Buon Natale: The Christmas Album

Buon Natale: The Christmas Album
Studio album by
Il Volo
ReleasedOctober 22, 2013 (2013-10-22)
Genre
Length49:47
LanguageItalian, English, Spanish, Latin, German
LabelGeffen
ProducerHumberto Gatica, Tony Renis
Il Volo chronology
We Are Love
(2012) 		Buon Natale: The Christmas Album
(2013) 		The Platinum Collection
(2015)

Buon Natale: The Christmas Album is the third studio album and first Christmas album by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo, The album features the three singers taking on classic American Christmas songs, many of which are relatively unknown in Italy. The album is the unofficial soundtrack to a PBS holiday television special, Il Volo Buon Natale.

Il Volo toured North American with this album. The trio’s live performances received standing ovations across the U.S. and critical acclaim.[1]

Charts

Chart (2013–15) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[2] 162
Italian Albums (FIMI)[3] 20
South Korean International Albums (Circle)[4] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 97
US Billboard 200[6] 39
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[7] 1
US Holiday Albums (Billboard) [8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[9] 26

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[10] Gold 25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Track listing

International Edition

International Version - CD & digital download[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ave Maria"Franz Schubert4:29
2."O Holy Night"Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau4:35
3."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Kim Gannon, Walter Kent4:37
4."Silent Night"Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr3:34
5."Christmas Medley: Jingle Bell Rock/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!/It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"Joe Beal, Jim Boothe, Sammy Cahn, Edward Pola, Jule Styne, George Wyle3:41
6."White Christmas"Irving Berlin3:31
7."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie2:28
8."Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad" (feat. Belinda)José Feliciano4:26
9."Panis angelicus"Saint Thomas Aquinas, William Ross3:52
10."The Christmas Song" (feat. Pia Toscano)Mel Tormé, Robert Wells4:21
11."Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"Johnny Marks2:21
12."Stille Nacht"Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr4:04
13."Notte Stellata (The Swan)"Tony Renis, Camille Saint-Saëns3:52
Buon Natale Bundle additional EP[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Memory" (From the Broadway Musical Cats - Performed by Ignazio Boschetto)Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn, T. S. Eliot 
2."Where Do I Begin" (Love Theme From Love Story - Performed by Piero Barone)Carl Sigman, Francis Lai 
3."Maria" (From West Side Story - Performed by Gianluca Ginoble)Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein 
4."Astro del Ciel"Franz Xaver Gruber, Angelo Meli 
5."Bianco Natale"Irving Berlin, Filibello 

Italian Edition

Italian Edition - CD & digital download[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bianco Natale"Irving Berlin, Filibello3:29
2."Astro del Ciel"Franz Xaver Gruber, Angelo Meli3:31
3."Ave Maria"Franz Schubert4:27
4."O Holy Night"Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau4:34
5."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Kim Gannon, Walter Kent4:37
6."Christmas Medley: Jingle Bell Rock/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!/It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"Joe Beal, Jim Boothe, Sammy Cahn, Edward Pola, Jule Styne, George Wyle3:41
7."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie2:27
8."Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad" (feat. Belinda)José Feliciano4:25
9."Panis angelicus"Saint Thomas Aquinas, William Ross3:47
10."The Christmas Song" (feat. Pia Toscano)Mel Tormé, Robert Wells4:20
11."Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"Johnny Marks2:18
12."White Christmas"Irving Berlin3:30
13."Silent Night"Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr3:30
14."Stille Nacht"Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr4:02

References

  1. ^ "il-volo-release-buon-natale-christmas-album-october-22nd". www.ilvolomusic.com. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Il Volo – Buon Natale: The Christmas Album" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Il Volo – Buon Natale: The Christmas Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. ^ "South Korea Circle International Album Chart". On the page, select "2013.11.24~2013.11.30" to obtain the corresponding chart. Circle Chart Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Il Volo – Buon Natale: The Christmas Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Il Volo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Il Volo Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Il Volo Chart History - Holiday albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Il Volo Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Italian album certifications – Il Volo – Buon Natale" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 January 2016. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Buon Natale" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  11. ^ "Il Volo - Buon Natale: The Christmas Album - Track listing". All Music Guide. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Il Volo - Buon Natale Bundle". Interscope Records. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Il Volo - Buon Natale: The Christmas Album - Italian Edition" (in Italian). universalmusic.it. Retrieved 20 March 2015.