Under The Mistletoe is Justin Bieber's first Christmas album, second studio album, and his sixth album overall. It was released on November 1, 2011 by Island Records. Justin had planned on doing a small EP first and then just a Christmas single.
The album has original song writter by Justin and others are classic christmas songs; he does his own versions of these.
Under The Mistletoe debuted number 1 in the Billboard 200, becoming the first christmas album by a male artist to debut at number one.
Background[]
On August 25, 2011, Justin Bieber announced via Twitter that he was going to release a Christmas album at the end of the year; "So it’s true… been in the studio doing something special for Christmas"[1]. Two hours later he posted: "trying to figure out the name of this christmas album. it is special. we are going to raise alot for charity with it. what is a good name?"[2]. Confirming that the money raised would go to charity, and that at the moment he had no name, Justin asked his fans to recommend one, and he retweeted two tweets, "Santa's comes Justi(in) time!"[3], "A Christmas Of Love"[4].
Justin Bieber originally wanted a Christmas album in 2010 but it never happened. He knew his fans were waiting for new music as he hadn't released an album in the past year. Bieber knew that his Believe album would not be done by the end of Christmas but still wanted to give his fans some music.[5]
On September 13, Bieber posted that he was in the studio with Boyz II Men, and that they were appearing on his christmas album[6][7]. On September 21, he responded to country band The Band Perry that he had heard the final version of their song[8]. Confirming that they would be part of the project. On September 30, Justin told Busta Rhymes that his Christmas album needed more friends, and that they needed to do something crazy for the holidays[9]. On October 2, he posted that he had already confirmed the collaborations, but that one more guest was missing. Three days later he revealed who the final guest star on the album was. He posted "who is the living legend I have on the album????"[10], followed by: "I mean the fact that I might be singing with one of the greatest voices ever one of the greatest song of christmas eve..."[11]. He left a link to a video where Mariah Carey confirmed that she and Justin were going to collaborate on her song "All I Want For Christmas Is You."[12] On the same day the album's track listing was revealed.[13]
The album is a mixed bag of original tunes as well as brand-new songs. "I just picked my favorite Christmas songs. I picked 'Silent Night,' I picked 'Santa [Claus Is] Coming to Town,' because everyone loves those songs. Those are classics," he said. "They get people excited for Christmas," he continued. "And then, for songs that we wrote, we wanted to make enough new songs for people to hear new music and not just hear some classics. There's a lot of new stuff on there."[14]
The album featured a special ticket to meet Justin on New Year's Eve.[15][16]
Track list[]
Justin Bieber In Studio (Making the Album) -Under the Mistletoe-
- Only Thing I Ever Get For Christmas 3:12
- Mistletoe 3:02
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (featuring Usher) 3:35
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 3:36
- Fa La La (featuring Boyz II Men) 3:05
- All I Want For Christmas Is You (Superfestive!) (with Mariah Carey) 4:00
- Drummer Boy (featuring Busta Rhymes) 3:45
- Christmas Eve 3:43
- All I Want Is You 3:36
- Home This Christmas (featuring The Band Perry) 3:24
- Silent Night 2:49
Deluxe songs[]
- Christmas Love 3:26
- Fa La La (a cappella) (featuring Boyz II Men) 2:55
- Pray 3:32
- Someday At Christmas 2:53
Bonus songs[]
- All I Want Is You (Acoustic) (Tesco/Japanese deluxe) 3:38
DVD (Deluxe Edition)[]
- "In The Studio Making the Album"
- "Making of the "Mistletoe" Video
- "Pray" (Music video)
Commercial performance[]
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 210,000 copies in its first week. Becoming the first christmas album by a male artist to debut at number one and Justin became the first solo artist to have three number one albums before his 18th birthday.
By the end of 2011, the album totaled 1,245,000 copies in US sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and was the eleventh best-selling album of the year.
In December 13, 2011 the album got three RIAA certifications; Gold for selling 500,000 copies and Platinum for selling 1,000,000. On June 24, 2020, recived a 2x Multi-Platinum for selling 2 millions copies in the US.
Charts[]
| CHARTS (2011-18) | PEAK
POSITION |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (O3 Austria) | 6 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 11 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 17 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 2 |
| Dutch Albums (Album top 100) | 10 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 12 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 14 |
| German albums (Offizielle top 100) | 21 |
| Irish albums (OCC) | 5 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 6 |
| Latvian Albums (LAIPA) | 11 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 7 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-Lista) | 3 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) | 33 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) | 10 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 18 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 4 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 5 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 25 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 13 |
| US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Nomination | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Billboard Music Awards | Top Pop Album | Nominated |
| Juno Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| NME Awards | Worst Album | Won |
Received on June 11, 2012
References[]
- ↑ Sophie Schillaci (August 25, 2011). "Justin Bieber to Release Christmas Album for Charity". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ justinbieber via Twitter - "trying to figure out the name of this christmas album. it is special. we are going to raise alot for charity with it. what is a good name?".
- ↑ tepni via Twitter - "@justinbieber Santa's coming Just(in) time!".
- ↑ giuseppebuccerni via Twitter - "@justinbieber a good name would be "A Christmas Of Love" :D 21".
- ↑ "Justin Bieber Interviews with Booker from 97.1 AMP Radio Los Angeles". YouTube. October 31, 2011.
- ↑ justinbieber via Twitter - "2day i woke up and realized that the group that made me want to sing @BoyzIIMen are now on the christmas album singing with me. #DREAMBIG".
- ↑ justinbieber via Twitter - "i used 2 listen to their music and practice the runs. that is how i learned how to sing. now im in the studio with them making music 2gether".
- ↑ justinbieber via Twitter - "@thebandperry heard the final version of our song for the Christmas album!! Love it. glad to have you!".
- ↑ @justinbieber via Twitter - "christmas album needs some more friends. @BusaBusss i think we need to do something crazy for the holidays. #NOV1st".
- ↑ justinbieber via Twitter - "who is the living legend that I got on the album???? #UnderTheMistletoe #Nov1st".
- ↑ justinbieber via Twitter - "I mean the fact that I might be singing with one of the greatest voices ever one of the greatest songs of christmas ever...... #NOV1st".
- ↑ justinbieber via Twitter - ""http://twitvid.com/4ES8G - well like I said...#UnderTheMistletoe is not your normal christmas album. right @mariahcarey . #NOV1st".
- ↑ Jason Lipshutz (5 de octubre de 2011). "Justin Bieber Reveals ‘Under The Mistletoe’ Track List". Billboard.
- ↑ Vena, Jocelyn (October 19, 2011). "Justin Bieber Hopes People 'Remember' Under The Mistletoe". MTV.
- ↑ Bieber, Justin (October 31, 2011). "and yes their is a special ticket in one album to come meet me on NEW YEARS..... #UNDERTHEMISTLETOE". Twitter.
- ↑ Bieber, Justin (November 2, 2011). "for those asking yes their is a ticket in some of the #UnderTheMistletoe albums to come meet me on NEW YEARS EVE!! #SWAG #Focused". Twitter.
