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Recorded
  
2000

Dream a Dream (2000)
  
Enchantment (2001)

Label
  
Sony Classical (U.S.)

Released
  
October 17, 2000 (2000-10-17)

Genre
  
Crossover, Christmas carol

Dream a Dream is the third music recording/album featuring the voice of 14-year-old soprano Charlotte Church, released in 2000. The album is principally a collection of Christmas carols, but also includes the non - Christmas title track "Dream a Dream", Charlotte's first foray into a more pop-influenced genre, composed by James Shearman and Simon Greenaway based on the melody from Fauré's Pavane with lyrics by Sam Babenia.

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Dream a Dream was also the biggest-selling holiday album of 2000 in the United States with sales of 1,077,000 according to Nielsen/SoundScan. On December 6, 2000, Dream a Dream was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the U.S. By December 5, 2008, the album had accumulated total sales of 1,630,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan.

United Kingdom track listing

The version released in the United Kingdom.

  1. "Dream a Dream"
  2. "O Come All Ye Faithful"
  3. "Little Drummer Boy"
  4. "First Noel"
  5. "Mary's Boy Child"
  6. "Ding Dong Merrily On High"
  7. "Winter Wonderland"
  8. "Christmas Song"
  9. "Hark The Herald Angels Sing"
  10. "The Coventry Carol (Lully Lullay)"
  11. "Joy To The World"
  12. "When A Child Is Born"
  13. "What Child Is This"
  14. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
  15. "Draw Tua Bethlehem"
  16. "Ave Maria"
  17. "Gabriel's Message"
  18. "O Holy Night"
  19. "Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming"
  20. "Silent Night"

United States track listing

The version released in the United States. (Excluding "4. The First Noel" from the UK version.)

  1. "Dream a Dream" – 3:54
  2. "O Come All Ye Faithful" – 3:21
  3. "Little Drummer Boy" – 2:57
  4. "Mary's Boy Child" – 3:31
  5. "Ding Dong Merrily on High" – 2:18
  6. "Winter Wonderland" – 3:03
  7. "Christmas Song" – 3:29
  8. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" – 3:17
  9. "The Coventry Carol (Lully Lullay)" – 2:32
  10. "Joy to the World" – 2:12
  11. "When a Child Is Born" – 2:29
  12. "What Child Is This?" – 2:46
  13. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" – 2:00
  14. "Draw Tua Bethlehem" – 3:37
  15. "Ave Maria" – 2:50
  16. "Gabriel's Message" – 2:43
  17. "O Holy Night" – 4:22
  18. "Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming" – 2:32
  19. "Silent Night" – 3:47

Target Exclusive Special Edition track listing

The version exclusively available in Target discount stores.

  1. "Dream a Dream"
  2. "O Come All Ye Faithful"
  3. "Little Drummer Boy"
  4. "First Noel"
  5. "Mary's Boy Child"
  6. "Ding Dong Merrily On High"
  7. "Winter Wonderland"
  8. "Christmas Song"
  9. "Hark The Herald Angels Sing"
  10. "The Coventry Carol (Lully Lullay)"
  11. "Joy To The World"
  12. "When A Child Is Born"
  13. "What Child Is This"
  14. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
  15. "Draw Tua Bethlehem"
  16. "Ave Maria"
  17. "Gabriel's Message"
  18. "O Tannenbaum"
  19. "O Holy Night"
  20. "Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming"
  21. "Silent Night"

References

Dream a Dream Wikipedia
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