Christmas Song Book (Mina album)

2013 album by Italian singer Mina

Christmas Song Book

Studio album by

Mina

Released| 19 November 2013 (2013-11-19)
Recorded| 2010–2013
Studio| Studi PDU, Lugano
Genre|

* Christmas
* jazz

Length| 37:47
Label| GSU
Producer|

* Massimiliano Pani
* Ugo Bongianni[1]

Mina chronology
| 12 (American Song Book)
(2012)  | Christmas Song Book
(2013)  | Selfie
(2014)

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

## Overview

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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

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Christmas Song Book | Chart (2013)  | Peak
position

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Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] | 6

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Christmas Song Book | Chart (2013)  | Position

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Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] | 32

## Certifications

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Certifications for Christmas Song Book Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Italy (FIMI)[9] | Platinum  | 50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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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.
8. ^ a b "Italiancharts.com – Mina – Christmas Song Book". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
9. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Christmas Song Book at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
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Mina

* Albums
* Singles
* Songs

Studio albums|

| 1960s|

* Tintarella di luna (1960)
* Il cielo in una stanza (1960)
* Due note (1961)
* Moliendo café (1962)
* Renato (1962)
* Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (1963)
* Mina (1964)
* Studio Uno (1965)
* Studio Uno 66 (1966)
* Mina 2 (1966)
* Sabato sera – Studio Uno '67 (1967)
* Dedicato a mio padre (1967)
* Le più belle canzoni italiane interpretate da Mina (1968)
* Canzonissima '68 (1968)
* I discorsi (1969)
* Mina for You (1969)
* ...bugiardo più che mai... più incosciente che mai... (1969)

|

1970s|

* Mina canta o Brasil (1970)
* ...quando tu mi spiavi in cima a un batticuore... (1970)
* Mina (1971)
* Cinquemilaquarantatre (1972)
* Altro (1972)
* Frutta e verdura (1973)
* Amanti di valore (1973)
* Mina® (1974)
* Baby Gate (1974)
* Minacantalucio (1975)
* La Mina (1975)
* Singolare (1976)
* Plurale (1976)
* Mina con bignè (1977)
* Mina quasi Jannacci (1977)
* Attila (1979)

1980s|

* Kýrie (1980)
* Salomè (1981)
* Italiana (1982)
* Mina 25 (1983)
* Catene (1984)
* Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... (1985)
* Sì, buana (1986)
* Rane supreme (1987)
* Ridi pagliaccio (1988)
* Uiallalla (1989)

1990s|

* Ti conosco mascherina (1990)
* Caterpillar (1991)
* Sorelle Lumière (1992)
* Mina canta i Beatles (1993)
* Lochness (1993)
* Canarino mannaro (1994)
* Pappa di latte (1995)
* Cremona (1996)
* Napoli (1996)
* Leggera (1997)
* Mina Celentano (1998)
* Nostalgias (1998)
* Olio (1999)
* Mina n° 0 (1999)

2000s|

* Dalla terra (2000)
* Sconcerto (2001)
* Veleno (2002)
* Napoli secondo estratto (2003)
* Bula Bula (2005)
* L'allieva (2005)
* Bau (2006)
* Todavía (2007)
* Sulla tua bocca lo dirò (2009)
* Facile (2009)

2010s|

* Caramella (2010)
* Piccolino (2011)
* 12 (American Song Book) (2012)
* Christmas Song Book (2013)
* Selfie (2014)
* Le migliori (2016)
* Maeba (2018)
* Mina Fossati (2019)

2020s|

* Ti amo come un pazzo (2023)
* Gassa d'amante (2024)

Live albums|

* Mina alla Bussola dal vivo (1968)
* Dalla Bussola (1972)
* Mina Live '78 (1978)

Extended plays|

* Mina per Wind (2000)

Soundtrack albums|

* Piccola strenna (2010)

Compilation albums|

* 20 successi di Mina (1964)
* Mina interpretata da Mina (1965)
* Mina & Gaber: un'ora con loro (1965)
* Mina canta Napoli (1966)
* Incontro con Mina (1969)
* Del mio meglio (1971)
* Del mio meglio n. 2 (1973)
* Evergreens (1974)
* Del mio meglio n. 3 (1975)
* Del mio meglio n. 4 (1977)
* Di tanto in tanto (1978)
* Del mio meglio n. 5 (1979)
* Del mio meglio n. 6 – Live (1981)
* Del mio meglio n. 7 (1983)
* Del mio meglio n. 8 (1985)
* Del mio meglio n. 9 (1987)
* Oggi ti amo di più (1988)
* Mazzini canta Battisti (1994)
* Canzoni d'autore (1996)
* Minantologia (1997)
* Studio Collection (1998)
* Love Collection (2000)
* In duo (2003)
* The Platinum Collection (2004)
* Ti amo... (2006)
* The Best of Platinum Collection (2007)
* Riassunti d'amore (2009)
* Je suis Mina (2011)
* I Am Mina (2011)
* Yo soy Mina (2011)
* The Collection 3.0 (2015)
* Tutte le migliori (2017)
* Paradiso (Lucio Battisti Songbook) (2018)
* Orione (Italian Songbook) (2020)
* Cassiopea (Italian Songbook) (2020)
* MinaCelentano – The Complete Recordings (2021)
* Encadenados (2022)
* Mina in Studio 2001–2021 (2022)
* Dilettevoli eccedenze (2022)
* The Beatles Songbook (2022)
* Dilettevoli eccedenze 2 (2023)

Singles|

* "Nessuno"
* "Tintarella di luna"
* "Folle banderuola"
* "È vero"
* "Una zebra a pois"
* "Il cielo in una stanza"
* "Due note"
* "Le mille bolle blu"
* "Moliendo cafè"
* "Heißer Sand"
* "Renato"
* "Fiesta Brasiliana"
* "Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare"
* "Città vuota"
* "È l'uomo per me"
* "Un buco nella sabbia"
* "Un anno d'amore"
* "Soli"
* "Brava"
* "Ora o mai più"
* "Una casa in cima al mondo"
* "Se telefonando"
* "Sono come tu mi vuoi"
* "Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore"
* "L'immensità"
* "La banda"
* "Allegria"
* "Vorrei che fosse amore"
* "Zum zum zum"
* "Non credere"
* "Un'ombra"
* "Bugiardo e incosciente"
* "Insieme"
* "Io e te da soli"
* "Una donna, una storia"
* "Amor mio"
* "Uomo"
* "Grande, grande, grande"
* "Parole parole"
* "Fiume azzurro"
* "Eccomi"
* "Lamento d'amore"
* "E poi..."
* "Non gioco più"
* "L'importante è finire"
* "Nuda"
* "Giorni" / "Ormai"
* "Città vuota (It's a Lonely Town)"
* "Ancora, ancora, ancora"
* "Anche un uomo"
* "Buonanotte, buonanotte"
* "Una canzone"
* "Morirò per te"
* "Devi dirmi di sì"
* "Rose su rose"
* "Comincia tu"
* "Questione di feeling"
* "Via di qua"
* "Acqua e sale"
* "Oggi sono io"
* "Succhiando l'uva"
* "Un briciolo di allegria"
* "Buttalo via"

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