What a Wonderful World is a Holiday/Christmas album by LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...

. This is a jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 inspired holiday album. Rimes released four singles from this album: "O Holy Night

O Holy Night

"O Holy Night" is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" by Placide Cappeau , a wine merchant and poet, who had been asked by a parish priest to write a Christmas poem...

", "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Rockin' around the Christmas Tree

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958 on Decca 9-30776.-Background:...

", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. The song was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane...

, and "A Different Kind Of Christmas." LeAnn also co-wrote three tracks on this holiday album, one of which with her then husband Dean Sheremet. "Santa Baby

Santa Baby

"Santa Baby" is a 1953 Christmas song written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer. Although Tony Springer is listed as co-writer, he was a legal fiction created for purposes of membership in the performing rights organization BMI.The song is a tongue-in-cheek look at a Christmas list sung by a...

" was released as a limited exclusive bonus track on the album at US Target

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 stores. It was also released as an exclusive bonus track on the Japanese version of the album.

Track listing

Peak Positions

Chart (2004/07)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	81
US Billboard Top Country Albums	13
US Billboard Top Holiday Albums	3