Ashanti's Christmas
Ashanti's Christmas is the third studio album by American singer Ashanti, released on November 18, 2003, by The Inc. Records. Chiefly produced by label head Irv Gotti, it is a follow-up to her second studio album, Chapter II (2003) and her first Christmas album. Ashanti's Christmas consists of ten tracks, featuring four original songs co-penned by Ashanti and six cover versions of Christmas standards and carols, including "The Christmas Song", "Silent Night", "Winter Wonderland" and others.
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| Released | November 18, 2003 | |||
| Length | 29:22 | |||
| Label | The Inc. | |||
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The album earned largely negative reviews music critics who panned its production values. Ashanti's Christmas peaked at number 160 on the Billboard 200 and number 43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. As for singles, Ashanti released a medley which featured the songs "Christmas Time Again", "The Christmas Song", and "Hey Santa". A video was shot for the medley and it received moderate rotation on BET and MTV. A reworked version of the original song "Time of Year" would later appear on Ashanti's second Christmas project, the 2013 EP A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti.