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Ashanti's Christmas
Studio album by Ashanti
Released	November 18, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	R&B, pop, holiday
Length	29:22
Label	The Inc.
Producer	Irv Gotti, Chink Santana, Demi McGhee
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (negative) link
Ashanti chronology
Chapter II (2003) Ashanti's Christmas (2003) Can't Stop (2004)

Ashanti's Christmas is the first Christmas album by American R&B/pop singer Ashanti, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album debuted and peaked at #160 on The Billboard 200 and #43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart selling just around 100,000 copies. The album contained almost an equal amount of new songs, written by Ashanti herself, and covers of christmas classics. As for singles, Ashanti released a Christmas Melody which featured the songs "Christmas Time Again", "The Christmas Song", and "Hey Santa." A video was shot for the melody and it received moderate rotation on BET and MTV. As of 2007 it has sold over 150,000 copies.

1. "Christmas Time Again" (Douglas, I. Lorenzo, A. Parker) – 4:05
2. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:19
3. "Hey Santa" (Douglas, Lorenzo) – 1:55
4. "This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway, Hathaway McKinnor) – 2:59
5. "Sharing Christmas" (Douglas, Lorenzo) – 4:14
6. "Silent Night" (F. Gruber, J. Mohr) – 2:13
7. "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts) – 1:56
8. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) – 2:16
9. "Time of Year" (Douglas, Lorenzo, D. McGhee) – 4:50
10. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Traditional) – 1:35

• Ashanti - vocals

• Producers: Irv Gotti, Demi McGhee, Chink Santana
• Executive producers: Ashanti Douglas, Irv Gotti
• Engineer: Milwaukee Buck
• Mixing: Duro, Irv Gotti
• Mastering: Tom Coyne
• A&R: Chris G.O.T.T.I., Darcell Lawrence, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Errol "Eezie" Vaughan Jr.
• A&R assistance: Fred Moore, Todd "Shortma" Simms
• Recording director: Tony Vanias
• Instrumentation: Demi McGhee
• Assistant: Terry "Murda Mac" Herbert
• Marketing: Daniel Cooper, Deidre Graham
• Creative director: Rick Patrick
• Art direction: Andy West
• Cover photo: Daniela Federici
• Inlay photography: Graham Kuhm

Album - Billboard (North America)

• U.S. Uncertified #160