This Christmas (Jessie James Decker EP)

This Christmas is the third release overall but second extended play by American country music singer Jessie James Decker. Released on December 4, 2015,[1] the album was released through Big Yellow Dog Music.[2] The EP includes the original song, "Baby! It's Christmas", released as a promotional single in November 2014. Two other songs have been issues as singles: the title track, in November 2015, and the version of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" featuring Decker's husband, Eric Decker, released in November 2016.

This Christmas
EP by
ReleasedDecember 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)
GenreChristmas music
Length23:32
LabelBig Yellow Dog
Jessie James Decker chronology
Comin' Home
(2014)
This Christmas
(2015)
Gold
(2017)
Singles from This Christmas
  1. "Baby! It's Christmas"
    Released: November 11, 2014
  2. "This Christmas"
    Released: November 13, 2015
  3. "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
    Released: November 18, 2016

Critic Darryl Sterdan rated the album 2-1/2 stars out of 4, and called it "a surprisingly swell little treat".[3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Baby! It's Christmas"3:22
2."This Christmas"3:32
3."Baby, It's Cold Outside" (featuring Joe Nichols)2:46
4."My Santa Claus"2:55
5."All I Want for Christmas Is You"3:52
6."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"4:19
7."Baby, It's Cold Outside" (featuring Eric Decker)2:46
Total length:23:32

Chart performance edit

This Christmas sold 5,600 copies in its first week of release.[4]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 178
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 16
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[7] 42
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 7

References edit

  1. ^ "Jessie James Decker on Being a Mom of Two – Moms & Babies – Celebrity Babies and Kids - Moms & Babies - People.com". Celebritybabies.people.com. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  2. ^ "This Christmas - Jessie James Decker | Release Credits". AllMusic. 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ^ Sterdan, Darryl (December 12, 2015). "Playing Santa: Our music critic tells you which Christmas CDs are naughty and nice". The London Free Press. p. C3.
  4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 12, 2015). "Top Country Albums Chart: December 14, 2015". Roughstock.
  5. ^ "Jessie James Decker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Jessie James Decker Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Jessie James Decker Album & Song Chart History – Holiday Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  8. ^ "Jessie James Decker Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.