Christmas Interpretations

1993 studio album by Boyz II Men

Studio album by

Boyz II Men

Released

October 5, 1993

Length

40:57

Label

Motown

Producer

Boyz II Men
Brian McKnight

Boyz II Men chronology

Cooleyhighharmony
(1991)

Christmas Interpretations
(1993)

II
(1994)

Christmas Interpretations is the first Christmas album and second overall studio album by American R&B group Boyz II Men. It was released on October 5, 1993, by Motown. Several of the tracks are originals, written by Boyz II Men with labelmate and longtime friend Brian McKnight; others are traditional Christmas songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]
Music Week	^[3]

AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis described the album as "a cozy, velvety, and hip quiet storm Christmas album with touches of jazz, nostalgia, and melancholy but, at times, one yearns to hear the Boyz' lush harmonies wrapped around traditional favorites."^[1] Entertainment Weekly critic David Browne wrote that Boyz II Men "lusciously harmonize on Christmas Interpretations. With the exception of "Silent Night," the album consists entirely of new songs, most with mournful seasonal themes. It's a pretty gutsy move, but hampered by the fact that none of the originals are as memorable as, say, "Silent Night"."^[2]

Chart performance

Christmas Interpretations peaked at number 19 in the US Billboard 200.^[4] The album had sold 1,767,000 copies by December 2012.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Silent Night (Intro)"			1:07
2.	"Let It Snow" (featuring Brian McKnight)	Wanya Morris McKnight	McKnight Boyz II Men^[a]	4:11
3.	"Share Love"	Nathan Morris	N. Morris McKnight^[a] W. Morris^[a] Shawn Stockman^[a] Michael McCary^[a]	3:32
4.	"You're Not Alone"	Stockman	Stockman McKnight^[a] W. Morris^[a] N. Morris^[a] McCary^[a]	5:06
5.	"A Joyous Song"	Stockman	Stockman McKnight^[a] W. Morris^[a] N. Morris^[a] McCary^[a]	5:53
6.	"Why Christmas"	W. Morris	W. Morris McKnight^[a] N. Morris^[a] Stockman^[a] McCary^[a]	4:53
7.	"Cold December Nights"	McCary Stockman	McCary McKnight^[a] W. Morris^[a] N. Morris^[a] Stockman^[a]	4:11
8.	"Do They Know"	N. Morris	N. Morris McKnight^[a] W. Morris^[a] Stockman^[a] McCary^[a]	3:29
9.	"Who Would Have Thought"	McKnight W. Morris	W. Morris McKnight^[a] N. Morris^[a]	6:06
10.	"Silent Night"	Franz Xaver Gruber Joseph Mohr	Boyz II Men	2:32

Notes

^a signifies a co-producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	19
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)^[6]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	48

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[9]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[10]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r189040
^ ^a ^b Browne, David (November 12, 1993). "Christmas CD Roundup Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
^ Jones, Alan (November 20, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 15. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Boyz II Men Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ Grein, Paul (December 19, 2012). "Chart Watch Extra: Christmas Albums, From Bing To Buble". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ "Boyz II Men Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ "Boyz II Men Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Boyz II Men – Christmas Interpretations". Music Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
^ "American album certifications – Boyz II Men – Christmas Interpretations". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 15, 2012.