Christmas Queens
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| Christmas Queens | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | November 13, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Christmas, pop | |||
| Length | 48:01 | |||
| Label | Producer Entertainment Group | |||
| Various artists chronology | ||||
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Christmas Queens is a Christmas album featuring classic covers and original songs by several of the contestants and fan favorites from the TV series RuPaul's Drag Race. The album was released on November 13, 2015.
The sequel album, Christmas Queens 2, was released in 2016, followed by Christmas Queens 3 in 2017 and Christmas Queens 4 in 2018.
Promotion[edit]
In support of this release, the artists embarked on The Christmas Queens Tour, which featured them performing tracks from the album.[1] Also, music videos were released for many of the album tracks, including Alaska Thunderfuck's "Everyday Is Christmas," Detox Icunt's "This Is How We Jew It" and Jiggly Caliente's "Ratchet Christmas."[2]
Tour dates[edit]
| United States[3] | |||||
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| Date | City | Country | Venue | Host | Performers |
| December 21, 2015 | Chicago | United States | Park West | Willam | Alaska Thunderfuck Ginger Minj Jinkx Monsoon Katya Sharon Needles Willam |
| December 22, 2015 | Minneapolis | Pantages Theatre | |||
| December 23, 2015 | Detroit | Andiamo Celebrity Showroom | |||
| December 27, 2015 | Phoenix | Orpheum Theatre | |||
| December 28, 2015 | Denver | Paramount Theatre | |||
Chart performance[edit]
In the US, the album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | Christmas Queens | 2:32 |
| 2. | "Everyday Is Christmas" | Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Christma-Hannu-Kwanzaa-Ka" | Ginger Minj | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Toyland" | Miss Fame | 1:50 |
| 5. | "Jingle Bells" | Sharon Needles | 2:48 |
| 6. | "12 Days of Christmas" | Katya Zamolodchikova | 3:49 |
| 7. | "From Head to Mistletoe" | Courtney Act | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Ratchet Christmas" | Jiggly Caliente | 2:41 |
| 9. | "This Is How We Jew It" | Detox Icunt | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Christmas Sweater" | Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, Courtney Act and Willam Belli | 3:29 |
| 11. | "A Very Cozby Christmas" | Willam Belli | 2:29 |
| 12. | "Christmas Is Coming You Wh**e" | Darienne Lake, Ivy Winters and Pandora Boxx | 2:51 |
| 13. | "The Night Before Christmas" | Violet Chachki | 1:54 |
| 14. | "Naughty or Nice" | Phi Phi O'Hara | 3:30 |
| 15. | "Red & Green" | Jinkx Monsoon | 3:17 |
| 16. | "Slay Bells" | Manila Luzon | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 48:01 | ||
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Comedy Albums[4] | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ Cusimano, Lauren (10 December 2015). "Willam Belli on Bringing RuPaul's Drag Race Contestants to Phoenix for the Christmas Queens Tour".
- ^ "RPDR Alum 'Alaska' premieres "everyday is Christmas" video". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ "Post by Murray & Peter Present". Facebook. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Comedy Albums: Top Stand Up Comedy Chart". Billboard.
External links[edit]
- "Christmas Queens by Various Artists on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
- "Christmas Queens" – via Amazon.
