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Today Is Christmas (2015)

Where the lyrics of Today Is Christmas take you, and where it was really made.

A promo video for the single Celebrate Me Home was made as a Facebook awareness video for Disabled American Veterans and drew over 5.6 million native views.

Key places

Capitol Studios, Hollywood (2015)

Recording site Capitol Studios — Discogs credits list Capitol Studios as a recording location for this album. The point uses the building coordinates in the Hollywood area. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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EastWest Studios, Hollywood (2015)

Recording site EastWest Studios — Discogs credits list EastWest Studios as a recording location for this album. The point uses the building coordinates in the Hollywood area. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood (2015)

Recording site Sunset Sound — Discogs credits list Sunset Sound Recorders as a recording location for this album. The point uses the building coordinates in the Hollywood area. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Surf Shack Studios, Los Angeles (2015)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Discogs credits list Surf Shack Studios as a recording location and a mixing location for this album. The point uses the Los Angeles city center, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Fonogenic Studios, Van Nuys (2015)

Recording site Sound City Studios — Discogs credits list Fonogenic Studios as a recording location for this album. The point uses the Van Nuys city center, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Mantis Studios, Sherman Oaks (2015)

Recording site Record One — Discogs credits list Mantis Studios as a recording location for this album. The point uses the Sherman Oaks city center, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Blackbird Studio, Nashville (2015)

Recording site Nashville — Discogs credits list Blackbird Studio as a recording location for this album. The point uses the Nashville city center, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Today Is Christmas: fourteenth studio album by American singer LeAnn Rimes
• Second Christmas album in her catalogue
• Released in 2015, on 16 October 2015
• Features holiday classics
• Includes two original songs co-written by Rimes
• Italian Wikipedia lists 12 tracks
• 'That Spirit of Christmas' is a duet with Aloe Blacc; 'Celebrate Me Home' is a duet with Gavin DeGraw

Background

• The album title is also the title of the opening track, 'Today Is Christmas'
• It follows Rimes's earlier Christmas album, making this her second release in the genre

Recording

• Discogs credits list seven recording locations: Capitol Studios, EastWest Studios, Sunset Sound Recorders, Surf Shack Studios, Fonogenic Studios, Mantis Studios and Blackbird Studio
• Mixing credited to Capitol Studios and Surf Shack Studios
• Recording engineer credited as Niko Bolas
• Mixing credited to Al Schmitt and Niko Bolas
• Mastering credited to Ian Sefchick
• Additional engineers are credited on the release

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi; raised in Garland, Texas.
• Began in musical theatre and local talent shows; appeared on Star Search and Johnnie High's Country Music Revue.
• Released independent albums Everybody's Sweetheart (1991) and All That (1994).

Career

• Signed with Curb Records in 1996; the single "Blue" reached the top 10 on Billboard Hot Country Songs.
• Blue (1996) won Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, the youngest winner of both.
• "How Do I Live" (1997) became one of the best-selling singles of the 1990s.
• Has placed more than 40 singles on international charts and sold more than 48 million records worldwide.
• Acted in films and television, and coached on The Voice Australia and The Voice UK in 2024.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released in 2015 by LeAnn Rimes
• Promo single 'Celebrate Me Home' was made into a video for Disabled American Veterans
• The video was created as a Facebook awareness video for Disabled American Veterans
• The video reached over 5.6 million native views as of January 2016

Records

• The album sold 35,700 copies in the United States as of January 2016
• 'Celebrate Me Home' promo single reached #2 on the Holiday Radio Play chart (Mediabase radio charts)
• 'Celebrate Me Home' promo single reached #7 on the Adult Contemporary chart (Mediabase radio charts)
• Chart figures are from Mediabase radio charts
• The sales figure is a United States figure as of January 2016

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The 'Celebrate Me Home' video was made as a Facebook awareness video for Disabled American Veterans, and it drew over 5.6 million native views.
• Italian Wikipedia's track list runs to 12 songs, opening with the title track 'Today Is Christmas'.
• 'That Spirit of Christmas' features Aloe Blacc, and the album's 'Celebrate Me Home' features Gavin DeGraw.
• The album includes two original songs co-written by LeAnn Rimes.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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