Heavenly Christmas is American singer Jackie Evancho

Jackie Evancho

Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American child singer described as a classical crossover artist. After entering some talent competitions, issuing an independent album, Prelude to a Dream, and attracting interest on YouTube, she gained wider popularity in 2010 with her performances in the...

's first full-length Christmas album, and her fourth album overall. It contains ten tracks and was produced by Rob Mounsey

Rob Mounsey

Rob Mounsey is an award-winning composer, music producer, and musician. He was born in Berea, Ohio and grew up in Seattle, Washington and several Ohio towns. At the age of 17, he was awarded a BMI Student Composer's Award in New York. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1971 to 1975...

, with arrangements by Mounsey and Ryan Shore

Ryan Shore

Ryan Shore is a Grammy Award nominated composer for film, television, records and games. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music and is the nephew of Academy Award winning composer Howard Shore.-Music career:...

 for Sony Music Entertainment.

The album was released on November 1, 2011, exclusively at Walmart and Walmart.com in the U.S. Evancho is accompanied by the Orchestra of St. Luke's

Orchestra of St. Luke's

The Orchestra of St. Luke's is an American chamber orchestra based in New York City.It was founded in the summer of 1979 at the Caramoor International Music Festival in Katonah, New York....

 and the New York Chorus of St. Cecilia

The St. Cecilia Chorus & Orchestra

The St. Cecilia Chorus was founded in 1906 as a women's chorus by Metropolitan Opera coach Victor Harris. Since then, the Chorus has evolved into one of the finest non-professional performing arts organizations in New York City, and has left its mark on American musical history...

, conducted by Rob Mounsey.

Promotion

As with her previous albums, Evancho is scheduled to make talk show appearances on all the major television networks, as well as concert appearances in Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

, New York, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Pittsburgh, in December 2011.

Reception

The album entered the Billboard Classical Albums chart at #1, the Holiday Albums chart at #3, and the Billboard 200 at #16, peaking at #14 there and on the Canadian albums chart. Allmusic's review gives the album three stars, commenting, "while the set leans hard on standard Christmas fare ... Evancho's vocals are impressive as always, and the arrangements are mostly tasteful, with only occasional moments of bombast that threaten to wash the pint-sized soprano out to sea."

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...	14
US 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...	14
US Billboard Classical Albums	1
US Billboard Holiday Albums	3

External links

• Jackieevancho.com