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''Merry Christmas with Love'' is Clay Aiken's first Christmas album, released by RCA Records on November 16, 2004. It was certified platinum and was recognized by ''Billboard'' as the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of 2004 and the best-selling Christian album of 2005. The album was re-released on August 18, 2009 on the Sony label. Aiken has toured four times with his Joyful Noise Tour (2004-2007) to promote this album. == Sales and chart performance == ''Merry Christmas with Love'' debuted at number four on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart with about 270,000 copies sold;〔Margo Whitmire, ("Eminem Thankful To Remain No. 1" ), Billboard.com, November 24, 2004.〕 this was also its peak position on the chart. By the end of 2004, around 1,004,000 copies of the album had been sold,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas! )〕 and the album won ''Billboard'' awards for the Best-Selling Christmas Album of 2004 and the Best-Selling Christian Album of 2005. The album set a new record for fastest-selling holiday album in the SoundScan era (since March 1991) and tied Céline Dion's record for the highest debut by a holiday album in the history of ''Billboard'' magazine.〔Rogers, Steve. (Clay Aiken's "Merry Christmas With Love" holiday album debuts to record sales ) realitytvworld.com. November 29, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-08〕 On January 6, 2005, ''Merry Christmas with Love'' was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies in the U.S.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RIAA Searchable Database - Gold & Platinum Certifications )〕 Going into the 2010 Christmas season, 1,416,000 copies had been sold in the U.S. and 2 million worldwide. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Merry Christmas with Love」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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