The Greatest Gift of All
{{distinguish|A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!}}
{{for|the song of this name|Once Upon a Christmas (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton album)}} {{distinguish|Your Love (Jim Brickman song)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = The Greatest Gift of All
| type = studio
| artist = Rascal Flatts
| cover = Rascal Flatts - The Greatest Gift of All.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2016|10|21}}
| recorded = Summer 2016{{cite news|last1=Dauphin|first1=Chuck|title=Rascal Flatts Discuss Making First Christmas Album 'The Greatest Gift of All'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7616371/rascal-flatts-christmas-album-the-greatest-gift-of-all-interview|accessdate=March 19, 2017|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 8, 2016}}
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Christmas|country}}
| length = {{duration|m=38|s=13}}
| label = Big Machine
| producer = Jay DeMarcus
| prev_title = Rewind
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Back to Us
| next_year = 2017
}}
The Greatest Gift of All is the first Christmas album recorded by American country pop trio Rascal Flatts. It was released October 21, 2016, through Big Machine Records. The album was produced by group member Jay DeMarcus.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album three stars out of five and wrote that the "blend of the secular and the sacred, the new and the old, is a signature for Rascal Flatts, and it works well here."{{cite web|author1=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |title=The Greatest Gift of All - Rascal Flatts {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-greatest-gift-of-all-mw0002978166|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=March 19, 2017|author1-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}} Laura Hostelley of Sounds Like Nashville wrote that the group "use their years of experience in the studio to attract attention," and complimented the album's production for setting it apart from other holiday-themed releases.{{cite news|last1=Hostelley|first1=Laura|title=Album Review: Rascal Flatts' 'The Greatest Gift of All'|url=http://www.soundslikenashville.com/reviews/album-review-rascal-flatts-the-greatest-gift-of-all/|accessdate=March 19, 2017|work=Sounds Like Nashville|publisher=SpinMedia|date=October 20, 2016}}
Commercial performance
The Greatest Gift of All debuted at number 167 on the Billboard 200 chart dated November 12, 2016,{{cite web|title=Billboard 200: The Week of November 12, 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2016-11-12|website=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=March 19, 2017}} selling 4,200 copies in its first week.{{cite news|last1=Bjorke|first1=Matt|title=Top 10 Country Albums Chart: October 31, 2016|url=http://www.roughstock.com/news/2016/10/41023-top-10-country-albums-chart-october-31-2016|accessdate=March 19, 2017|work=Roughstock|publisher=Cheri Media|date=January 3, 2017}} It reached a peak position of 60 on the chart dated December 17, 2016.{{cite web|title=Billboard 200: The Week of December 17, 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2016-12-17|website=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=March 19, 2017}} The Greatest Gift of All also reached number seven and six on the Top Country Albums and Top Holiday Albums charts, respectively. As of November 2017, the album has sold 69,100 copies in the United States.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/11/42552-top-country-catalog-sales-chart-november-26-2017 |title=Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017 |first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date= November 26, 2017 |publisher=Roughstock |accessdate= December 16, 2017 }}
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Joy to the World
| note1 = {{abbr|arr.|arrangement}} Tim Akers
| writer1 = {{hlist|George Frederick Handel|Isaac Watts}}
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = O Holy Night
| writer2 = {{hlist|Adolphe Adam|Placide Cappeau|John Sullivan Dwight}}
| length2 = 4:53
| title3 = Deck the Halls
| writer3 = Traditional
| length3 = 3:19
| title4 = A Strange Way to Save the World
| writer4 = {{hlist|David Clark|Mark Harris|Don Koch}}
| length4 = 3:53
| title5 = Go Tell It on the Mountain
| note5 = arr. Akers
| writer5 = John Wesley Work, Jr.
| length5 = 3:33
| title6 = Let It Snow
| writer6 = {{hlist|Sammy Cahn|Jule Styne}}
| length6 = 2:54
| title7 = Silent Night
| writer7 = {{hlist|Franz Xaver Gruber|Joseph Mohr|John Freeman Young}}
| length7 = 4:11
| title8 = Someday at Christmas
| writer8 = {{hlist|Ronald Norman Miller|Bryan Wells}}
| length8 = 3:14
| title9 = The First Noel
| note9 = arr. Akers
| writer9 = Traditional
| length9 = 4:50
| title10 = Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
| writer10 = {{hlist|Felix Mendelssohn|Charles Wesley}}
| length10 = 3:48
| total_length = 38:13
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|60|artist=Rascal Flatts|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 19, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|7|artist=Rascal Flatts|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 19, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHoliday|6|artist=Rascal Flatts|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 19, 2017}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2021}}
| 77 |
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References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|album|mw0002978166|The Greatest Gift of All}}
{{Rascal Flatts}}
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Category:2016 Christmas albums
Category:Big Machine Records albums