Christmas This Year

"Christmas This Year"
Single by TobyMac featuring Leigh Nash
from the album Christmas in Diverse City
ReleasedNovember 30, 2010 (November 30, 2010)
Recorded2010
StudioThompson Station, Tennessee[1]
GenreChristmas music, CCM
Length3:31
LabelForeFront
Songwriter(s)
TobyMac singles chronology
"Hold On"
(2010) 		"Christmas This Year"
(2010) 		"Tonight"
(2011)

"Christmas This Year" is a Christmas song by American Christian hip hop recording artist TobyMac from his 2011 Christmas album Christmas in Diverse City.[2] The song was released as a single on November 30, 2010.[3] It features guest vocals from American singer and songwriter Leigh Nash. The song became Toby's fourth Hot Christian Songs No. 1 and Nash's first, staying there for two weeks.[4] It lasted 5 weeks on the overall chart.[5] The song is played in a B major key, and 95 beats per minute.[6]

Background

"Christmas This Year" was released as a single on November 30, 2010. It was later included in TobyMac's first Christmas album, Christmas In Diverse City.[7] TobyMac said while talking about making the song, "Christmas is the most celebrated time of the year for my family. While we were recording the song, we had a week-long Christmas party at my house…in July!!! I wanted to write a song that captured that pure delight without missing the spirit of the season… when love came down to let us live."[8]

Charts

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
US Christian AC (Billboard)[9] 1
US Christian Airplay (Billboard)[10] 1
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[11] 1
US Christian AC Indicator (Billboard)[12] 9
US Christian Soft AC (Billboard)[13] 15

References

  1. ^ Christmas In DiverseCity – TobyMac | AllMusic
  2. ^ "Christmas in DiverseCity Track Listing". TobyMac. August 25, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Christmas This Year (feat. Leight Nash) - Single". NewReleaseToday. November 30, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  4. ^ Chart dates for "Christmas This Year":
  5. ^ "TobyMac Christmas This Year Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Key & BPM for Christmas This Year by TobyMac". TuneBat. November 3, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "Christmas in Diverse City TobyMac". iTunes. October 4, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "TobyMac releases new Christmas single". ChristianToday. November 30, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "tobyMac - Christian AC History". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "TobyMac Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  11. ^ "TobyMac Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  12. ^ "Christian AC Indicator". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  13. ^ "Christian Soft AC". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.