| Christmas in Our Hearts | ||||
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| Released | November 17, 1990[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1990 (see recording locations) | |||
| Genre | Christmas, adult contemporary, easy listening, spirituals | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Producer | Jose Mari Chan | |||
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 25th Anniversary Edition cover | ||||
| Singles from Christmas in Our Hearts | ||||
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Christmas in Our Hearts is the seventh studio album and the first Christmas album by Filipino singer-songwriter and businessman Jose Mari Chan. It was released on November 17, 1990, by Universal Records. The album sold over 600,000 units in the Philippines in 2006, certifying Double Diamond by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).[2] It is considered to be the first OPM album to surpass the Diamond status. It is currently the biggest-selling album in the Philippines, selling more than 800,000 copies to date.[3] Due to the recurring popularity of the song and album during the annual holiday season, Chan became known to Filipinos as "The Father of Philippine Christmas Music."[4][5]
The album also features cover versions of "A Christmas Carol", "This Beautiful Day", and "Christmas Children" from the 1970 musical Scrooge.
The album has been re-released as a 25th Anniversary Edition on iTunes, Spotify, and Spinnr on October 30, 2015.
- ^ "List of PARI Gold, Platinum & Diamond Awardees". PARI. The Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Double Diamond". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "Numbers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 18, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ Requintina, Robert (September 1, 2021). "11 INTERESTING FACTS: 'Christmas In Our Hearts' by Jose Mari Chan". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Gutierrez, Angelica (November 24, 2017). "Jose Mari Chan, (Not) The Father of Philippine Christmas Carols". Esquire Philippines. Retrieved August 31, 2021.