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Merry Christmas with Love is the first Christmas album and second studio album by American recording artist Clay Aiken. It was released on November 16, 2004, through RCA Records. The production on the album was produced by Phil Ramone and Walter Afanasieff.

The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 270,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="BB200"/> It was also recognized by Billboard as the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of 2004 and the best-selling Christian album of 2005. The album certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 2005.<ref name="RIAA"/>

Aiken has toured four times with his Joyful Noise Tour (2004-2007) to promote this album. The album was re-released on August 18, 2009, on the Sony label.

Awards and nominationsEdit

Year Ceremony Category Result
2004 Billboard Music Awards<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Best Selling Christmas Album Template:Won
2005 American Christian Music Awards Outstanding Yule CD Template:Won
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ToursEdit

2004: The Joyful Noise Tour<ref>Dreaming of a Clay Christmas Template:Webarchive © 2004 McDonald’s Corporation (pdf). December 17, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-20</ref>

  • 28-city two-hour holiday concert (November - December 2004)
  • Featured 30 piece orchestras as well as both adult and children's choirs invited from each host city.
  • The Joyful Noise Tour's official sponsor was Ronald McDonald House Charities.

2005: The Joyful Noise 2005 Tour<ref>Kragen, Pam. "Pop nerd Clay Aiken brings 'Joyful Noise' to San Diego". North County Times. November 9, 2005. Retrieved 2007-06-25 (article archived)</ref>

  • 36-city, 40-concert U.S. and Canada tour (November - December 2005)
  • The concert featured a traveling cast of actors, singers, and dancers, as well as a supporting cast recruited from each host city, to provide the theatrical component that threaded together the musical performances.
  • The opening act and contributing musician was pop-classical pianist William Joseph.

2006: Holiday Tour<ref>A Clay Aiken Christmas: Carols & Comedy .americanidolworship.com. December 21st, 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-20</ref>

  • 18-city tour of cities mostly in the eastern U.S. (December 2006)
  • Performed with local orchestras, which also opened the concerts with a program of seasonal music.

2007: Christmas in the Heartland<ref>"Clay Aiken Adds Dates to Magical Holiday Tour 2007". Template:Webarchive TicketNews.com June 25, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-25</ref>

Aiken has ended each of his Christmas tours with his signature Christmas song, "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day".

Commercial performanceEdit

Merry Christmas with Love debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 270,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="BB200">Template:Cite magazine</ref> This became Aiken's second US top-ten debut.<ref name="BB200"/> By the end of 2004, the album sold 1,004,000 copies.<ref name="sales">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The album set a new record for fastest-selling holiday album in the SoundScan era (since March 1991) and tied Celine Dion's record for the highest debut by a holiday album in the history of Billboard magazine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On January 6, 2005, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies.<ref name="RIAA"/> As of February 2011, the album has sold 1.4 million copies in the United States.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Track listingEdit

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PersonnelEdit

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MusiciansEdit

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ProductionEdit

  • Andy Zulla - mixing
  • Joel Moss - recording
  • Mark Valentine - additional recording
  • Emanuel Kiriakou - engineer
  • Joe Wohlmuth - additional engineering
  • David Channing - additional engineering
  • Jay Spears - assistant engineer
  • Mike Schroffel - assistant engineer
  • Glenn Pittman - assistant engineer
  • Alex Rodriguez - assistant engineer
  • Dave Reitzas - lead vocal engineer
  • Jorge Calandrelli - arrangement
  • Patrick Williams - arrangement
  • Rich Davis - production coordination
  • Elena Barere - concert master
  • Torrie Zito - conductor
  • William Ross - conductor, arranger
  • Humberto Gatica - orchestra engineer
  • Sandy Decrescent - orchestra contractor
  • David Lowe - orchestra contractor
  • Jill Dell'Abate production manager
  • Joe Yannece - mastering

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ChartsEdit

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Weekly chartsEdit

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Chart (2004) Peak
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Year-end chartsEdit

Chart (2005) Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 52

SinglesEdit

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AC Christian AC
2004 "Winter Wonderland" 13 - Merry Christmas with Love
2005 "O Holy Night" 37 -
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing /
O Come All Ye Faithful" 		27 -
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 32 -
"Mary, Did You Know?" 35 32

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CertificationsEdit

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See alsoEdit

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