"Christmas in Jamaica" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Toni Braxton. It was written by Braxton along with her former husband Keri Lewis, Donnie Scantz, Craig Love, Dave Kelly and Shaggy, for her first Christmas album, Snowflakes (2001), with Braxton, Lewis and Scantz producing the song and Shaggy co-producing and having featured vocals. The song was released as the album's second and final single on December 8, 2001, by Arista Records. Following the previous single "Snowflakes of Love", the island-flavored Christmas song charted at number three on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, but failed to chart elsewhere. The song was issued without a music video.
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| Single by Toni Braxton featuring Shaggy | ||||
| from the album Snowflakes | ||||
| B-side | "Snowflakes of Love" | |||
| Released | December 8, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | KL Productions (Atlanta, Georgia) Big Yard Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
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| Length | 4:22 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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Commercial performance edit
On January 5, 2002, the song peaked at number three on Billboard's Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, In total the song spent a total of three weeks on the chart.[1]
Formats and track listings edit
- US Promo CD single[2]
- "Christmas in Jamaica" (Remix) - 3:39
- "Christmas in Jamaica" (Radio Edit) - 4:01
- "Christmas in Jamaica" (Remix Instrumental) - 3:38
- "Christmas in Jamaica" (Radio Edit Instrumental) - 4:00
- Europe CD Single[3]
- "Christmas In Jamaica" (feat. Shaggy)- 4:01
- "Christmas In Jamaica" (Remix) (feat. Shaggy)- 3:39
- "Snowflakes of Love" - 4:06
Charts edit
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[4] | 22 |
| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[1] | 3 |
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| United States | 2001 | CD | Arista Records | [2] |
| Europe | [3] |
References edit
- ^ a b "Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop: January 5, 2002". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Toni Braxton Featuring Shaggy – Christmas In Jamaica Promo (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Toni Braxton Featuring Shaggy – Christmas In Jamaica Europe (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 1, 2002". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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