There's nothing like the classics Holidays are all about traditions, and listening to Bublé's music might as well be one of them. Part of what makes the album so special is that it includes a collection of holiday favorites like White Christmas and Silent Night sung by Bublé with a unique twist.

Christmas, produced by David Foster, Bob Rock and Humberto Gatica, was recorded primarily at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood and The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver.

October 21, 2011 Christmas is the seventh studio album and first Christmas album released by Canadian singer Michael Bublé. The album was released on October 21, 2011, in Ireland, on October 24, 2011, in the United Kingdom, and on October 25, 2011, in the United States.

Michael Bublé's Christmas has sold over 16 million albums these last ten years, has had 4 billion streams (equivalent to 60 million albums), and has annually retained a #5 position on musical charts around the world.

Best-selling Christmas albums (using RIAA certifications and Nielsen SoundScan sales through November 2016)

• Elvis's Christmas Album (1970 version) / Elvis Presley ~ 10,000,000.
• Miracles: The Holiday Album / Kenny G ~ 7,370,000.
• The Christmas Song / Nat King Cole ~ 6,000,000.

Making a holiday album is a great way to pull in some extra cash in a year when an artist hasn't created a plethora of new, personal work. Because holiday songs are classics, the copyrights for composition rights often have lapsed, are owned by the public, or never existed at all.

Music associated with Christmas is thought to have its origins in 4th-century Rome, in Latin-language hymns such as Veni redemptor gentium. By the 13th century, under the influence of Francis of Assisi, the tradition of popular Christmas songs in regional native languages developed.

Christianity spread across Europe from the fourth to the 14th centuries, and the first carols were produced by Franciscan friars (pictured here in the 1940s), who were followers of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Bing Crosby: Merry Christmas Mr. Crosby began the genre of the modern Christmas album back in 1942 by releasing a holiday themed booklet of eight songs on four 78's entitled Merry Christmas on Decca Records. In 1955, the first 12” vinyl LP version of Merry Christmas was released with the addition of four more songs.

Music associated with Christmas is thought to have its origins in 4th-century Rome, in Latin-language hymns such as Veni redemptor gentium. By the 13th century, under the influence of Francis of Assisi, the tradition of popular Christmas songs in regional native languages developed.

Elvis Presley According to the most recent record album certifications, the holiday album title that has shipped the most copies in the United States is Elvis Presley's 1957 LP Elvis' Christmas Album, which is certified by the RIAA for shipment of 17 million copies in the U.S. (3 million copies of the original 1957 release on RCA ...

Elvis' Christmas Album 'Elvis' Christmas Album' by Elvis Presley The album, which featured 12 songs, held the #1 spot on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart for four weeks, and has since gone three times platinum. Presley's "Elvis' Christmas Album" remains the top-selling Christmas album of all time.

Elvis Presley The artist who's sold the most Christmas albums is Elvis Presley and his 1957 album, "Elvis' Christmas Album", is the best-selling Christmas album of all time. It contains Elvis's iconic version of "Blue Christmas". So far, it's sold some 20-million copies.

Thriller 1. Thriller – Michael Jackson – Best Selling Albums Of All Time. Finally, the King of Pop has held on to the top spot posthumously since 2009, selling over 66 million copies worldwide! As well as the title, track, the album was packed with best-selling singles from 'Billie Jean', to 'P.Y.

The singing of carols reminds us that God, in his love for us, sent his son to be one of us. Just as that first christmas was marked by singing, so christians through the centuries have celebrated and borne witness through song to the coming of the Messiah.

An album is a mostly outdated term used for collection of music released at one time. It usually reflects where the artist was musically at that point in their career, as well as what the zeitgeist was. Most albums, especially today, are more collections of single songs than fully thought out albums.