Buon Natale: The Christmas Album

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Buon Natale: The Christmas Album
Buon Natale The Christmas Album by Il Volo.jpg
Studio album by Il Volo
Released October 22, 2013 (2013-10-22)
Genre
Length 49:47
Language Italian, English, Spanish, Latin, German
Label Geffen
Producer Humberto Gatica, Tony Renis
Il Volo chronology
We Are Love
(2012)We Are Love2012		 Buon Natale: The Christmas Album
(2013)		 The Platinum Collection
(2015)The Platinum Collection2015

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
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 97
US Billboard 200[5] 39
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] 1
US Holiday Albums (Billboard) [7] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] 26

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Italy (FIMI)[8] Gold 25,000

*sales figures based on certification alone

Track listing

International Edition

International Version - CD & digital download[9]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Ave Maria"   Franz Schubert 4:29
2. "O Holy Night"   Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau 4:35
3. "I'll Be Home for Christmas"   Kim Gannon, Walter Kent 4:37
4. "Silent Night"   Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr 3:34
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 Wyle 3:41
6. "White Christmas"   Irving Berlin 3:31
7. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"   John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie 2:28
8. "Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad" (feat. Belinda) José Feliciano 4:26
9. "Panis Angelicus"   Saint Thomas Aquinas, William Ross 3:52
10. "The Christmas Song" (feat. Pia Toscano) Mel Tormé, Robert Wells 4:21
11. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"   Johnny Marks 2:21
12. "Stille Nacht"   Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr 4:04
13. "Notte Stellata (The Swan)"   Tony Renis, Camille Saint-Saëns 3:52
Buon Natale Bundle additional EP[10]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Memory" (From the Broadway Musical Cats - Performed by Ignazio Boschetto) Andrew Lloyd Webber  
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[11]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Bianco Natale"   Irving Berlin, Filibello 3:29
2. "Astro del Ciel"   Franz Xaver Gruber, Angelo Meli 3:31
3. "Ave Maria"   Franz Schubert 4:27
4. "O Holy Night"   Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau 4:34
5. "I'll Be Home for Christmas"   Kim Gannon, Walter Kent 4:37
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 Wyle 3:41
7. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"   John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie 2:27
8. "Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad" (feat. Belinda) José Feliciano 4:25
9. "Panis Angelicus"   Saint Thomas Aquinas, William Ross 3:47
10. "The Christmas Song" (feat. Pia Toscano) Mel Tormé, Robert Wells 4:20
11. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"   Johnny Marks 2:18
12. "White Christmas"   Irving Berlin 3:30
13. "Silent Night"   Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr 3:30
14. "Stille Nacht"   Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr 4:02

References

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  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. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Il Volo – Buon Natale: The Christmas Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Il Volo – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Il Volo. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Il Volo – Chart history" Billboard Top Classical Albums for Il Volo. Retrieved 13 March 2015. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ac_BillboardClassical_Il_Volo" defined multiple times with different content
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