Merry Christmas with Love

Merry Christmas with Love
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 2004
Recorded2004
Studio
GenrePop
Length39:00
LabelRCA
Producer
Clay Aiken chronology
Measure of a Man
(2003)
Merry Christmas with Love
(2004)
A Thousand Different Ways
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyD[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[3]

Merry Christmas with Love is the first Christmas album and second studio album by American recording artist Clay Aiken. It was released on November 16, 2004, through RCA Records. The production on the album was produced by Phil Ramone and Walter Afanasieff.

The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 270,000 copies in its first week.[4] It was also recognized by Billboard as the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of 2004 and the best-selling Christian album of 2005. The album certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 2005.[5]

Aiken has toured four times with his Joyful Noise Tour (2004-2007) to promote this album. The album was re-released on August 18, 2009, on the Sony label.

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
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