Now That's What I Call Christmas!

This article describes a 2001 album in the U.S. Now! series. It should not be confused with other similarly titled "Now!" Christmas albums. For more information, see Now That's What I Call Music! and Now That's What I Call Music! discography
Now That's What I Call Christmas!
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001
GenreChristmas music
LengthCD 1: 48:59
CD 2: 67:33
LabelUTV
Full series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 7
(2001) 		Now That's What I Call Christmas!
(2001) 		Now That's What I Call Music! 8
(2001)
Christmas chronology
Now That's What I Call Christmas!
(2001) 		Now That's What I Call Christmas! 2
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]

Now That's What I Call Christmas! is a two-disc holiday music compilation that was released on October 23, 2001, by Universal Music Group. The album is part of the (U.S.) Now! series, and the first holiday-themed album in the series.

On November 15, 2004, Now That's What I Call Christmas! was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of six million units in the United States.[3]

Based on sales figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, the album was also the best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. for both 2001 and 2002 with sales of 1,614,000 and 741,000 copies respectively.[4] As of November 2014, Now That's What I Call Christmas! is the eighth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 — present), having sold 3,480,000 copies.[5]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r558090
  2. ^ Willman, Chris (November 26, 2001). "NOW That's What I Call Christmas!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Paul Grein (October 29, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year's Top Christmas Album?". Chart Watch. Yahoo.
  5. ^ "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.