and nostalgic, the 11-song set pairs big-band glitz and jazzy swing with a '90s R&B touch [...] As Christmas albums go, This Christmas Day benefits from Jessie J's powerful vocals and inspired arrangement from her team of iconic producers. Much like Kylie Minogue's Kylie Christmas or Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas, This Christmas Day is pleasant, wintry fun for pop fans in need of updated takes on songs they already know by heart." Vulture critic Craig Jenkins felt that This Christmas Day "is solid, but it missed a chance to be cool" and added: "It might surprise you that the album these collaborations landed on is mostly a drippy collection of melismatic readings of Christmas standards." Ben Beaumont-Thomas, writing for The Guardian, remarked that "flanked with beautifully arranged backings that emphasise the “big” in big band, you initially worry she oversells these standards [...] Every note, no matter how short, is spritzed with earnest vibrato, and also occasionally toasted with vocal fry. But if your Christmas involves a 12 ft illuminated Santa on the lawn, eggnog on the breakfast table and red glitter on everything, you will find much to love here." Connor Ratliff called This Christmas Day "jazzy and professional" but noted: "There is an aspect to a record like this that feels like it is exactly what people hate about Christmas music – the same 10 songs being modernized by 20 new artists every year, in more or less the same way." In 2022 Billboard listed This Christmas Day as the 15th Best Christmas Albums of the 21st Century. Commercial performance This Christmas Day debuted and peaked at number 48 on the US Top Holiday Albums. The second track from the album, "Man with the Bag", managed to peak at number 70 on the UK Singles chart. Track listing Charts Release history References 2018 Christmas albums Jessie J albums Republic Records albums Christmas albums by English artists Contemporary R&B Christmas albums