Cheetah-licious Christmas
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Cheetah-licious Christmas is pop group, The Cheetah Girls' Christmas album. It is also the first album the girls released as an official musical group, however group member Adrienne Bailon
later stated that the album does not serve as their official debut album. It was released by Walt Disney Records
on October 11, 2005. The album features eight classic Christmas songs as well as five original songs. The album peaked at #74 on the Billboard charts. Single includes Cheetah-licious Christmas, as well as the Radio Disney
single Five More Days 'til Christmas.
Note: Original songs marked with a (*)
Released: November 1, 2005 (CD single
, cassette single
)
Length: 3:32
Label: Nickelodeon
/Columbia Records
Writers:Robbie Nevil
, Matthew Gerrard
"Cheetah-licious Christmas" is the first single from The Cheetah Girls. It was released on November 1, 2005, along with a music video that showcases the members performing the song inside of a snow globe
dressed in winter clothing. It was performed on their Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour and was added to the set list of The Party's Just Begun Tour during the holiday season.
Released: December 12, 2005 (Radio Disney
)
Length: 3:04
Label: Walt Disney
Writers:Robbie Nevil
, Matthew Gerrard
"Five More Days 'til Christmas" is the second single from The Cheetah Girls' Christmas album Cheetah-licious Christmas. It was released on December 12, 2005 and was performed on their Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour. The single was never released for digital download
.
went along with them, as the opening act, to support their own album Into the Rush
, although the Jonas Brothers
performed as surprise guests opening for both The Cheetah Girls
and Aly & AJ
for a total of 10 shows of the tour, promoting It's About Time
, their first album. The holiday theme of the concert included giant presents (in which the Cheetah Girls performed in), Winter clothes, and even a tropical theme for their song "Christmas in California", which included surfboards with the girls' names on them. The Cheetah Girls also sang songs from the first Cheetah Girls soundtrack
, their song "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" (from DisneyMania 3
), and their version of "Shake a Tail Feather" (from the Chicken Little soundtrack).
The girls went on tour to support this album entitled the Cheetah-licous Christmas Tour.
Adrienne Bailon
Adrienne Eliza Bailon is an American actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, and television personality. She was a member of former girl groups 3LW and The Cheetah Girls, and is also known for her roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name and latter sequels which brought the group to...
later stated that the album does not serve as their official debut album. It was released by Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels such as . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O...
on October 11, 2005. The album features eight classic Christmas songs as well as five original songs. The album peaked at #74 on the Billboard charts. Single includes Cheetah-licious Christmas, as well as the Radio Disney
Radio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
single Five More Days 'til Christmas.
Track listing
- "Five More Days 'til Christmas" * (Matthew GerrardMatthew GerrardMatthew Gerrard is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has written hit singles by artists such as Nick Carter , Kelly Clarkson , Hilary Duff , Eden's Crush and Jesse McCartney...
; Robbie NevilRobbie NevilRobert S. "Robbie" Nevil is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist. He is best known for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 #2 hit, "C'est La Vie".-Life and career:...
) – 3:04 - "Santa Claus Is Coming to TownSanta Claus Is Coming to Town"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is a Christmas song. It was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934....
" (Haven GillespieHaven GillespieJames Lamont "Haven" Gillespie was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" as well as "You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Right or Wrong," "Beautiful Love",...
; J. Fred CootsJ. Fred CootsJohn Frederick Coots was an American songwriter. He wrote over 700 songs.He is most famous for the song "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", a song that became one of the biggest best sellers in American music history....
) – 3:28 - "Perfect Christmas" (J. Landers; Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil) – 3:08
- "Cheetah-licious Christmas" * (Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil) – 3:32
- "Marshmallow World" (C. SigmanCarl SigmanCarl Sigman was an American songwriter.-Biography:Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, Sigman graduated from law school and passed his Bar exams to practice in the state of New York...
; P. DeRose) – 2:47 - "Christmas in California" * (The Cheetah GirlsThe Cheetah Girls (recording artists)The Cheetah Girls were an American girl group consisting of Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams. The group was created by The Walt Disney Company, and made famous by the eponymous Disney Channel original film and its sequels, The Cheetah Girls 2 and The Cheetah Girls: One World...
; Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil) – 3:01 - "No Ordinary Holiday" * (B. BenenateBridget BenenateBridget Benenate is an American songwriter who first found success with the song "Permission to Shine," which was performed by the band Bachelor Girl and shot to the top of the Australian charts in 1999. The same year Bridget's song "Everything Changes" was featured on Dawson’s Creek in Episode...
; Matthew Gerrard) – 3:31 - "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (M. CareyMariah CareyMariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
; W. AfanasieffWalter AfanasieffWalter Afanasieff is a multiple Grammy-award-winning record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his long association with Mariah Carey, for whom he was producer and co-writer for several years, beginning in 1990...
) – 4:02 - "This Christmas" (Donny HathawayDonny HathawayDonny Edward Hathaway was an American soul singer-songwriter and musician. Hathaway contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto, Part I" in early 1970, Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music."His collaborations...
; N. McKinnor) – 3:06 - "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is an American Christmas song with music and lyrics by Tommie Connor.The original recording by Jimmy Boyd on 15 July 1952 when he was 13 reached #1 on the Billboard charts in December 1952, and on the Cash Box chart at the beginning of the following year...
" (T. Connor) – 2:51 - "The Simple Things" * (Matthew Gerrard; Robbie Nevil) – 3:41
- "Last ChristmasLast Christmas"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything She Wants". It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo...
" (G. MichaelGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
) – 3:49 - "Feliz NavidadFeliz Navidad (song)"Feliz Navidad" is a Christmas song written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. With its simple Spanish chorus "Feliz Navidad" is a Christmas song written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. With its simple Spanish chorus "Feliz Navidad" is a...
" (J. Feliciano) – 5:09
Note: Original songs marked with a (*)
Cheetah-licious Christmas
"Cheetah-licious Christmas"Released: November 1, 2005 (CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
, cassette single
Cassette single
A cassette single is a music single in the form of a Compact Cassette.- History :...
)
Length: 3:32
Label: Nickelodeon
Nick Records
Nick Records is a soundtrack arm formed to expand Nickelodeon's presence in the music business and create a major music brand for kids and preteens. Its former logo features a button trio consisting of stop, pause and play...
/Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
Writers:Robbie Nevil
Robbie Nevil
Robert S. "Robbie" Nevil is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist. He is best known for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 #2 hit, "C'est La Vie".-Life and career:...
, Matthew Gerrard
Matthew Gerrard
Matthew Gerrard is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has written hit singles by artists such as Nick Carter , Kelly Clarkson , Hilary Duff , Eden's Crush and Jesse McCartney...
"Cheetah-licious Christmas" is the first single from The Cheetah Girls. It was released on November 1, 2005, along with a music video that showcases the members performing the song inside of a snow globe
Snow globe
A snow globe is a transparent sphere, usually made of glass, enclosing a miniaturized scene of some sort, often together with a model of a landscape. The sphere also encloses the water in the globe; the water serves as the medium through which the "snow" falls. To activate the snow, the globe is...
dressed in winter clothing. It was performed on their Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour and was added to the set list of The Party's Just Begun Tour during the holiday season.
Five More Days 'til Christmas
"Five More Days 'til Christmas"Released: December 12, 2005 (Radio Disney
Radio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
)
Length: 3:04
Label: Walt Disney
Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels such as . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O...
Writers:Robbie Nevil
Robbie Nevil
Robert S. "Robbie" Nevil is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist. He is best known for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 #2 hit, "C'est La Vie".-Life and career:...
, Matthew Gerrard
Matthew Gerrard
Matthew Gerrard is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has written hit singles by artists such as Nick Carter , Kelly Clarkson , Hilary Duff , Eden's Crush and Jesse McCartney...
"Five More Days 'til Christmas" is the second single from The Cheetah Girls' Christmas album Cheetah-licious Christmas. It was released on December 12, 2005 and was performed on their Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour. The single was never released for digital download
Digital distribution
Online distribution, digital distribution, or electronic software distribution is the practice of delivering content without the use of physical media, typically by downloading via the internet directly to a consumer's device. Online distribution bypasses conventional physical distribution media,...
.
Personnel
- Antonina Armato – producer
- Adrienne BailonAdrienne BailonAdrienne Eliza Bailon is an American actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, and television personality. She was a member of former girl groups 3LW and The Cheetah Girls, and is also known for her roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name and latter sequels which brought the group to...
– group member - Sabrina BryanSabrina BryanReba Sabrina Hinojos , better known by her stage name Sabrina Bryan,is an American singer, actress, author, songwriter, fashion designer, choreographer, dancer, and television personality best known as a member of the girl group, The Cheetah Girls, and for starring in the Disney Channel Original...
– group member - Ray Cham – producer
- Jordan Foley – art direction
- Matthew Gerrard – producer
- Tim James – producer
- Jay Landers – executive producer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Dani Markman – artist coordination
- Robbie Nevil – producer
- Kiely WilliamsKiely WilliamsKiely Alexis Williams is an American singer, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is best known for being a member of former girl groups 3LW and The Cheetah Girls.-1999-2006: 3LW:...
– group member
Charts
| Chart | Position | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
#74 | 380.000 |
| U.S. Holiday Albums | #1 | - |
| U.S. Top Kid Audio Kid Albums Kid Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling children's music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated September 9, 1995. It originally began as, and still is, a 15-position chart... |
#1 | - |
| U.S. Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
#4 | - |
Tour
In the winter of 2005, The Cheetah Girls went on tour to support the Christmas album. Aly & AJAly & AJ
78violet is a pop rock band consisting of sisters Alyson and Amanda Michalka. They were born in Torrance, California, but spent part of their childhood in Seattle, Washington. They are both actresses, singer-songwriters, and guitarists. They signed a record deal with the Disney-owned label,...
went along with them, as the opening act, to support their own album Into the Rush
Into the Rush
Into the Rush is the debut studio album by American teen pop duo 78violet as Aly & AJ. The album was released on August 16, 2005 by Disney-owned label Hollywood Records. The album features fourteen tracks including the singles "Rush" and "Do You Believe in Magic"...
, although the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
performed as surprise guests opening for both The Cheetah Girls
The Cheetah Girls (recording artists)
The Cheetah Girls were an American girl group consisting of Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams. The group was created by The Walt Disney Company, and made famous by the eponymous Disney Channel original film and its sequels, The Cheetah Girls 2 and The Cheetah Girls: One World...
and Aly & AJ
Aly & AJ
78violet is a pop rock band consisting of sisters Alyson and Amanda Michalka. They were born in Torrance, California, but spent part of their childhood in Seattle, Washington. They are both actresses, singer-songwriters, and guitarists. They signed a record deal with the Disney-owned label,...
for a total of 10 shows of the tour, promoting It's About Time
It's About Time (Jonas Brothers album)
It's About Time is the debut studio album from the Jonas Brothers. It was released on August 8, 2006 on Columbia Records. The album was successful in the Christian genre and was released in Christian bookstores through INO Records. Later an amended version of the album was released through Daylight...
, their first album. The holiday theme of the concert included giant presents (in which the Cheetah Girls performed in), Winter clothes, and even a tropical theme for their song "Christmas in California", which included surfboards with the girls' names on them. The Cheetah Girls also sang songs from the first Cheetah Girls soundtrack
The Cheetah Girls (album)
-Special Edition bonus tracks:-Song descriptions:*"Cheetah Sisters": The Cheetah Girls began performing this near the end of the movie, as Galleria tries to make up with the girls. The scene changes as they are singing, and they perform this at the talent show, and win...
, their song "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" (from DisneyMania 3
DisneyMania 3
-Track listing:# Raven-Symoné - "Under the Sea" - 3:15# Jump5 - "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" - 3:04# Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson - "A Whole New World" - 4:11...
), and their version of "Shake a Tail Feather" (from the Chicken Little soundtrack).
The girls went on tour to support this album entitled the Cheetah-licous Christmas Tour.