Ashanti's Christmas

Ashanti's Christmas
Studio album (Christmas) by Ashanti
Released	November 18, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Christmas holiday pop R&B
Length	29:22
Label	The Inc.
Producer	Irv Gotti, Chink Santana, Demi McGhee
Ashanti chronology
Chapter II (2003)Chapter II2003 Ashanti's Christmas (2003) Concrete Rose (2004)Concrete Rose2004

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone	negative

Ashanti's Christmas is the first Christmas album by American R&B/pop singer Ashanti, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album debuted and peaked at #160 on the Billboard 200 and #43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album contained almost an equal amount of new songs, written by Ashanti herself, and covers of Christmas classics. As for singles, Ashanti released a Christmas Medley which featured the songs "Christmas Time Again", "The Christmas Song", and "Hey Santa". A video was shot for the medley and it received moderate rotation on BET and MTV. A reworked version of the original song "Time of Year" would later appear on Ashanti's second Christmas album, A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti.

Track listing

1. "Christmas Time Again" (Douglas, I. Lorenzo, A. Parker) – 4:05
2. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:19
3. "Hey Santa" (Douglas, Lorenzo) – 1:55
4. "This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor) – 2:59
5. "Sharing Christmas" (Douglas, Lorenzo) – 4:14
6. "Silent Night" (F. Gruber, J. Mohr) – 2:13
7. "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts) – 1:56
8. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) – 2:16
9. "Time of Year" (Douglas, Lorenzo, D. McGhee) – 4:50
10. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Traditional) – 1:35

Credits

• Ashanti – vocals

Production

• Producers: Irv Gotti, Demi McGhee, Chink Santana
• Executive producers: Ashanti Douglas, Irv Gotti
• Engineer: Milwaukee Buck
• Mixing: Duro, Irv Gotti
• Mastering: Tom Coyne
• A&R: Chris G.O.T.T.I., Darcell Lawrence, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Errol "Eezie" Vaughan Jr.
• A&R assistance: Fred Moore, Todd "Shortma" Simms
• Recording director: Tony Vanias
• Instrumentation: Demi McGhee
• Assistant: Terry "Murda Mac" Herbert
• Marketing: Daniel Cooper, Deidre Graham
• Creative director: Rick Patrick
• Art direction: Andy West
• Cover photo: Daniela Federici
• Inlay photography: Graham Kuhm

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	160
	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	43