| Joy to the World | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Faith Hill |
| Cover: | Joy to the World (Faith Hill album).jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | September 30, 2008 |
| Recorded: | 2005–08 |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 36:48 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. Nashville |
| Producer: | Byron Gallimore Faith Hill Dann Huff |
| Prev Title: | The Hits |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Deep Tracks |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
Joy to the World is the first Christmas album and seventh studio album by American country music singer Faith Hill. It features the U.S. Adult Contemporary #1 hit, "A Baby Changes Everything". The album was certified Gold by RIAA on December 4, 2008, and as of November 2016, it has sold 762,000 copies in the US.[1]
A couple tracks from Joy to the World have been available as free downloads as part of special promotions. In late November, for a limited period of time, "Joy to the World" (single) was available for free digital download as part of a "holiday mixtape" created by Oprah Winfrey.[2] For a week beginning on December 9, 2008, the song "O Holy Night was available for free digital download from iTunes as their "Holiday Single of the Week".[3]
The album was also promoted by a concert appearance on PBS Soundstage. PBS said of the album,
Two limited edition versions of the album with a bonus DVD were made available at Target and Walmart. The Target DVD features 40 minutes of live performance and interview from Hill's XM Artist Confidential concert that took place in October 2007. The Walmart DVD was made available in 2009, a year after the album's original release, and features 19 minutes of Soundcheck footage.
| Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | September 30, 2008 | |
| Italy | November 28, 2008 |
| Chart (2008) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] | 69 | |
| Chart (2009) | Position | |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 79 | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 17 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "A Baby Changes Everything" | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 | |
| Hot Country Songs | 36 | |||
| Hot 100 | 105 | |||
| "Joy to the World" | Hot Country Songs | 44 | ||
| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | Hot Country Songs | 53 | ||
| "Little Drummer Boy" | Hot Country Songs | 58 | ||
| 2009 | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | Hot Country Songs | 60 |