''Disney Channel Holiday'' is a 2007 holiday album released on October 16, 2007. The album features musical artists associated or popularized by

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singing their own versions of holiday songs. Some songs were recorded prior to the production of this album, while others were recorded specifically for it. In

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, the album was released as ''Family Holiday'',Family.ca
as the Family Channel is the Canadian replacement for Disney Channel. The album made a peak of #32 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and as of January, 2008 the album has sold about 200,000+ copies. In Brazil the album was released one year after release in United States.

Production

Although the majority of the songs were recorded specifically for the album, some songs were recorded prior to the album's production.

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released "Last Christmas" as a single in 2006, the same year that

Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip hop ...

performed "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" at the Magic Kingdom Christmas Day Parade. Also in 2006,

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released "

Greatest Time of Year "Greatest Time of Year" is a song from Aly & AJ's Christmas album ''Acoustic Hearts of Winter''. The single was used for '' The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'', similar to the way Hilary Duff's song " Santa Claus Lane" was used for ''The Santa ...

" as a single from their album ''

Acoustic Hearts of Winter ''Acoustic Hearts of Winter'' is a Christmas album and the second studio album by American pop duo Aly & AJ. The album was released on September 26, 2006 in the United States, via Hollywood Records. The album was conceived as a project after co ...

'' as well as to promote the then-recent film '' The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause''.

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performed a cover of ''Christmas Vacation'' the titular theme song of the 1989

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film ''

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''. On November 24, 2007, at 7:00pm, the CD was released on

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. The event was hosted by

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, who sings a song on the CD as well.

and

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performed their songs from the album at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2007. A music video for Corbin Bleu's "This Christmastime" premiered on

in December 2007.

Track listing

References

{{Disney Channel Playlist Christmas compilation albums 2007 Christmas albums Pop compilation albums 2007 compilation albums Teen pop albums Pop rock compilation albums Walt Disney Records compilation albums Pop rock Christmas albums