Twelve Tales of Christmas

Twelve Tales of Christmas
Studio album by Tom Chaplin
Released	17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
Recorded	2017
Studio	Abbey Road Studios Muttley Ranch Snap Studios
Genre	Christmas
Length	43:21
Label	Island
Producer	David Kosten
Tom Chaplin chronology
The Wave (2016) Twelve Tales of Christmas (2017) Midpoint (2022)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Independent	[2]

Twelve Tales of Christmas is a Christmas-themed solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Tom Chaplin. The album was released on 17 November 2017 by Island Records.

It is Chaplin's second solo studio album, following on from the release of his debut album The Wave in 2016, as well as the five studio albums he had recorded as the lead singer of Keane.

Background

On 13 October 2017, Chaplin announced that he had recorded his first solo Christmas album, entitled Twelve Tales of Christmas, to be released on 17 November 2017. Simultaneously the first single from the album was released, entitled "Under a Million Lights".^[3]

The album consists of eight original tracks and four cover versions: "Walking in the Air" (written by Howard Blake), "2000 Miles" (originally by The Pretenders), "River" (originally by Joni Mitchell) and "Stay Another Day" (originally by East 17).^[4]

It was also announced that Chaplin would perform three gigs to accompany the release of the album; at the Palace Theatre in Manchester on 10 December 2017 at The Forum in Bath on 11 December and at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 12 December.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walking in the Air"	Howard Blake	3:54
2.	"Midnight Mass"	Tom Chaplin Matt Hales	3:24
3.	"2000 Miles"	Christine Hynde	3:06
4.	"Under a Million Lights"	Chaplin Hales	3:22
5.	"River"	Roberta Mitchell	5:16
6.	"London Lights"	Chaplin Tom Hobden Fred Abbott	3:04
7.	"We Remember You This Christmas"	Chaplin Hobden Abbott	3:05
8.	"Stay Another Day"	Anthony Mortimer Robert Kean Dominic Hawken	3:46
9.	"For the Lost"	Chaplin	3:20
10.	"Another Lonely Christmas"	Chaplin Max McElligott	3:38
11.	"Follow My Heart"	Chaplin	4:44
12.	"Say Goodbye"	Chaplin Bruno Major	2:42

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6]	28
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	21

References

1. "AllMusic Review by Neil Z. Yeung". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
2. Gill, Andy (20 December 2017). "Tom Chaplin, Twelve Tales Of Christmas". The Independent. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3. "Tom announces new Christmas album! - Tom Chaplin". Tomchaplinmusic.com. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
4. "Tom Chaplin gives Jo his new single, Jo Whiley - BBC Radio 2". BBC. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
5. Stickler, Jon. "Tom Chaplin Confirms December Shows, Announces New Album 'Twelve Tales Of Christmas' - Stereoboard". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2017.