christmas Medley": Guitar played by Frank Romano
• "Silent Night": Acoustic Guitar played by Michael Morales
• "Little Drummer Boy" originally performed by The Harry Simeone Chorale and Based on "Carol of the Drum" performed by The Trapp Family Singers^[18]
• "Do You Hear What I Hear?" originally performed by The Harry Simeone Chorale^[19]
• "White Christmas" originally performed by Bing Crosby^[20]
• "Platnium Bells" is a semi-remake of "Silver Bells" originally performed by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards^[21]
• "O Holy Night": Bass Guitar played by Ray Reed, Acoustic Guitar played by Kevin Turner, & Additional Background Vocals sung by Derrick Coleman
• "This Christmas" originally performed by Donny Hathaway^[22]

Charts

Chart (2001–02)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23]	65
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[24]	10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25]	60
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[26]	24
French Albums (SNEP)[27]	134
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28]	80
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[29]	20
UK Albums (OCC)[30]	117
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[31]	19
US Billboard 200[10]	34
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32]	27
US Holiday Albums (Billboard)[33]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format
United States	October 30, 2001	CD
Australia	November 11, 2001
Europe[34]	November 12, 2001
United States	October 18, 2005	DualDisc

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