''Christmas'' is an
EP by
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n singer–songwriter
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive week ...
, released on December 14, 2012 by
Sony Music Australia
Sony Music Entertainment Australia is the predominant record label operated by American parent company Sony Music Entertainment in Australia. SMEA also formerly published and distributed video games in Australia & New Zealand on behalf of Sony ...
. It is her first collection of
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or, in the case of carols or songs, may employ lyrics whose subject ma ...
, after previously contributing several Christmas recordings to ''
The Spirit of Christmas'' album series.
Promotion
A lyric video for the track "
Blue Christmas", which is also featured on ''The Spirit of Christmas 2012'', was released on December 17, 2012. Goodrem performed "Blue Christmas" and "Amazing Grace" from the EP at the 2012
Carols by Candlelight event on Christmas Eve.
Track listing
Other recordings
The following Christmas tracks were not released on the album, but were released previously.
Charts
The EP debuted at number 67 on the ARIA singles chart, selling 2399 copies in its first week.
Release history
Personnel
*Delta Goodrem — vocals, piano, producer
*Michael Dolce — guitars
*Emile Nelson — double bass
*Vince Pizzinga — cello, strings, co-producer
*Adam Sofo — piano, keyboards
*Simon Todkill — recording, mixing
*Warren Trout — drums, percussion
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Leon Zervos
Leon Zervos is a mastering engineer who has worked with many world-renowned artists, including Pink, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Beastie Boys, and Willie Nelson.
Life and career
Leon Zervos began his mastering career in 1982 at the then EMI Studi ...
— mastering
References
{{Delta Goodrem
2012 debut EPs
Delta Goodrem albums
Sony Music EPs
2012 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by Australian artists
Christmas EPs