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Classic Christmas (Joe McElderry album)

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An advert was filmed, directed by Steve Lucker, it features McElderry outside in the snow, collecting logs and taking them to a large house preparing for a Christmas party, singing a selection of songs of the album. 2 short music videos were made from the footage that was filmed,
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During the album's first week of release in the United Kingdom, 34,043 copies of the album were sold at retail in the country, and the album debuted at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart.
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praised the album, calling it "another winning release from Joe McElderry", giving the album 4/5 stars.
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Before the album's official announcement, it was available to pre-order from
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is the third studio album and first Christmas album by the British singer
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Official Album Chart analysis: Olly Murs becomes 10th X Factor No. 1
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Archived Irish Albums Chart for the Week Ending 1 December 2011
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Behind The Scenes at Joe's Classic Christmas Winter Wonderland!
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The album debuted at number 73 on the Irish Albums Chart.
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The cover consists of McElderry wearing a navy blue wool jacket with snow covering it. Both the artist's name and album title appear below him, colored in white and light brown respectively.
Studio album
Joe McElderry
Genre
Christmas
Label
Decca
UCJ
Producer
Morgan Pochin Music Productions
Joe McElderry
Classic
Here's What I Believe
Singles
Last Christmas
Joe McElderry
Decca Records
Play.com
Amazon.co.uk
HMV.com
Popstar to Operastar
Rolando Villazón
Classic
Last Christmas
O Come All Ye Faithful
Durham Cathedral
In the Bleak Midwinter
David Essex
A Winter's Tale
Tim Rice

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