Under the Mistletoe

Background

On August 25, 2011, Bieber announced that he would be releasing his first Christmas album and second studio album later in 2011. Manager Scooter Braun and vocal producer Kuk Harrell confirmed a week later that Bieber had collaborated with Sean Kingston and Taylor Swift and had also worked with producers The Messengers. Later that month, it was announced that Boyz II Men, Usher, and The Band Perry were also collaborating with Bieber on the album. On September 30, 2011, Bieber released the official album cover and album name on Facebook. On October 4, 2011, Mariah Carey revealed that she and Bieber recorded her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" as a duet for the new album. Justin's version of the song "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" samples the song I Want You Back by the Jackson 5.

Singles

The album's first single "Mistletoe", was written and produced with The Messengers, and it was released on October 17, 2011.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, shipping 210,000 units during its opening week. Under the Mistletoe is Justin Bieber's third number-one album and third platinum selling album following Never Say Never: The Remixes earlier in the year. It was also the first Christmas album by a male artist to debut at number-one. Bieber also became the first solo artist to have three number-one albums before his 18th birthday. For all of 2011, the album totaled 1,245,000 copies in US sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and was the eleventh best-selling album of the year. As of December 2015, the album had sold 1,510,000 copies in the United States. The album also debuted within the top 10 in Spain, Australia, Norway, and the Netherlands.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Liner Notes