8_Days_Of_Christmas

8 Days of Christmas
8 Days of Christmas
Studio album by Destiny's Child
Released	October 30, 2001
Recorded	July 2000; July–September 2001
Genre	Christmas; R&B;
Length	41:00
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bama Boyz; Damon Elliott; Kurt Farguhar; Focus...; Alan Foyd; Rob Fusari; Alonzo Jackson; Beyoncé Knowles; Errol McCalla Jr.; Falante Moore; Willie Morris; Ric Wake; Erron Williams;
Destiny's Child chronology
Singles from 8 Days of Christmas
	"8 Days of Christmas"; Released: December 16, 2001; "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"; Released: January 3, 2002;

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8 Days of Christmas

2001 studio album by Destiny's Child

8 Days of Christmas is the fourth studio album and only Christmas album by American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, released on October 30, 2001 by Columbia Records.

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[4]
People	mixed^[5]
Slant Magazine	^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"8 Days of Christmas"	Beyoncé Knowles Kelly Rowland Errol McCalla	B. Knowles McCalla Mathew Knowles	3:31
2.	"Winter Paradise"	B. Knowles Rob Fusari Falonte Moore George Michael	B. Knowles Fusari Moore	3:36
3.	"A "DC" Christmas Medley"	Haven Gillespie Fred Coots James Pierpont^[a] Steve Nelson Jack Rollins Johnny Marks Thomas Oliphant^[a] Gene Autry Oakley Haldeman	B. Knowles Fusari Moore	3:59
4.	"Silent Night" (Beyoncé)	Franz Gruber^[b] Joseph Mohr^[b]	B. Knowles	3:41
5.	"Little Drummer Boy" (Solange)	Katherine Davis Henry Onorati Harry Simeone	B. Knowles Alonzo Jackson	3:36
6.	"Do You Hear What I Hear" (Kelly Rowland)	Noël Regney Gloria Shaine	Wirlie Morris Alan Floyd	3:47
7.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	B. Knowles Damon Elliott	1:42
8.	"Platinum Bells"	Ray Evans Jay Livingston	B. Knowles Elliott	1:26
9.	"O' Holy Night" (Michelle Williams)	Placide Cappeau^[c] Adolphe Adam^[c]	E. Williams	4:24
10.	"Spread a Little Love on Christmas Day"	B. Knowles Bernard Edwards Jr.	B. Knowles Focus... Ric Wake	3:41
11.	"This Christmas"	Donny Hathaway Nadine McKinnor	B. Knowles Fusari Calvin Gaines^[c] Bill Lee^[c]	3:38
12.	"Opera of the Bells"	Mykola Leontovych^[b] Peter Wilhousky^[b]	B. Knowles	4:34

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Home for the Holidays"	B. Knowles Solange Eddie “E-Trez” Smith III Jesse J. Rankins Jonathan D. Wells	B. Knowles Solange Bama Boyz	3:10
2.	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"	Johnny Marks	B. Knowles McCalla	2:34
3.	"8 Days of Christmas"	B. Knowles McCalla	B. Knowles McCalla M. Knowles	3:31
4.	"Winter Paradise"	B. Knowles Fusari Moore Michael	B. Knowles Fusari Moore	3:36
5.	"A "DC" Christmas Medley"	Gillespie Coots Pierpont^[a] Nelson Rollins Marks Oliphant^[a] Autry Haldeman	B. Knowles Fusari Moore	3:59
6.	"Silent Night" (Beyoncé)	Gruber^[b] Mohr^[b]	B. Knowles	3:41
7.	"Little Drummer Boy" (Solange)	Davis Onorati Simeone	B. Knowles Jackson	3:36
8.	"Do You Hear What I Hear" (Kelly Rowland)	Regney Shaine	Morris Floyd	3:47
9.	"White Christmas"	Berlin	B. Knowles Elliott	1:42
10.	"Platinum Bells"	Evans Livingston	B. Knowles Elliott	1:26
11.	"O' Holy Night" (Michelle Williams)	Cappeau^[c] Adam^[c]	E. Williams	4:24
12.	"Spread a Little Love on Christmas Day"	B. Knowles Edwards Jr.	B. Knowles Focus... Wake	3:41
13.	"This Christmas"	Hathaway McKinnor	B. Knowles Fusari Gaines^[c] Lee^[c]	3:38
14.	"Opera of the Bells"	Leontovych^[b] Wilhousky^[b]	B. Knowles	4:34

Chart (2001–02)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[20]	65
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)^[21]	10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[22]	60
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[23]	34
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[24]	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[25]	24
French Albums (SNEP)^[26]	134
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[27]	80
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[28]	20
UK Albums (OCC)^[29]	117
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[30]	19
US Billboard 200^[31]	34
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[32]	27
US Holiday Albums (Billboard)^[33]	3

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[35]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

8_Days_Of_Christmas

8 Days of Christmas

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Region	Date	Format
United States	October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)	CD
Australia	November 11, 2001 (2001-11-11)
Europe^[36]	November 12, 2001 (2001-11-12)
United States	October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)	DualDisc