allowing them to peak at numbers 5, 38, and 39 on Canada's Adult Contemporary chart in January 2018, respectively. [19] Shelton recorded his own version of "Christmas Eve" which appears as a bonus track on the 2017 reissued edition of his Christmas album Cheers, It's Christmas (2012). [53] Commercially, it entered the Holiday Digital Songs chart and the Holiday Digital Song Sales chart, both peaking at number seven. He also found the singer to be "affectionately loyal to the [Christmas] standards", but found that her covers of "Silent Night" and "Let It Snow" were unnecessary. Another reissue occurred in 2020 with two new songs, singles "Sleigh Ride" and the original "Here This Christmas". [101], All songs produced by busbee and Eric Valentine, unless otherwise noted. However, some critics disliked the original songs for not sounding festive. 1 on Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums chart in October 2017, includes the Christmas classics "Jingle Bells," "Let it Snow" and "Last Christmas," plus the title duet with Stefani's boyfriend Blake Shelton. Following the release of her third solo album, This Is What the Truth Feels Like,[1] Gwen Stefani announced in July 2017 that she had plans to release new music by the end of the year. [75], You Make It Feel Like Christmas received generally favorable reviews from music critics. [37] Additionally, a promotional audio still for "Christmas Eve" was uploaded to Stefani's Vevo account on October 5, 2017. "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" was released as the lead single from the album on the 22nd of September 2017. Gwen Stefani, currently in the middle of a Las Vegas residency, just released a deluxe version of her 2017 holiday album You Make It Feel Like Christmas. Recording sessions took place in the summer months of 2017; several of the tracks' titles leaked in August, leaving Stefani to confirm the project in September. But yet, it still has the spirit of the original. [3] To gather additional inspiration for You Make It Feel Like Christmas, Stefani listened to her favorite holiday albums from her childhood, such as Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) and Emmylou Harris's Light of the Stable (1979). [67] Following the distribution of the deluxe edition in 2018, Stefani appeared at Disneyland to perform "Feliz Navidad" to the live crowd. [25] A version of the CD exclusive to Target Corporation stores was released the same day and houses the disc inside a hardcover book containing 24 pages of artwork and song lyrics pertaining to the album. "Never Kissed Anyone with Blue Eyes Before You" was re-titled "Never Kissed Anyone with Blue Eyes" on the deluxe edition of the album. Stefani stated: "[it] is a masterpiece as far as the music goes and how [producer Eric Valentine] created it. [12], Credits adapted from the liner notes of You Make It Feel Like Christmas.[30]. [18] On "Never Kissed Anyone with Blue Eyes Before You", Stefani sings about the most romantic moments regarding her relationship with Shelton. [9] Other artists and musicians she listened to for inspiration included The Osmonds and Cher. That would be the fantasy: to be Mariah Carey. Towards the end of his review, Hunter-Tilney highlighted "When I Was a Little Girl" as the best original composition. "Cheer for Elves" features additional background vocals from all three of Stefani's children: Kingston, Zuma, and Apollo Rossdale. "Secret Santa" and "Cheer for the Elves" are both originals. The new tracks include iconic Christmas hits including "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "Winter Wonderland," and Stefani teams up with Chilean singer-songwriter Mon Laferte to cover "Feliz Navidad." [13] Jon Pareles from The New York Times noted that the singer gives a "luxury retro treatment" to the album's twelve songs with the addition of "horns, strings, backup singers". [99] "White Christmas" entered at number 62 on the UK Singles Chart in December 2018, becoming her first solo entry within the top 100 since 2007 with "Now That You Got It",[49] and in Slovakia, "Under the Christmas Lights" entered the Rádio Top 100 airplay chart at number 83. [20] Musically, it is a blend of "Stefani's pop style" and "Shelton's country roots", but leans toward the former quality. However, he considered her original tracks to be less memorable, minus the title track which he described as "a sweet duet". Gwen Stefani, currently in the middle of a Las Vegas residency, just released a deluxe version of her 2017 holiday album You Make It Feel Like Christmas. "[3], Each of the album's twelve tracks were produced by Busbee and Eric Valentine. [45] Due to digital download sales, the song peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which serves as an extension to the Billboard Hot 100. To me, that’s the most, of all the covers, that was really flipped. Time's Raisa Bruner included the release on her list of the 12 best holiday-themed albums unveiled in 2017, writing that Stefani adds her "recognizable warm vocals and bouncy production [to] the songs you know and love". Five new tracks -- … All seventeen songs on the standard and deluxe editions of the record entered Billboard's Holiday Digital Song Sales component chart in the United States. [38] After the distribution of the deluxe edition of You Make It Feel Like Christmas in November 2018, Stefani teamed up with American manufacturer Yankee Candle. [8], According to Stefani, her prior albums were inspired by her personal heartbreak, so You Make It Feel Like Christmas allowed for the singer to make a record that was "just so fun and easy". Executive producers – Gwen Stefani, Busbee, Additional background vocals – Kingston Rossdale, Zuma Rossdale, Apollo Rossdale, Additional drums/percussion – Matthew Musty, Assistant lead vocals engineer – Peter Chun, Background vocals – Laura Mace, Monet Owens, Dolly Sparks, Background vocals arranger – Grace Potter, Cello – Alisha Bauer, Richard Dodd, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Editing – Eric Caudieux, Dave Clauss, Eric Valentine, Busbee, Glockenspiel, Tubular bells – Patrick Warren, Hand claps – Matthew Musty, Greg Camp, John Storie, Horns arrangers – Patrick Warren, Stewart Cole, Eric Valentine, Busbee, Lyrics – Gwen Stefani, Justin Tranter, Busbee, Lyrics – Joan Javits, Philip Springer, Anthony Fred Springer, Lyrics – Haven Gillespie, John Fred Coots, Percussion – Cian Riordan, Jonathan Sterling, Second engineers – Cian Riordan, Wesley Seidman, Strings arranger, strings conductor – Patrick Warren, Tenor and Baritone saxophone – David Moyer, Tenor and Baritone saxophone – Peter Slocombe, Viola – Matthew Funes, Leah Katz, Darrin McCann, Kathryn Reddish, Violin – Charles Bisharat, Daphne Chen, Mario DeLeon, Eric Gorfain, Songa Lee, Natalie Leggett, Robin Olson, Joel Pargman, Michele Richards, John Wittenberg, This page was last edited on 24 October 2020, at 22:03. You Make It Feel Like Christmas is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani. I really hope we hit on something that people want to hear every year. She admitted to Entertainment Weekly's Madison Vain that she had no future plans to record another solo album; however, she remarked that the idea to create a Christmas album randomly "came into [her] head" and, in reaction, she immediately texted her managers and claimed "I’m going to make a Christmas record, by the way!". [65] On December 19, the singer returned to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform her cover of "Last Christmas". [2] During the summer months of 2017, Stefani vacationed at Blake Shelton's Oklahoma farm estate where she spent time doing exercise, meditation, and praying. [54][55] In December, the singer's covers of "Jingle Bells", "Santa Baby", and "White Christmas" were distributed to holiday radio playlists. Hopefully, this burst of energy will still be present on her next proper solo album. Stefani was praised for creating a classical Christmas record as opposed to a modern one. I really wanted to write Christmas music, like, my whole life. [69] It premiered on NBC on December 12, 2017, and was described by the network as a "modern take on traditional Christmas specials". He liked Stefani's collaboration with Shelton and enjoyed her "effervescent spirit" and "fresh spins" on her covers of "Jingle Bells", "Let It Snow", and "Silent Night". [61][62][63] On November 21, Stefani was invited as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and discussed with Fallon what went into recording You Make It Feel Like Christmas. [26] On Stefani's official website, holiday-themed merchandise was added to coincide with the release of You Make It Feel Like Christmas; the line of items featured apparel, Christmas stockings, greeting cards, and mugs. [84] In addition, You Make It Feel Like Christmas was the fourteenth best-selling album of the week on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, with pure album sales of 9,000 copies (90% of overall units), becoming the list's seventh highest entry. [6] On September 18, 2017, the singer took to her social media accounts and claimed that she "had something big planned for the holidays" and would release more information later that week. [33] The deluxe edition was also pressed on vinyl and released on November 30, 2018 via Stefani's official website.
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