The Christmas Collection – Il Divo (CD): version 2
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# The Christmas Collection – Il Divo (CD) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969771525
name: The Christmas Collection – Il Divo (CD)
family: family/the-christmas-collection-il-divo
default_observation: us-cd
summary: CD of Il Divo's 2005 holiday album The Christmas Collection, Syco Music / Columbia CK 97715, pressed for the US and Australia under one barcode.
brand: brand/columbia-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US, AU
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: jewel case
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | US | | | | derived | ^discogs-us | Released on the Syco Music and Columbia imprints (^musicbrainz); Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment with the © and names Columbia Records as manufacturer and distributor |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Glass mastered at Sony DADC, Terre Haute (matrix CTDP-142946); other US copies with this barcode were pressed by Sonopress Arvato, USA (^discogs-reissue) |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs-us | Barcode 0827969771525; no source names the registrant of prefix 0827969; target is the © holder credited on the release, owner of the Columbia label at the time, as on other 0827969 Columbia CDs |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| US | sourced | ^turntable | US record shop listing printing barcode 827969771525 with the Sonopress matrix CK97715 + A01; second-hand copy (media NM, sleeve VG+), marked sold out. Release country US per ^musicbrainz and ^discogs-us | 2026-09-13 | used | | USD 3.00 |
| AU | sourced | ^discogs-au | Discogs entry for the Australian pressing lists barcode 827969771525, pressed by Sony DADC Australia and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited; a catalogue record of a 2005 pressing, no current retail listing read | | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| The Christmas Collection | name | en | | |
| Il Divo – The Christmas Collection | search | en | | |
| Il Divo Christmas Collection | search | en | | |
| CK 97715 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Il Divo
label: brand/columbia-records
record_company: company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment
copyright: © Sony BMG Music Entertainment
phonographic_copyright: ℗ Simco Limited
catalogue_number: CK 97715
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2005-10-25
release_country: US
genre: Classical crossover, Christmas
runtime_min: 37
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | --------------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
| 1 | O Holy Night | | 4:01 | ^musicbrainz | Orchestral and choral arrangement by Dave Arch (^discogs-us) | Adolphe Adam, John S. Dwight |
| 2 | White Christmas | | 3:51 | ^musicbrainz | | Irving Berlin |
| 3 | Ave Maria | | 4:53 | ^musicbrainz | | Franz Schubert |
| 4 | When a Child Is Born | | 3:00 | ^musicbrainz | | Fred Jay, Zacar |
| 5 | Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) | | 3:49 | ^musicbrainz | Traditional (^discogs-us) | |
| 6 | Over the Rainbow | | 4:04 | ^musicbrainz | | E. Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen |
| 7 | Panis Angelicus | | 3:46 | ^musicbrainz | | César Franck |
| 8 | Rejoice | | 3:10 | ^musicbrainz | | Steve McCutcheon, Wayne Hector |
| 9 | Silent Night | | 3:35 | ^musicbrainz | | Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr |
| 10 | The Lord's Prayer | | 2:53 | ^musicbrainz | | Albert Hay Malotte |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| --------------- | ----------------------- | ---- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | CD, album | | ^discogs-us | | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Jewel case | | ^musicbrainz | | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Barcode (text) | 8 2796-97715-2 5 | | ^discogs-us | Human-readable form of the same UPC | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | CTDP-142946 1 | | ^discogs-us | Sony DADC, Terre Haute; mastering SID IFPI L329; mould SID IFPI 5100, IFPI 72012 or IFPI 50AC (three variants) | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | CK97715 + A01 + GQ32202 | | ^turntable | Sonopress Arvato logo; mastering SID IFPI L028; Discogs files this pressing as a US reissue (^discogs-reissue) | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Amazon ASIN | B000B5QWLU | | ^musicbrainz | | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
<!--/specifications-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ----- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| us-cd | US CD edition, Syco Music / Columbia CK 97715 | edition | US | | 2005-10-25 | | 2026-09-13 | supported | | | | ^discogs-us | Release date and country per ^musicbrainz; pressed by Sony DADC and, per ^discogs-reissue, by Sonopress Arvato, USA under the same barcode | | 1 | | jewel case | |
| au-cd | Australian CD pressing, Syco Music / Columbia CK 97715 | edition | AU | | | | 2026-09-13 | supported | | | | ^discogs-au | Same barcode and catalogue number as the US edition; pressed by Sony DADC Australia | | 1 | | | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| us-cd | Carlos Marín | Performer | ^discogs-us | Member of Il Divo (^musicbrainz) |
| us-cd | David Miller | Performer | ^discogs-us | Member of Il Divo (^musicbrainz) |
| us-cd | Sébastien Izambard | Performer | ^discogs-us | Member of Il Divo (^musicbrainz) |
| us-cd | Urs Bühler | Performer | ^discogs-us | Member of Il Divo (^musicbrainz) |
| us-cd | Steve Mac | Producer | ^discogs-us | Produced for Rokstone Productions |
| us-cd | Dave Arch | Arranger (orchestra, choral) | ^discogs-us | Orchestra and choir on track 1, orchestra on tracks 2 to 10 |
| us-cd | Ren Swan | Mixed by, engineer | ^discogs-us | Mixed tracks 2 to 10; engineer on track 1 |
| us-cd | Chris Laws | Engineer, Pro Tools | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Daniel Pursey | Engineer | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Mike Ross-Trevor | Engineer | ^discogs-us | Track 1 |
| us-cd | Vlado Meller | Mastered by | ^discogs-us | Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York City |
| us-cd | Joanne Morris | Design | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Walter Chin | Photography | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Syco Music | Label | ^discogs-us | Catalogue number CK 97715, alongside Columbia |
| us-cd | Columbia | Label | ^discogs-us | Catalogue number CK 97715 |
| us-cd | Columbia Records | Manufactured by, distributed by | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. | Licensed to | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Simco Limited | Phonographic copyright (℗) | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Copyright (©) | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Whitfield Street Studios, London | Recorded at | ^discogs-us | Track 1 and the orchestra |
| us-cd | Rokstone Studios, London | Recorded and mixed at | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Sony DADC, Terre Haute | Glass mastered at | ^discogs-us | CTDP-142946 |
| us-cd | Sonopress Arvato, USA | Pressed by | ^discogs-reissue | Pressing Discogs files as a reissue |
| au-cd | Sony DADC Australia | Pressed by | ^discogs-au | |
| au-cd | Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited | Distributed by | ^discogs-au | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- |
| | images | unknown | No licensed cover photograph found; not on Open Food Facts; Cover Art Archive licence for the MusicBrainz release not checked | ^musicbrainz |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 0827969; the gs1_prefix_owner edge is derived from the © holder | |
| us-cd | identity | not_researched | Whether this barcode is still in print: Discogs lists a 2014 US reissue under catalogue number 88875016232, whose barcode was not checked, so status is left blank | ^discogs-master |
| us-cd | identity | unknown | Discogs files the Sonopress pressing with the same barcode and catalogue number as an undated reissue; when it was made is not known | ^discogs-reissue |
| | markets | unknown | Only a second-hand US listing and a Discogs catalogue record of the Australian pressing were read; eBay listings printing the barcode refuse the server, and no new retail price was found | |
| us-cd | media | unknown | runtime_min is the sum of the MusicBrainz track lengths (37:02), not a printed running time | ^musicbrainz |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from the MusicBrainz release, Discogs release records for the US, US reissue and Australian pressings that carry this barcode, the Discogs master version list, Wikipedia and a US record shop listing that prints the barcode; no pack photo read.
<!--/research-->
## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation |
| ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- |
| front-696368c7.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/869eeb2c-6dd2-4ece-a320-d9166ca33e5b/cover-art | 2026-09-13 | | 869eeb2c-6dd2-4ece-a320-d9166ca33e5b | 28064057913 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/869eeb2c-6dd2-4ece-a320-d9166ca33e5b/28064057913.png | https://coverartarchive.org/release/869eeb2c-6dd2-4ece-a320-d9166ca33e5b/28064057913-1200.jpg | 2026-09-13T19:13:12.270Z | 827969771525 | barcode | 1 | 1200 | 1178 | 1200 | 1178 | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/869eeb2c-6dd2-4ece-a320-d9166ca33e5b?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits+release-groups+url-rels+artist-rels+label-rels | MusicBrainz release: Il Divo – The Christmas Collection (CD, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 869eeb2c-6dd2-4ece-a320-d9166ca33e5b | barcode, labels, tracklist, relationships | CC0 | | |
| discogs-us | https://api.discogs.com/releases/13816625 | Discogs release 13816625: Il Divo – The Christmas Collection (CD, Album, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 13816625 | identifiers, companies, credits, tracklist | | | |
| discogs-reissue | https://api.discogs.com/releases/2981259 | Discogs release 2981259: Il Divo – The Christmas Collection (CD, Album, Reissue, US) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 2981259 | identifiers, companies | | | |
| discogs-au | https://api.discogs.com/releases/13135124 | Discogs release 13135124: Il Divo – The Christmas Collection (CD, Album, Australia, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 13135124 | identifiers, companies | | | |
| discogs-target | https://api.discogs.com/releases/18338494 | Discogs release 18338494: Il Divo – The Christmas Collection (CD, Album, USA & Canada, 2005, Target exclusive) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 18338494 | identifiers, companies | | | |
| discogs-ar | https://api.discogs.com/releases/10153970 | Discogs release 10153970: Il Divo – The Christmas Collection (CD, Album, Argentina, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 10153970 | identifiers | | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/742413/versions?per_page=100 | Discogs master 742413: The Christmas Collection, all versions | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 742413 | | | | |
| wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Christmas_Collection_(Il_Divo_album) | Wikipedia: The Christmas Collection (Il Divo album) | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Lead, infobox, charts, certifications | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| turntable | https://www.theturntablestore.com/products/il-divo-the-christmas-collection-cd-album-re-near-mint-nm-or-m | The Turntable Store: Il Divo – The Christmas Collection (CD, Album, RE) | 2026-09-13 | The Turntable Store | retailer | | | Barcode and other identifiers, price, condition | | | |
| archive-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301004916/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969771525/the-christmas-collection | Barcodepedia (archived 1 March 2007): The Christmas Collection | 2026-09-13 | Internet Archive | other | 2007-03-01 | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
The Christmas Collection is the second studio album by the classical crossover vocal group Il Divo, a set of Christmas and holiday songs released on 25 October 2005.[^wiki-album] This barcode is the CD on Syco Music and Columbia, catalogue number CK 97715, with ten tracks produced by Steve Mac and orchestral arrangements by Dave Arch.[^discogs-us] It was the best-selling holiday album of 2005 in the United States, with 544,000 copies sold that year, and the RIAA certified it Platinum on 8 January 2007.[^wiki-album] The same barcode and catalogue number also appear on an Australian pressing.[^discogs-au]
A Target-exclusive edition, CK 97759, carries its own barcode.[^discogs-target] The 2006-2013 Barcodepedia had a page for this barcode, built from Amazon.com data, titled "The Christmas Collection".[^archive-2007]
<!--/about-->