Speaker 1: good Behind the christmas hits withdrew Savage, the only christmas
Speaker 1: album by a male singer to debut at number one
Speaker 1: turns 10 years old this year and it's a Canadian
Speaker 1: who did it.
Speaker 1: I'm Drew Savage and this is the story behind the
Speaker 1: christmas hits mistletoe by Justin Bieber exactly 10 years ago,
Speaker 1: one of Canada's most beloved music exports released his first
Speaker 1: christmas album Under the mistletoe,
Speaker 1: While Justin had released to remix album since his debut,
Speaker 1: my world 2.0 in 2010 under the Mistletoe was just
Speaker 1: his second full length studio album.
Speaker 1: These were the early days of Bieber mania, not the
Speaker 1: global superstar is now, but with a huge vocal and
Speaker 1: loyal fan base that was excited to hear what Justin's
Speaker 1: christmas music would sound like in an interview with MTV News,
Speaker 1: Bieber said quote, I'm really excited, the song is really catchy,
Speaker 1: I know all my fans are going to love it,
Speaker 1: it's something that I feel they're going to be singing
Speaker 1: every christmas
Speaker 1: for the album itself, Bieber went heavy on originals and
Speaker 1: recorded seven new songs once again from his MTV interview quote,
Speaker 1: we wanted to make enough new songs for people to
Speaker 1: hear new music and not just hear some classics, there's
Speaker 1: a lot of new stuff on there along with that
Speaker 1: new stuff. Justin put his own spin on eight classics,
Speaker 1: including Silent Night and his duet with Mariah Carey
Speaker 1: on. All I Want for christmas is you mistletoe which
Speaker 1: Bieber's jokes should not be confused with the album title
Speaker 1: under the mistletoe was the biggest hit of these new
Speaker 1: songs and was co written by producer Adam messinger and
Speaker 1: Nasri who'd go on to become the lead singer and
Speaker 1: guitarist for the band Magic. The song premiered on Ryan
Speaker 1: Seacrest's kiis FM Morning Show in L. A. And brought
Speaker 1: everything you needed in a christmas song,
Speaker 1: illusions to roasting chestnuts, christmas, lights and snow. Even a
Speaker 1: reference to the three wise men following the star as
Speaker 1: a metaphor for Justin following his heart. Mistletoe is a
Speaker 1: pop R and B infused love song with a splash
Speaker 1: of reggae where Justin lets his love know, he'd give
Speaker 1: all the christmas cliches in the world to kiss her
Speaker 1: under the mistletoe
Speaker 1: Upon release critics praised the more mature sound coming from
Speaker 1: Bieber was very much thought of as a teen icon
Speaker 1: at the time. The video, which premiered on MTV on
Speaker 1: the same day as the song, Hit radio was directed
Speaker 1: by roman White. This was the second time Bieber worked
Speaker 1: with the director who also helmed the video for Justin's
Speaker 1: One less lonely girl roman also directed Taylor Swift's You
Speaker 1: belong with me video, one that Justin specifically mentioned as
Speaker 1: one he admires that was before the bridges between the
Speaker 1: two superstars were burned during her feud with Justin's manager
Speaker 1: scooter braun. The video for mistletoe tells a simple but
Speaker 1: sweet story of young love and Justin's video crush being
Speaker 1: unsure of his feelings for her to walk through a
Speaker 1: christmas market together and just when the girl thinks that
Speaker 1: Justin's forgotten about her, she finds a gift from Justin
Speaker 1: on her bed and a note asking her to meet
Speaker 1: him outside the to connect and spoilers
Speaker 1: kiss under the mistletoe with snow softly falling around them.
Speaker 1: Like all the best wrong comes by New Year's Day 2012,
Speaker 1: just 2.5 months after mistletoe was released, it had sold
Speaker 1: an estimated 722,000 digital downloads, the most ever for a
Speaker 1: christmas song in one calendar year. The most recent sales
Speaker 1: stats show that mistletoe has reached platinum status in Canada
Speaker 1: and has been certified three times platinum in the US.
Speaker 1: As for the album itself, under the mistletoe debuted at
Speaker 1: number one on the billboard album chart, selling 210,000 copies
Speaker 1: in its first week. It's the only christmas album by
Speaker 1: a male artist to ever debut at number one on
Speaker 1: that chart. It also became Justin Bieber's third number one
Speaker 1: album at only 17 years old, making him the first
Speaker 1: solo act to earn three number ones before their 18th
Speaker 1: birthday and his love of christmas is what got them there.
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