Dove award winner and Grammy nominee, Francesca Battistelli, sets to release her first Christmas album simply titled, Christmas. This songstress has made waves so far in the gospel music industry picking up six Dove awards, nineteen Dove nominations, a Grammy nomination (Best Gospel Performance) and reached No. 1 on the Billboard's Christian Album chart with both her debut album, My Paper Heart, and her sophomore album, Hundred More Years. Now, Francesca Battistelli brings the talents that God has truly blessed her with, to bring in the spirit of Christmas. Her album fuses together popular Christmas tunes and joyful originals that will warm your hearts this holiday.

 "The Christmas Song" is the perfect album opener. Starting off with a familiar tune was a great move and will captivate the listeners immediately.   The light, jazzy upbeat sounds and strings get you into a cheerful spirit and Francesca Battistelli's vocals shine brightly throughout this song.

Francesca puts her own spin into other well-known Christmas songs such as: "What Child Is This," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and "Joy To the World." "What Child Is This" brings together hushed vocals and acoustic sounds while "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" brings forth a poppy and rich vocal tone to an upbeat tune. The way Francesca puts her own spin into these popular songs to fit her music style is flawless and brings vitality to these timeless Christmas favorites.

Some of the original songs include, "Marshmallow World" and "Christmas Dreams." "Marshmallow World" exudes holiday cheer from the Christmas bells, exuberant lyrics and jazzy horns. "Christmas Dreams" however reaches on the opposite side of the musical spectrum with a strong piano ballad. No matter what tempo or emotion, these songs are set to show that Francesca's vocals are always pure, warm and effortless.

1.      "The Christmas Song"

2.      "Heaven Everywhere"

3.      "Christmas Is"

4.      "What Child Is This (First Noel prelude)"

5.      "Marshmallow World"

6.      "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"

7.      "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

8.      "You're Here"

9.      "Joy to the World"

10.  "Christmas Dreams"

11.  "Go Tell It On the Mountain"

Francesca Battistelli Christmas is the perfect mixture of traditional Christmas music that has a fresh, modern perspective, originality and amazing vocals that will surely bring out the Christmas spirit in anyone. Each track is musically invigorating because no two songs sound the same. This album caters to listeners young and old and in between which is what takes a good holiday album to becoming a great one.