Christmas Song Book (Mina album)

Christmas Song Book
Christmas Song Book
Studio album by Mina
Released	November 19, 2013
Recorded	at PDU studios in Lugano
Length	37:47
Label	PDU
Mina chronology

Christmas Song Book is an album by Italian singer Mina, released in 2013.

In the album, Mina covers twelve Christmas songs, written between 1818 ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", original version of "Silent Night") and 1973 ("Old Fashion Christmas"). Among the others, she sings four Bing Crosby hits ("The Secret of Christmas", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "How Lovely Is Christmas" and "White Christmas").

Two songs were previously released: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (for the 2012 album, 12 (American Song Book)) and "Silent Night" (for the 2010 movie, La banda dei Babbi Natale by Italian comedians Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and published in the EP Piccola Strenna).

The song "Baby, It's Cold Outside", always performed in a duo, has been recorded with Italian comedian and TV presenter Fiorello.

The album peaked at number 6 on the Italian Albums Chart^[1] and it was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.^[2]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Old Fashion Christmas"	Kenny Williams, F. P. Sturm	Kenny Williams (1973)	5:59
2.	"The Secret of Christmas"	Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn	Bing Crosby (1959)	4:51
3.	"Baby, It's Cold Outside"	Frank Loesser	Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban (1949)^[3]	2:25
4.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Walter Kent, Kim Gannon	Bing Crosby (1943)	3:22
5.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin	Judy Garland (1944)	3:59
6.	"Jingle Bell Rock"	Joseph Carleton Beal , James Ross Boothe	Bobby Helms (1957)	1:19
7.	"Silent Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)"	Franz Xaver Gruber, John Freeman Young, Joseph Mohr	Edison Male Quartette (1905)^[4]	3:06
8.	"Let It Snow"	Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	Vaughn Monroe (1945)	2:48
9.	"How Lovely Is Christmas"	Alec Wilder, Arnold Sundgaard	Bing Crosby (1957)	1:59
10.	"Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney"	Billy Moore Jr., William D. Hardy		2:48
11.	"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"	Richard Storrs Willis, Edmund Sears		2:25
12.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	Bing Crosby (1942)	2:36
Total length:				37:47

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[5]	Gold	30,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ "Italian Charts - Mina - Christmas Song Book (album)". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
^ "Italian album certifications – Mina" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 January 2013. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Mina" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
^ The Originals - "Baby, It's Cold Outside". Retrieved 24 November 2013
^ The Originals - "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht". Retrieved 24 November 2013
^ "Italian album certifications – Mina – Christmas Song Book" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 January 2019. Select "2013" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Christmas Song Book" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".

External links[]

Mina Mazzini official website

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[1] "Italian Charts - Mina - Christmas Song Book (album)". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

[2] "Italian album certifications – Mina" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 January 2013. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Mina" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".

[3] The Originals - "Baby, It's Cold Outside". Retrieved 24 November 2013

[4] The Originals - "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht". Retrieved 24 November 2013

[ItalyMinaChristmas_Song_BookalbumCertRef-5] "Italian album certifications – Mina – Christmas Song Book" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 January 2019. Select "2013" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Christmas Song Book" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".

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Discography List of songs
1960s	Tintarella di luna (1960) Il cielo in una stanza (1960) Due note (1961) Moliendo café (1962) Renato (1962) Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare (1963) 20 successi di Mina (1964) Mina (1964) Studio Uno (1965) Mina interpretata da Mina (1965) Mina & Gaber: un'ora con loro (1965) Mina canta Napoli (1966) Studio Uno 66 (1966) Mina 2 (1966) Sabato sera – Studio Uno '67 (1967) 4 anni di successi (1967) Dedicato a mio padre (1967) Mina alla Bussola dal vivo (1968) Le più belle canzoni italiane interpretate da Mina (1968) Canzonissima '68 (1968) I discorsi (1969) Mina for You (1969) Incontro con Mina (1969) Bugiardo più che mai...più incosciente che mai... (1969)
1970s	Mina canta o Brasil (1970) Quando tu mi spiavi in cima a un batticuore (1970) Del mio meglio (1971) Mina (1971) Cinquemilaquarantatre (1972) Dalla Bussola + Altro (1972) Del mio meglio n. 2 (1973) Frutta e verdura + Amanti di valore (1973) Evergreens (1974) Mina® + Baby Gate (1974) Del mio meglio n. 3 (1975) La Mina + Minacantalucio (1975) Singolare + Plurale (1976) Del mio meglio n. 4 (1977) Mina quasi Jannacci + Mina con bignè (1977) Di tanto in tanto (1978) Mina Live '78 (1978) Del mio meglio n. 5 (1979) Attila (1979)
1980s	Kyrie (1980) Salomè (1981) Italiana (1982) Mina 25 (1983) Catene (1984) Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... (1985) Si, buana (1986) Rane supreme (1987) Oggi ti amo di più (1988) Ridi pagliaccio (1988) Uiallalla (1989)
1990s	Ti conosco mascherina (1990) Caterpillar (1991) Sorelle Lumière (1992) Mina canta i Beatles (1993) Lochness (1993) Canarino mannaro (1994) Mazzini canta Battisti (1994) Pappa di latte (1995) Cremona (1996) Napoli (1996) Leggera (1997) Mina Celentano (1998) Olio (1999) Mina n° 0 (1999)
2000s	Dalla terra (2000) Sconcerto (2001) Veleno (2002) Napoli secondo estratto (2003) The Platinum Collection (2004) Bula Bula (2005) L'allieva (2005) Ti amo... (2006) Bau (2006) Todavía (2007) Sulla tua bocca lo dirò (2009) Facile (2009)
2010s	Caramella (2010) Piccola Strenna (2010) Piccolino (2011) 12 (American Song Book) (2012) Christmas Song Book (2013) Selfie (2014) Le migliori (2016) Maeba (2018)