Christmas Song Book (Mina album)

Christmas Song Book
Christmas Song Book
Studio album by Mina
Released	19 November 2013
Recorded	2010–2013
Studio	Studi PDU, Lugano
Genre	Christmas; jazz;
Length	37:47
Label	GSU
Producer	Massimiliano Pani; Ugo Bongianni;
Mina chronology

Christmas Song Book is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 19 November 2013 by GSU.^[2]

Overview

In the album, Mina covers twelve Christmas songs, written between 1818 ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", original version of "Silent Night") and 1973 ("Old Fashion Christmas"). Among the others, she sings four Bing Crosby hits ("The Secret of Christmas", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "How Lovely Is Christmas" and "White Christmas"). The song "Baby, It's Cold Outside", always performed in a duo, has been recorded with Italian comedian and TV presenter Fiorello.^[3]

Two songs were previously released: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (for the 2012 album, 12 (American Song Book)) and "Silent Night" (for the 2010 movie, The Santa Claus Gang by Italian comedians Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and published in the EP Piccola strenna).^[4]

During the design of the album, drawings in the style of "Disney" were used,^[5] specially painted by Giorgio Cavazzano, Mina herself appeared in the image of Mina Duck;^[6] previously, a similar design was used for the 1998 album Mina Celentano. The album was released in three versions:^[7]

CD with a book containing 18 pages of illustrations, song descriptions and a letter from Mina to the listeners.
CD with a book containing 248 pages of Disney Christmas stories.
LP (limited edition), including, in addition to a color vinyl record, 12 illustrations by Cavazzano in large format.

The album reached number 6 on the Italian Albums chart^[8] and was certified platinum by Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Old Fashion Christmas"	Kenny Williams F. P. Sturm	5:59
2.	"The Secret of Christmas"	Jimmy Van Heusen Sammy Cahn	4:51
3.	"Baby, It's Cold Outside"	Frank Loesser	2:25
4.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Walter Kent Kim Gannon	3:22
5.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Ralph Blane Hugh Martin	3:59
6.	"Jingle Bell Rock"	Joseph Carleton Beal James Ross Boothe	1:19
7.	"Silent Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)"	Franz Xaver Gruber John Freeman Young Joseph Mohr	3:06
8.	"Let It Snow"	Jule Styne Cahn	2:48
9.	"How Lovely Is Christmas"	Alec Wilder Arnold Sundgaard	1:59
10.	"Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney"	Billy Moore Jr. William D. Hardy	2:48
11.	"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"	Richard Storrs Willis Edmund Sears	2:25
12.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	2:36
Total length:			37:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Christmas Song Book*
Chart (2013)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[8]	6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Christmas Song Book*
Chart (2013)	Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[10]	32

Certifications

Certifications for *Christmas Song Book*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[9]	Platinum	50,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Mina (2013). Christmas Song Book (liner notes) (in Italian). Italy: GSU. 95453328-9. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "Disco di Mina con le più belle canzoni di Natale". La Provincia (in Italian). 23 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "Mina's Latest Christmas Songs Album Is Out". Italy Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ Zanetti, Franco (2013). "Christmas Song. Mina Book" (in Italian). Mina Fan Club. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "√ Mina - Christmas Song Book - la recensione di Rockol.it". Rockol (in Italian). 23 December 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ Fazzito, Luisa (18 November 2013). "Mina e Fiorello in duetto per "Mina Christmas Song Book"". Melodi Camente (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ ""Christmas Song Book" è il nuovo album natalizio di Mina: le tracce". Nuove Canzoni (in Italian). 18 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Italiancharts.com – Mina – Christmas Song Book". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Italian album certifications – Mina – Christmas Song Book" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ "Classifica annuale 2013 (dal 31.12.2012 al 29.12.2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

External links

Christmas Song Book at Discogs (list of releases)

[notes-1] Mina (2013). Christmas Song Book (liner notes) (in Italian). Italy: GSU. 95453328-9. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[2] "Disco di Mina con le più belle canzoni di Natale". La Provincia (in Italian). 23 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[3] "Mina's Latest Christmas Songs Album Is Out". Italy Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[4] Zanetti, Franco (2013). "Christmas Song. Mina Book" (in Italian). Mina Fan Club. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[5] "√ Mina - Christmas Song Book - la recensione di Rockol.it". Rockol (in Italian). 23 December 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[6] Fazzito, Luisa (18 November 2013). "Mina e Fiorello in duetto per "Mina Christmas Song Book"". Melodi Camente (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[7] ""Christmas Song Book" è il nuovo album natalizio di Mina: le tracce". Nuove Canzoni (in Italian). 18 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[chart-8] "Italiancharts.com – Mina – Christmas Song Book". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[cert-9] "Italian album certifications – Mina – Christmas Song Book" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[10] "Classifica annuale 2013 (dal 31.12.2012 al 29.12.2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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