| Christmas Queens 4 | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | November 16, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 29:49 | |||
| Label | Producer Entertainment Group | |||
| Various artists chronology | ||||
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Christmas Queens 4 is a holidaycompilation album featuringcovers ofChristmas songs by contestants of the Americanreality competition television seriesRuPaul's Drag Race. The album was released by the labelProducer Entertainment Group on November 16, 2018.[1] It is the fourth installment of theChristmas Queens album series.
The album opens withJinkx Monsoon performing a "jazzy"[1] rendition of "Jingle Bell Rock" (1957) byBobby Helms. Jinkx Monsoon contributed to all fourChristmas Queens albums.[2]
Blair St. Clair performs an "EDM-infused"[1] cover of "Last Christmas" (1984) byWham!, andBeBe Zahara Benet performs a "dragged-up"remix[1] of "Little Drummer Boy", written byKatherine Kennicott Davis in 1941.Manila Luzon covers "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (1963), written byEdward Pola andGeorge Wyle.Alaska Thunderfuck follows with a "campy"[1] rendition of "Santa Baby", originally released in 1953 byEartha Kitt withHenri René and His Orchestra.
Eureka O'Hara performs thenovelty song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" (1979).Kameron Michaels sings "Let It Snow", written by lyricistSammy Cahn and composerJule Styne in 1945.Asia O'Hara follows with a rendition of "'Cause I'm Rich".Jujubee performs "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (1934), written byJ. Fred Coots andHaven Gillespie. The song marked her first and only solo recording, until the release of her debutextended play (EP)Good Juju: Vol 1 in 2020.[3]
Sharon Needles follows with "Brothers in Our World". The album closes withGinger Minj's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", written byHugh Martin andRalph Blane and introduced byJudy Garland in the 1944MGM musicalMeet Me in St. Louis.
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" received amusic video. According to Stephen Daw ofBillboard, in the video Manila Luzon "prances around her expertly-decorated set, making herself and models over for the holiday season". The album's first five tracks were made available onBillboard's website on November 12, 2018.[1] In November and December, five of the album's artists—Sharon Needles, Manila Luzon, Kameron Michaels, Eureka O'Hara and Asia O'Hara—embarked on aChristmas Queens tour in Europe, together withBob the Drag Queen andJiggly Caliente, performing some of the album's songs.[4] The tour was produced by Voss Events and Producer Entertainment Group, and saw stops in the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, between November 29 and December 22, 2018. Following is a full list of dates and venues:[5]
Queerty's David Grant wrote, "No shade toBing Crosby, but after hearing BeBe Zahara Benet's new cover of 'Little Drummer Boy', it’s safe to say this Christmas classic has reached its apex." Grant said her performance "gives the otherwise-sleepy song the musical equivalent of a few 5-hour energy shots".[6] In 2019, Chris Malone included "Last Christmas" in Billboard's overview of eleven "of our favorite Christmas tunes from some of our favorite drag queens".[7] Ethan Moser ofGay Community News included "Last Christmas" in a 2023 list of 25 "amazingDrag Race Christmas songs to make the Yuletide gay".[8] Ginger Minj has said BeBe Zahara Benet's version of "Little Drummer Boy" is her favorite rendition of the song.[9]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jingle Bell Rock" | Jinkx Monsoon | 2:14 |
| 2. | "Last Christmas" | Blair St. Clair | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Little Drummer Boy" | BeBe Zahara Benet | 3:05 |
| 4. | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Manila Luzon | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Santa Baby" | Alaska Thunderfuck | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" | Eureka O'Hara | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Let It Snow" | Kameron Michaels | 2:29 |
| 8. | "'Cause I'm Rich" | Asia O'Hara | 2:25 |
| 9. | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | Jujubee | 2:10 |
| 10. | "Brothers in Our World" | Sharon Needles | 2:20 |
| 11. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Ginger Minj | 2:17 |
| Total length: | 29:49 | ||
