ReJoyce: The Christmas Album

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ReJoyce: The Christmas Album is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by American pop singer Jessica Simpson. It was released by Columbia Records on November 23, 2004. The album features cover versions of popular Christmas songs and includes a duet with her sister, Ashlee Simpson, on the song "Little Drummer Boy". Additionally, it also includes a duet with Nick Lachey, Simpson's husband at the time, on "Baby, It's Cold Outside". The cover of Amy Grant's "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" was notable, as Simpson has said that Amy Grant is one of her favorite recording artists and her role model.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> "O Holy Night" had an accompanying music video.

ReJoyce: The Christmas Album was released after Simpson's most successful studio album of her career In This Skin (2003). The album has sold 669,000 copies in the United States, as of February 23, 2009, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in January 2005.

Critical reception

Template:Music ratings The album garnered a positive review from Stephen Thomas Erlewin of AllMusic, who said: the album was "filled with showstoppers and grandstanding, relying on the tried-and-true seasonal classics while offering a couple of new songs almost as an afterthought. It's bright and incessantly cheerful, always seeming loud even during its quietest moments because the music itself is bold and brassy.".<ref name="AMG"/>

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 with 152,000 copies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After a week the album peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard 200.<ref>[[[:Template:BillboardURLbyName]] "Jessica Simpson – Chart history"] Billboard 200 for Jessica Simpson.</ref> As of February 23, 2009, the album has sold a total of 669,000 copies in the United States<ref name=Billboard2009>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Track listing

• All tracks were produced by Billy Mann, except for "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" which was produced by Mann and Chris Rojas.

A Special Limited Edition Christmas Collection

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Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2004–2012)	Peak position

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	128

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Billboard AC
2004	"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"	20<ref name="ReferenceA">[[[:Template:BillboardURLbyName]] "Jessica Simpson – Chart history"] Billboard Adult Contemporary for Jessica Simpson.</ref>
	"What Christmas Means to Me"	8<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Certifications

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