Cheers, It's Christmas is the first Christmas album and seventh studio album by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released on October 2, 2012, through Warner Bros. Nashville.[7] Shelton co-wrote three tracks for the album.
Included on the album is a rendition of Michael Bublé's "Home", done here as a duet with the original artist and featuring Christmas-themed lyrics written by Bublé at Shelton's request. Other collaborators on the album include Shelton's former wife, Miranda Lambert; the supergroup Pistol Annies, which is composed of Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley; Shelton's mother, Dorothy Shackleford; Trypta-Phunk, a funk side project founded by Shelton's touring band;[8]Kelly Clarkson, whose then-partner and now ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, is Shelton's manager; Reba McEntire, who is Blackstock's stepmother;[9] and Xenia, who placed fifth on the first season of The Voice, a televised singing competition on which Shelton is a judge.
The Hallmark Channel holiday film, "Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas," which premiered on December 15, 2018 starring Josh Henderson and Megan Park, was inspired by the track Shelton wrote with his mother.[10][11]
In its first week of release, the album sold 9,000 copies in the U.S.[16] The album sold a total of 428,000 copies in the US in 2012, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 9, 2012.[17] The album re-entered the charts on November 20, 2013 at number 44 on the Billboard 200, selling 8,000 copies for the week.[18] As of November 2017, the album has sold 688,400 copies in the US.[19]
Overdubs recorded at Starstruck Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Capitol Studios and EastWest Studios (Hollywood, California); Gas Money Studios; The Villahona Resort; Cinema Sauna.
Edited at Riverview Back Porch Studios and Superphonic Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
Mixed at Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) and Hound's Ear Studio (Franklin, Tennessee).
Technical assistance at Design FX (Los Angeles, California).
^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cheers, It's Christmas review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
^Chris Talbott (November 20, 2012). "Review: Holiday albums from CeeLo and others". Associated Press. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via The San Diego Union-Tribune.
^Randy Lewis (November 23, 2012). "It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^Bjorke, Matt (November 29, 2012). "Cheers, It's Christmas review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
^Alan Sculley (December 5, 2012). "Holiday CD Guide 2012". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013.
^Don Chance (November 30, 2012). "A countrified Christmas hits the right notes". Times Record News. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^"Blake Shelton "Cheers It's Christmas" Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock. September 3, 2012. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
^"Home Page". Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
^Mansfield, Brian (November 22, 2013). "Listen Up: It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas". USA Today.
^"Josh Henderson and Jean Smart to Star in Hallmark Christmas Movies (Exclusive) | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Blake Shelton "Freaked Out" the 1st Time He Heard Gwen Stefani Sing "Christmas Eve," 1 of 2 New Tracks on His Re-Released Holiday Album". The Country Daily. November 10, 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ ab"Listen To Blake Shelton's Beloved Holiday Album Cheers, It's Christmas". NBC Insider Official Site. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
^"Cheers, It's Christmas (Super Deluxe) Digital Album". Blake Shelton - Official Store. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Country Album Chart News for October 10, 2012: Little Big Town #1 for a Month; Jerrod Niemann & Blake Shelton Debut | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video | Roughstock.com". Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
^Bjorke, Matt (November 20, 2013). "Country Album Chart News: The Week Of November 20, 2013: Christmas Albums From Duck Dynasty, Kelly, Blake, Lady A & Scotty Lead Way; Kellie Pickler Debuts". Roughstock.
^ abBjorke, Matt (November 26, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
^"Blake Shelton Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
^ ab"Blake Shelton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
^"Blake Shelton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
^"Blake Shelton Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
^"Top Country Albums: 2012 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
^"Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
^"Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
^"Top Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
^"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
^"Canadian album certifications – Blake Shelton – Cheers, It's Christmas". Music Canada.