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{{Infobox album
| name       = Mr. Vocalist X'Mas
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Eric Martin (musician)|Eric Martin]]
| cover      = Eric Martin - Mr. Vocalist X'Mas.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|2009|11|11}} <small>(Japan)</small>
| recorded   = 2009
| studio     =
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Pop rock]]|[[Christmas music|Christmas]]}}
| length     =
| label      = [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Music Japan]]
| producer   = Eric Martin
| prev_title = [[Mr. Vocalist 2]]
| prev_year  = 2008
| next_title = [[Love Is Alive: Works of 1985–2010]]
| next_year  = 2010
}}
'''''Mr. Vocalist X'Mas''''' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter [[Eric Martin (musician)|Eric Martin]]. Released on November 11, 2009 exclusively in Japan by [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Music Japan]], the album features Martin's covers of Japanese and western [[Christmas music|Christmas songs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000055048 |title=エリック・マーティン、『MR. VOCALIST X'MAS』の聴きどころ |website=BARKS |date=November 8, 2009 |access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/20922 |title=エリック・マーティン、カバー第3弾はクリスマス特集 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie.mu]] |date=September 8, 2009 |access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/42603 |title=MR. VOCALIST X'MAS {{!}} エリック・マーティン |publisher=[[Billboard Japan]] |access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref>
The album peaked at No. 26 on [[Oricon]]'s albums chart.<ref name="Oricon">{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/49149/products/840329/1/ |title=MR.VOCALIST X'MAS {{!}} エリック・マーティン |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Original artist
| total_length =
| title1 = Christmas Eve
| note1 = {{nihongo4||クリスマス・イブ|Kurisumasu Ibu}}
| writer1 = Tatsuro Yamashita/Alan O’Day
| extra1 = [[Tatsuro Yamashita]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Winter Song
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Miwa Yoshida]]|[[Mike Pela]]|[[Masato Nakamura]]}}
| extra2 = [[Dreams Come True (band)|Dreams Come True]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Itsuka no Merry Christmas
| note3 = {{nihongo4||いつかのメリークリスマス|Itsuka no Merī Kurisumasu|"Merry Christmas Someday"}}
| writer3 = [[Tak Matsumoto]]
| extra3 = [[B'z]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Christmas Carol no Koro ni wa
| note4 = {{nihongo4||クリスマスキャロルの頃には|Kurisumasu Kyaroru no Koro ni wa|"When the Christmas Carols Play"}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Yasushi Akimoto]]|Makoto Mitsui}}
| extra4 = [[Junichi Inagaki]]
| length4 =
| title5 = Shiroi Koibitotachi
| note5 = {{nihongo4||白い恋人達||"White Lovers"}}
| writer5 = Keisuke Kuwata
| extra5 = [[Keisuke Kuwata]]
| length5 =
| title6 = Silent Eve
| note6 = {{nihongo4||サイレント・イヴ|Sairento Ivu}}
| writer6 = Midori Karashima
| extra6 = Midori Karashima
| length6 =
| title7 = [[Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (instrumental)|Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence]]
| writer7 = Ryuichi Sakamoto
| extra7 = [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]]
| length7 =
| title8 = [[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]
| note8 = {{nihongo4||恋人たちのクリスマス|Koibitotachi no Kurisumasu}}
| writer8 = {{hlist|Mariah Carey|[[Walter Afanasieff]]}}
| extra8 = [[Mariah Carey]]
| length8 =
| title9 = [[Happy Xmas (War Is Over)]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|John Lennon|Yoko Ono}}
| extra9 = [[John Lennon|John]] & [[Yoko Ono|Yoko]]/[[Plastic Ono Band]]
| length9 =
| title10 = [[Last Christmas]]
| writer10 = [[George Michael]]
| extra10 = [[Wham!]]
| length10 =
| title11 = [[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|[[Bob Geldof]]|[[Midge Ure]]}}
| extra11 = [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]]
| length11 =
| title12 = [[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]
| writer12 = [[Irving Berlin]]
| extra12 = [[Bing Crosby]]
| length12 =
}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2009)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="Oricon"/>
| 26
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/ericmartin/discography/SICP-2422}}
* {{Discogs master|master=1476317|name=Mr. Vocalist X'Mas|type=album}}
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[[Category:2009 Christmas albums]]
[[Category:Eric Martin (musician) albums]]
[[Category:Sony Music Entertainment Japan albums]]
[[Category:Christmas albums by American artists]]
[[Category:2000s covers albums]]