Sounds of the Winter

***Sounds of the Winter*** is the first Christmas album and third studio album by American singer and songwriter Alysha. It was released on October 26, 2012 through Columbia Records. Due to the success Alysha's second album studio album *Let Yourself,* which was release in April that same year. Columbia proposed to her to record an album with Christmas songs in July, the recordings lasted a more than two months. *Sounds of the Winter* features cover and two original tracks written by Alysha and Steve Robson.

Upon its release, the album received generally favorable reviews from music critics. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 589,000 copies. For nine consecutive weeks, the album stayed on the top five on the U.S char, becoming the three best selling album of 2012 in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan, selling 3 million copies in a period of five months, and was later quaduple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales exceeding 4 million units. Internationally, the record enjoyed similar success, peaked at number one in more than 20 countries. In Japan, the album has sold 1.3 million copies and is the second best-selling Christmas album of all time by a non-Asian solo artist, behind Carey's *Merry Christmas* (1994). As June 2017, the album has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and is the second best-selling Christmas album of all time.

Two singles were released from the album. The lead single—"Christmas Lullaby", was released on October 9, 2012, peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100. The album was re-released on November 8, 2013, containing three additional tracks, including the second single—"I'll Be Home for Christmas", performed moderately worldwide, and positioned within the top-ten in the United States. The project was promoted in the United States through ABC television specials, titled *Alysha's Christmas: ABC Christmas* in 2012 and 2013. The specials was viewed by more than 11.27 million and 8.7 viewers, consecutively.

## Track listing

**Standard edition**

1. "White Christmas" – 3:25
2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – 3:52
3. "Silent Night" – 4:21
4. "Last Christmas" – 3:43
5. "Ave Maria"  – 2:56
6. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:50
7. "Little Drummer Boy" – 3:29
8. "Sounds of the Winter" – 3:45
9. "What Child Is This?"  – 3:32
10. "Christmas Lullaby" – 3:51
11. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – 4:12

**Deluxe edition bonus track**

1. "Silver Bells" – 3:44
2. "Ready For Chrtismas" – 3:41
3. "Winter Wonderland"  – 3:32

**2013 re-issue**

1. "White Christmas" – 3:25
2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – 3:52
3. "Last Christmas" – 3:43
4. "Silent Night" – 4:21
5. "Ave Maria" – 2:56
6. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:50
7. "Little Drummer Boy" – 3:29
8. "Sounds of the Winter" – 3:45
9. "What Child Is This?" – 3:32
10. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – 4:12
11. "Silver Bells" – 3:44
12. "Ready For Chrtismas" – 3:41
13. "Winter Wonderland"  – 3:32
14. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" – 3:01
15. "O Holy Night – 3:27
16. "The Christmas Song – 3:51

**Spain and Latin America bonus track**

1. "Feliz Navidad" – 3:44

## Singles

 2. "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
Released: October 22, 2013

## **Charts**

**Weekly charts**

**Year-end charts**

 Canadian Albums Chart
 French Albums Chart
 German Albums Chart
 Italian Albums Chart
 Mexican Albums Chart
 Japanese Albums Chart
 UK Albums Chart
 US *Billboard* 200
 US Top Holiday Albums *Billboard* 200

 UK Albums Chart
 US Top Holiday Albums *Billboard* 200