Snowed In

For the 1926 film serial, see Snowed In (serial).
Snowed In
Studio album (Christmas) by
Hanson
ReleasedNovember 18, 1997
RecordedOctober 1997
Studio(London)
Genre
Length41:10
LabelMercury / PolyGram
ProducerMark Hudson, Hanson
Hanson chronology
Middle of Nowhere
(1997) 		Snowed In
(1997) 		3 Car Garage
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
Music Week[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Snowed In is the first Christmas album by American pop rock group Hanson. It was quickly released following the success of their previous album, Middle of Nowhere, and was recorded in London. Snowed In was also the best-selling holiday album for 1997 in the United States, selling 863,000 copies that year according to Nielsen SoundScan.[6] It has since sold a total of 1,081,000 copies in the US.[7]

The album features a mix of traditional Christmas carols (such as "Silent Night Medley"), covers of Christmas themed songs (such as "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "Merry Christmas, Baby") and Hanson's own compositions (such as "At Christmas" and "Christmas Time").

  1. ^ a b Bagge, Peter (2001). "Raiding Hannah's Stash: An Appreciation of late '90s Bubblegum Music". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 259–269.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "The Xmas Files". Entertainment Weekly. December 5, 1997. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. November 8, 1997. p. 14. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 11, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  7. ^ Grein, Paul (December 19, 2012). "Chart Watch Extra: Christmas Albums, From Bing To Buble". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.