The Night Before Christmas (album) explained

The Night Before Christmas is the eleventh studio album and first Christmas album by American actor and singer David Hasselhoff. It was released on November 8, 2004, by Edel Records in Europe. Shock Records released the album a year later in Australia.

Reception

The album received generally negative reviews.

Idolator said: "Who wouldn’t want to be serenaded by The Hoff at Christmas? No? David dusts off all the classics like "Deck The Halls" and "Silent Night," and crosses cultural borders by assaulting eardrums in languages other than English, via German and Spanish contributions to the Yuletide soundtrack from Hell."^[1]

In 2013, New York Post ranked the album as number 1 worst celebrity Christmas album, saying the album spread "Christmas fear instead of cheer".^[2]

In 2015 CBC Music listed the album as one of the 15 worst Christmas albums of all time.^[3]

In 2015, Clint Davis from NBC listed the album as one of the 8 most bizarre Christmas albums.^[4]

In 2016, Matthew Dunn from news.com.au said "nothing says scraping the bottom of the barrel quite like David Hasselhoff’s The Night Before Christmas" in an explanation of why he dislikes Christmas.^[5]

Track listing

1. "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" – 6:40
2. "White Christmas" – 3:05
3. "Joy to the World" – 2:12
4. "Deck the Halls" – 1:43
5. "Silent Night" – 3:20
6. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" – 2:29
7. "Hark the Herald Angels" – 2:15
8. "The Christmas Song" – 3:04
9. "O Holy Night" – 2:13
10. "Jingle Bells" – 2:12
11. "Feliz Navidad" – 3:17
12. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" – 2:28
13. "Please Come Home For Christmas" (with Gwen) – 4:05
14. "Stille Nacht" – 3:18

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Europe	8 November 2004[7]		Edel Records	0158742ERE
Australia	9 December 2005[8] [9]		Shock Records	THEHOFFCD1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Campy Christmas Albums: David Hasselhoff, 'The Night Before Christmas'. Idolator. 2012. 12 June 2017.
2. Web site: The 5 worst celebrity Christmas albums. New York Post. 20 December 2013. 12 June 2017.
3. Web site: From David Hasselhoff to Jessica Simpson to Afroman: the 15 worst Christmas albums of all time. CBC Music. 14 December 2015. 12 June 2017.
4. Web site: 8 bizarre Christmas albums you've probably never heard. NBC26. 9 December 2015. 12 June 2017.
5. Web site: Christmas is a horrible time of the year and here are the reasons why . news.com.au. 13 December 2016 . 12 June 2017.
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7. Web site: Night-Before-Christmas (Standard Edition) by David Hasselhoff. Amazon De. Amazon. 12 June 2017.
8. Web site: David Hasselhoff- The Night Before Christmas. CD Review . Button Hole. 2005. 11 June 2017.
9. Web site: The Night Before Christmas. iTunes Australia. 12 June 2017.