Christmas Interpretations

1993 studio album by Boyz II Men

Christmas Interpretations

Studio album by

Boyz II Men

Released| October 5, 1993
October 4, 2024 (remaster)
Length| 40:57
Label| Motown
Producer|

* Boyz II Men
* Brian McKnight

Boyz II Men chronology
| Cooleyhighharmony
(1991)  | Christmas Interpretations
(1993)  | II
(1994)

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Christmas Interpretations is the first Christmas album and second overall studio album by American R&B group Boyz II Men. It was released on October 5, 1993, by Motown. Several of the tracks are originals, written by Boyz II Men with labelmate and longtime friend Brian McKnight; others are traditional Christmas songs. It was remastered and re-released on October 4, 2024. Christmas Interpretations served as the follow-up to their debut album Cooleyhighharmony (1991).

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Entertainment Weekly| B[2]
Music Week| [3]

AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis described the album as "a cozy, velvety, and hip quiet storm Christmas album with touches of jazz, nostalgia, and melancholy but, at times, one yearns to hear the Boyz' lush harmonies wrapped around traditional favorites."[1] Entertainment Weekly critic David Browne wrote that Boyz II Men "lusciously harmonize on Christmas Interpretations. With the exception of "Silent Night," the album consists entirely of new songs, most with mournful seasonal themes. It's a pretty gutsy move, but hampered by the fact that none of the originals are as memorable as, say, "Silent Night"."[2]

## Chart performance

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Christmas Interpretations peaked at number 19 in the US Billboard 200.[4] The album had sold 1,767,000 copies by December 2012.[5]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Silent Night (Intro)"|  |  | 1:07
2.| "Let It Snow" (featuring Brian McKnight)|

* Wanya Morris
* McKnight

* McKnight
* Boyz II Men[a]

| 4:11
3.| "Share Love"| Nathan Morris|

* N. Morris
* McKnight[a]
* W. Morris[a]
* Shawn Stockman[a]
* Michael McCary[a]

| 3:32
4.| "You're Not Alone"| Stockman|

* Stockman
* McKnight[a]
* W. Morris[a]
* N. Morris[a]
* McCary[a]

| 5:06
5.| "A Joyous Song"| Stockman|

* Stockman
* McKnight[a]
* W. Morris[a]
* N. Morris[a]
* McCary[a]

| 5:53
6.| "Why Christmas"| W. Morris|

* W. Morris
* McKnight[a]
* N. Morris[a]
* Stockman[a]
* McCary[a]

| 4:53
7.| "Cold December Nights"|

* McCary
* Stockman

* McCary
* McKnight[a]
* W. Morris[a]
* N. Morris[a]
* Stockman[a]

| 4:11
8.| "Do They Know"| N. Morris|

* N. Morris
* McKnight[a]
* W. Morris[a]
* Stockman[a]
* McCary[a]

| 3:29
9.| "Who Would Have Thought"|

* McKnight
* W. Morris

* W. Morris
* McKnight[a]
* N. Morris[a]

| 6:06
10.| "Silent Night"|

* Franz Xaver Gruber
* Joseph Mohr

| Boyz II Men| 2:32

Notes

* ^a signifies a co-producer

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1993)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[4] | 19
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[6] | 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 6

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1994)  | Position

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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 48

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Gold  | 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r189040
2. ^ a b Browne, David (November 12, 1993). "Christmas CD Roundup Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
3. ^ Jones, Alan (November 20, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 15. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
4. ^ a b "Boyz II Men Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
5. ^ Grein, Paul (December 19, 2012). "Chart Watch Extra: Christmas Albums, From Bing To Buble". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
6. ^ "Boyz II Men Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
7. ^ "Boyz II Men Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Boyz II Men – Christmas Interpretations". Music Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
10. ^ "American album certifications – Boyz II Men – Christmas Interpretations". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

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Boyz II Men

* Nathan Morris
* Shawn Stockman
* Wanya Morris

* Marc Nelson
* Michael McCary

Studio albums|

* Cooleyhighharmony
* II
* Evolution
* Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya
* Full Circle
* Throwback, Vol. 1
* The Remedy
* Motown: Hitsville USA
* Love
* Covered: Winter
* Twenty
* Collide
* Under the Streetlight

Compilation albums|

* Christmas Interpretations
* The Remix Collection
* The Ballad Collection
* Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection
* The Millennium Collection: The Best of Boyz II Men

Singles|

* "Motownphilly"
* "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
* "Uhh Ahh"
* "Please Don't Go"
* "End of the Road"
* "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)"
* "Let It Snow"
* "I'll Make Love to You"
* "On Bended Knee"
* "Thank You"
* "Water Runs Dry"
* "One Sweet Day"
* "Brokenhearted"
* "Hey Lover"
* "4 Seasons of Loneliness"
* "A Song for Mama"
* "Doin' Just Fine"
* "I Will Get There"
* "Pass You By"
* "Thank You in Advance"
* "The Color of Love"
* "Relax Your Mind"
* "What You Won't Do for Love"
* "The Tracks of My Tears"
* "Just My Imagination"
* "Mercy Mercy Me"
* "I Can't Make You Love Me"
* "Iris"
* "If You Leave Me Now"

Related topics|

* Discography
* Babyface
* The Package Tour
* Total Package Tour

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