A Christmas Cornucopia

A Christmas Cornucopia
Studio album by Annie Lennox
Released 12 November 2010[1]
(see release history)
Recorded October 2009–Summer 2010 in London, England
Genre Christmas, soul
Label Island
Producer Mike Stevens
Annie Lennox chronology
The Annie Lennox Collection
(2009)		 A Christmas Cornucopia
(2010)		 Nostalgia
(2014)
Singles from A Christmas Cornucopia
  1. "Universal Child"
    Released: 12 October 2010[2]
  2. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
    Released: 4 November 2010
  3. "The Holly and the Ivy"
    Released: 12 December 2011

A Christmas Cornucopia is the fifth studio album by the Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, released in November 2010. It was Lennox's first album after signing to the Universal Music Group (Island Records in the UK, Decca in the US and Europe) following her departure from Sony BMG, which had been her label for almost 30 years. It was also her second cover album (after 1995's Medusa) and her first of holiday music. Lennox was also born on Christmas Day.

The album is a collection of Lennox's favourite Christmas songs, though includes one original track written by Lennox, "Universal Child", which was released digitally as a single on 12 October 2010. A music video for Lennox's version of the classic Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" premiered on 4 November 2010, which was released as the second digital single from the album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Austin Chronicle[5]
BBC Music(very positive)[6]
The Guardian[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
The New York Times(Positive)[9]
Slant Magazine[10]

Metacritic gives A Christmas Cornucopia a weighted average score of 73 based on 9 reviews, meaning "generally favorable reviews".[3] Ian Wade of BBC Music gave the album a very positive review, saying "this collection could find itself becoming as much a part of the holiday season as arguments with loved ones." [11] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine awarded the album 3.5/5 and said "Lennox seems more inspired on A Christmas Cornucopia than she has in years." [12] John Hunt of Qatar Today magazine gave the album 9/10 and said "in particular, the vocal work and musical arrangement of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' are impactful to the point of being intimidating."[13]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Angels from the Realms of Glory"  James Montgomery 4:00
2. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"  Traditional 3:32
3. "See Amid the Winter's Snow"  Edward Caswall, John Goss 3:31
4. "Il est né le divin Enfant"  Traditional 3:37
5. "The First Noel"  Traditional 4:40
6. "Lullay Lullay (The Coventry Carol)"  Traditional 3:13
7. "The Holly and the Ivy"  Traditional 3:37
8. "In the Bleak Midwinter"  Christina Rossetti 3:31
9. "As Joseph was a Walking (The Cherry Tree Carol)"  Geoffrey Shaw 3:59
10. "O Little Town of Bethlehem"  Phillips Brooks 3:33
11. "Silent Night"  Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, John Freeman Young 3:49
12. "Universal Child"  Annie Lennox 4:14

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Position
Australian Albums Chart[14] 76
Austrian Albums Chart[15] 35
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [16] 74
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[17] 64
Canadian Albums Chart[18] 19
Dutch Albums Chart[19] 60
French SNEP Albums Chart[20] 115
German Media Control Albums Chart[21] 37
Irish Albums Chart[22] 58
Swedish Albums Chart[23] 24
Swiss Albums Chart[24] 38
UK Albums Chart[25] 16
U.S. Billboard 200[18] 35
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums[18] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[26] 185

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Germany[28][29] 12 November 2010 Decca Records CD, digital download B0043A0PXU
12 November 2010 LP record B0043A0PY4
United Kingdom 15 November 2010 Island Records CD, digital download
Ireland
United States 16 November 2010 Decca Records
23 November 2010 LP record

References

  1. ↑ "Annie Lennox "A Christmas Cornucopia" – Tracklist, album cover, single & more". ethrill.net. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Annie Lennox: Universal Child (E-Single)". Decca Records. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 "A Christmas Cornucopia Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". metacritic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  4. ↑ A Christmas Cornucopia at AllMusic
  5. ↑ Moser, Margalet (31 December 2010). "Music Review: Songs of Mass Destruction – Annie Lennox". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Wade, Ian (2010). "Annie Lennox A Christmas Cornucopia Review". BBC. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (November 18, 2010). "Annie Lennox: A Christmas Cornucopia - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  8. ↑ Lewis, Randy (10 December 2010). "Holiday CDs for every musical taste". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Pareles, Jon (26 December 2010). "Holiday Music Gift Roundup 2010". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (November 18, 2010). "Annie Lennox: A Christmas Cornucopia". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  11. ↑ "Music - Review of Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia". BBC. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  12. ↑ "Annie Lennox: A Christmas Cornucopia | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  13. ↑ Qatar Today, Jan 2011, Music, Books and Film
  14. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (8 November 2014). "Taylor Swift, Human Nature maintain Top 2 ARIA Albums Spots". Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "austriancharts.at Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "ultratop.be Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  17. ↑ "ultratop.be Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia" (ASP). Hung Medien (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  18. 1 2 3 "allmusic ((( A Christmas Cornucopia > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  19. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  20. ↑ "lescharts.com Annie Lennox – A Christmas Cornucopia" (ASP). lescharts.com (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Album Search: Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  22. ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending9 December 2010". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  24. ↑ "Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia - hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  25. ↑ "Annie Lennox > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  26. ↑ "The Billboard 200 Year End - 2011". billboard-japan.com. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  27. ↑ "British album certifications – Annie Lennox – A Christmas Cornucopia". British Phonographic Industry. Enter A Christmas Cornucopia in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  28. ↑ "A Christmas Cornucopia: Annie Lennox: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  29. ↑ "A Christmas Cornucopia [Vinyl LP]: Annie Lennox: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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