This Christmas: Winter Is Coming

This Christmas: Winter Is Coming is the first winter extended play and the third overall by South Korean singer Taeyeon. The extended play is marketed as a special Christmas album release.[1] It was released by SM Entertainment on December 12, 2017.

This Christmas: Winter Is Coming
Digital cover artwork
EP by
Taeyeon
ReleasedDecember 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
Genre
Length30:08
Language
  • Korean
  • English
LabelSM
ProducerLee Soo-man (exec.)
Taeyeon chronology
My Voice
(2017)		 This Christmas: Winter Is Coming
(2017)		 Something New
(2018)
Singles from This Christmas: Winter Is Coming
  1. "This Christmas"
    Released: December 12, 2017
  2. "I'm All Ears"
    Released: January 12, 2018

Release and promotion

This Christmas: Winter Is Coming and the music video for "This Christmas" were released on December 12, 2017.[2] To promote the album, Taeyeon held a three-night concert titled "The Magic of Christmas Time" on December 22, 23 and 24, 2017 at Kyunghee University, Seoul.[3]

Reception

This Christmas: Winter Is Coming debuted at number 2 on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart, and at number 6 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.[4][5] "This Christmas" debuted at number 2 on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver

This Christmas: Winter Is Coming[6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."The Magic of Christmas Time"
  • Krysta Youngs
  • Robin Ghosh
2:47
2."This Christmas"
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • 13
4:27
3."Let It Snow"
  • Agnes Shin (MonoTree)
3:18
4."Candy Cane"
  • Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)
3:24
5."Christmas Without You"
4:19
6."Shhhh" (Korean: 쉿; RR: Swit)
  • Christopher Wortley
  • Mahan Moin
  • Greig Watts (DWB Music)
  • Paul Drew (DWB Music)
  • Pete Barringer (DWB Music)
  • DWB Music
  • Christopher Wortley
3:48
7."I'm All Ears" (Korean: 겨울나무; RR: Gyeounnamu; lit. Winter Tree)
  • Lee Joo-hyoung (MonoTree)
  • Lee Joo-hyoung (MonoTree)
  • Astrid Holiday
  • MonoTree
3:35
8."This Christmas" (Instrumental) 
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • 13
4:27
Total length:30:05

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[4] 2
US World Albums (Billboard)[5] 6

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
South Korea December 12, 2017
SM Entertainment [7]
Various Digital download, streaming [6]

References
  1. "Taeyeon Releases Seasonal 'This Christmas - Winter Is Coming' EP". Billboard. December 13, 2017.
  2. "Taeyeon celebrates Christmas with special album". The Korea Herald. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. "Taeyeon to return with Christmas record, concert in December". The Korea Herald. November 16, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  4. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 50, 2017". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  5. "World Albums, December 30, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  6. "This Christmas – Winter is Coming – The 3nd Mini Album by Taeyeon". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  7. "This Christmas – Winter Is Coming – The 3nd Mini Album by Taeyeon". Melon. Retrieved December 13, 2017.


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