"Christmas This Year" is a Christmas song by American Christian hip hop recording artist TobyMac from his 2011 Christmas album Christmas in Diverse City.[2] The song was released as a single on November 30, 2010.[3] It features guest vocals from American singer and songwriter Leigh Nash. The song became Toby's fourth Hot Christian Songs No. 1 and Nash's first, staying there for two weeks.[4] It lasted 5 weeks on the overall chart.[5] The song is played in a B major key, and 95 beats per minute.[6]
| "Christmas This Year" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by TobyMac featuring Leigh Nash | ||||
| from the album Christmas in Diverse City | ||||
| Released | November 30, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Studio | Thompson Station, Tennessee[1] | |||
| Genre | Christmas music, CCM | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | ForeFront | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| TobyMac singles chronology | ||||
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Background edit
"Christmas This Year" was released as a single on November 30, 2010. It was later included in TobyMac's first Christmas album, Christmas In Diverse City.[7] TobyMac said while talking about making the song, "Christmas is the most celebrated time of the year for my family. While we were recording the song, we had a week-long Christmas party at my house…in July!!! I wanted to write a song that captured that pure delight without missing the spirit of the season… when love came down to let us live."[8]
Charts edit
| Chart (2010–11) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Christian AC (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| US Christian Songs (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard)[12] | 9 |
| US Christian Soft AC (Billboard)[13] | 15 |
References edit
- ^ Christmas In DiverseCity – TobyMac | AllMusic
- ^ "Christmas in DiverseCity Track Listing". TobyMac. August 25, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Christmas This Year (feat. Leight Nash) - Single". NewReleaseToday. November 30, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Chart dates for "Christmas This Year":
- January 1: "Christian Songs (January 1, 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- January 8: "Christian Songs (January 8, 2011)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "TobyMac Christmas This Year Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Key & BPM for Christmas This Year by TobyMac". TuneBat. November 3, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Christmas in Diverse City TobyMac". iTunes. October 4, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "TobyMac releases new Christmas single". ChristianToday. November 30, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "tobyMac - Christian AC History". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "TobyMac Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "TobyMac Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Christian AC Indicator". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Christian Soft AC". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.