{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = On This Winter's Night | type = studio | artist = Lady Antebellum | cover = Onthiswintersnight.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2012|10|22}} | recorded = Summer 2011, Summer 2012 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Christmas|country}} | length = 41:10 | label = Capitol Nashville | producer = Paul Worley | prev_title = Own the Night | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Golden | next_year = 2013 }}

'''''On This Winter's Night''''' is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Capitol Records Nashville.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lady Antebellum "On This Winter's Night" Tracklist and Cover Art|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/lady-antebellum-on-this-winter-s-night-tracklist-and-cover-art|newspaper=Roughstock|date=September 23, 2012|archive-date=September 18, 2012|access-date=September 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918044839/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/lady-antebellum-on-this-winter-s-night-tracklist-and-cover-art|url-status=dead}}</ref> The production on the album was handled by the group's longtime producer Paul Worley. This album includes the six tracks from their previous 2010 Christmas EP ''A Merry Little Christmas'' as noted below.

A music video was produced for "A Holly Jolly Christmas". On October 26, 2020, the group announced the release of a deluxe edition with four new tracks under their new name of Lady A.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-26|title=Lady A To Release 'On This Winter's Night (Deluxe)' Christmas Album|url=https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/lady-a-on-this-winters-night-deluxe/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Sounds Like Nashville}}</ref>

==Commercial performance== ''On This Winter's Night'' debuted at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 25,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="BB200">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474396/kendrick-lamar-debuts-at-no-2-as-taylor-swifts-red-tops-billboard-200|title=Kendrick Lamar Debuts at No. 2 as Taylor Swift's 'Red' Tops Billboard 200|work=Billboard|author=Keith Caulfield|date=October 31, 2012|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> This became Lady Antebellum's fourth US top-ten debut.<ref name="BB200"/> In its sixth week, the album returned to the top-ten, reaching a new peak at number eight selling 59,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473855/alicia-keys-earns-fifth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart|title=Alicia Keys Earns Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart|work=Billboard|author=Keith Caulfield|date=December 5, 2012|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> On December 13, 2012, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the US.<ref name="RIAA"/> As of November 2017, the album has sold 648,500 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/11/42552-top-country-catalog-sales-chart-november-26-2017|title=Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|date=November 26, 2017|access-date=December 1, 2017|work=Roughstock|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033555/http://roughstock.com/news/2017/11/42552-top-country-catalog-sales-chart-november-26-2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{track listing | title1 = A Holly Jolly Christmas | writer1 = Johnny Marks | length1 = 2:03 | title2 = Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | writer2 = {{hlist|Jeff Barry|Ellie Greenwich|Phil Spector}} | length2 = 3:09 | title3 = All I Want for Christmas Is You | writer3 = {{hlist|Mariah Carey|Walter Afanasieff}} | length3 = 3:35 | title4 = I'll Be Home for Christmas | writer4 = {{hlist|Kim Gannon|Walter Kent|Buck Ram}} | length4 = 3:20 | title5 = This Christmas | writer5 = {{hlist|Nadine McKinnor|Donny Pitts}} | length5 = 3:19 | title6 = The First Noël | writer6 = {{hlist|Traditional, arr.|Hillary Scott|Charles Kelley|Dave Haywood}} | length6 = 3:23 | title7 = On This Winter’s Night | writer7 = {{hlist|Scott|Kelley|Haywood|Tom Douglas}} | length7 = 4:01 | title8 = Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | writer8 = {{hlist|Sammy Cahn|Jule Styne}} | length8 = 2:33 | title9 = Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | writer9 = {{hlist|Ralph Blane|Hugh Martin}} | length9 = 4:09 | title10 = Silent Night (Lord of My Life) | writer10 = {{hlist|Joseph Mohr|Franz Xaver Gruber|arr. Scott|Kelley|Haywood}} | length10 = 3:11 | title11 = Blue Christmas | writer11 = {{hlist|Billy Hayes|Jay W. Johnson}} | length11 = 3:28 | title12 = Silver Bells | writer12 = {{hlist|Jay Livingston|Ray Evans}} | length12 = 4:59 }}{{Track listing | headline = On This Winter's Night – Deluxe Edition | total_length = | title13 = Wonderful Christmastime | writer13 = Paul McCartney | length13 = 3:20 | title14 = Christmas Through Your Eyes | writer14 = {{hlist|Scott|Kelley|Haywood}} | length14 = 3:59 | title15 = Little Saint Nick | writer15 = {{hlist|Brian Wilson|Mike Love}} | length15 = 2:36 | title16 = That Spirit of Christmas | writer16 = {{hlist|Joel Webster|Mabel John|Parnell Davison}} | length16 = 3:57 }} *Source:.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lady Antebellum Announces Christmas Album, 'On This Winter's Night' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-antebellum-announces-christmas-album-on-this-winters-night-475200/|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=September 23, 2012}}</ref> Lady. Antebellum. Christmas

==Personnel== '''Lady Antebellum''' *Dave Haywood – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals *Charles Kelley – lead vocals, background vocals *Hillary Scott – lead vocals, background vocals

'''Additional personnel''' {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *Roy Agee – trombone *Sam Bacco – percussion *Jeff Bailey – trumpet *Denver Bierman – choir *Jaclyn Brown – choir *Kristyn Burke – choir *Lori Casteel – choir *Julie Cox – choir *Chad Cromwell – drums *Mark Douthit – alto saxophone *Mike Eldred – choir *Ashley Escobar – choir *Tom Fudge – choir *Jose Fulgeuiro – choir *Jason "Slim" Gambill – electric guitar *Barry Green – trombone, bass trombone *Ryan Greenawalt – choir *Darrika Hammonds – choir *David Huff – drum loops, percussion *Carlos Jara – choir *Shelley Jennings – choir *Tammy Jensen – choir *Bonnie Keen – choir *Shelby Kernodle – choir *Melody Kirkpatrick – choir *Ana Leonard – choir {{col-2}} *Sam Levine – tenor saxophone *Carsan Lindsey – choir *Rahni Lindsey – choir *Gloria Lomax – choir *Myra Lomax – choir *Gil Long – tuba *Rob McNelley – electric guitar *Doug Moffett – baritone saxophone *The Nashville String Machine – strings *Steve Patrick – trumpet *Larry Paxton – bass guitar, horn arrangements, string arrangements *Kayla Pritchett – choir *Chloe Randall – choir *Bryan Robinson – choir *Gary Robinson – choir *Chris Rodriguez – electric guitar *Mike Rojas – Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer *Desirea Swanson – choir *Jarquica Turner – choir *Biff Watson – acoustic guitar *Stephanie Wedan – choir *Kris Wilkinson – horn arrangements, string arrangements *Garris Wimmer – choir *David Wise – choir *Craig Young – bass guitar *Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, harp, mandolin {{col-end}}

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2012) !Peak<br>position |- |Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA Report 1185">[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20121113051100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20121113-1611/Issue1185.pdf] {{cbignore|bot=medic}}ARIA Report 1185. Retrieved 2012-11-25</ref> |align="center"|71 |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|5|artist=Lady Antebellum|accessdate=November 12, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|8|artist=Lady Antebellum|accessdate=November 12, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Lady Antebellum|accessdate=November 12, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHoliday|1|artist=Lady Antebellum|accessdate=November 12, 2020}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Chart (2012) !Position |- |US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums: 2012 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=January 16, 2015}} </ref> | style="text-align:center;"|58 |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2013) !Position |- |Canadian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2013|work=Billboard|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|27 |- |US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres|work=Billboard }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|66 |- |US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=January 16, 2015}} </ref> | style="text-align:center;"|18 |} {| class="wikitable" |- !Chart (2014) !Position |- |US Top Catalog Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/catalog-albums|title=Top Catalog Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=January 16, 2015}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|35 |} {| class="wikitable" |- !Chart (2019) !Position |- |US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019|work=Billboard|access-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|94 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=On This Winter's Night|artist=Lady Antebellum|award=Platinum|relyear=2012|certyear=2012}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=On This Winter's Night|artist=Lady Antebellum|award=Gold|relyear=2012|certyear=2012|refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

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