The Christmas Album is the tenth studio album and first Christmas album by Australian pop vocal group Human Nature, released in November 2013.
The album was re-released with four additional tracks in November 2015.
Background The album was recorded in Los Angeles and Las Vegas and features cover version of successful Christmas songs such as "White Christmas", "Winter Wonderland" and a medley consisting of "Silent Night" mixed with "O Holy Night". The Christmas Album includes two duets; one with Australian singer Jessica Mauboy and the other with Smokey Robinson. The album was supported by a national tour in December 2013, accompanied by a 16-piece band.
Music videos Human Nature released 6 music videos via their Vevo account throughout November and December 2013. "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" featuring Delta Goodrem was released in November 2015, to support the deluxe edition of the album.
Year Date Title 2013 19 November "Christmas Baby Please Come Home"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 21 November "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 28 November "Winter Wonderland"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 1 December "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 3 December "Silent Night"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 5 December "White Christmas"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 2015 12 November "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
Critical reception Andrew Le of Renowned for Sound gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that the tone is generally upbeat and "soulful vocals with retro touches and rich, heavenly harmonies are what Human Nature do best".
Track listing
Tour
Human Nature announced a 10-day Australian tour to promote the album, commencing in Melbourne on 5 December 2013.
Date Location Venue5–8 December 2013MelbourneThe Palms at Crown13–14 December 2013Gold CoastJupiter Theatre17–18 December 2013SydneyThe State Theatre19 December 2013AdelaideFestival Hall20 December 2013PerthThe Perth Zoo
Charts The album debuted on the Australian ARIA charts at number 12 and climbed three spots to 9 the following week and was certified Platinum. In the third week, it climbed another three spots to number 6. It peaked at number 4 in its fifth week.
Weekly charts Chart (2013–20)Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2013)Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 16 Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 42
Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 68 Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) 12
Sales and certifications
See also List of top 25 albums for 2013 in Australia
References