Miracles in December

Miracles in December is the second extended play of the South Korean boy band Exo. It was released by the label S.M. Entertainment on December 9, 2013.^[1] Was presented as a special winter album,^[2] Miracles in December is the follow-up to the first studio album of the group titled XOXO which was released in June 2013. As all music group, the EP has versions in Korean and Chinese. The EP is also the second release and first EP group to be widely promoted as a combined group. Its main singles were "Miracles in December" and "Christmas Day."

Miracles in December
EP by Exo
Released	December 9, 2013 (2013-12-09)
Recorded	2013
Genre	K-pop, christmas, pop
Length	22:33
Language	Korean, Chinese
Label	S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Producer	Lee Soo-man
Exo chronology
XOXO (2013) Miracles in December Overdose (2014)
Singles from Miracles in December
"Miracles in December" Released: December 5, 2013 "Christmas Day" Released: December 7, 2013

Background

In early November 2013, the agency of EXO, S.M. Entertainment, announced that the group would hold a joint concert entitled " Christmas Wonderland" with f(x) from 24 to 25 December.^[3] On December 3 a music video of 2–3 minutes in Chinese and Korean were released. On December 4, music videos of "Miracles in December" was released in YouTube.^[4]

They were published in two different languages, Korean and Mandarin. A pop ballad with classical piano accompaniment, the single "Miracles in December" was written by Andreas Johansson Stone and Rick Hanley. However, the song was performed only four members of EXO: Baekhyun, D.O. and Chen recorded the Korean version, while at the same time Baekhyun, Chen and Luhan they recorded the Chinese version. Special performances of the four members (Baekhyun, D.O., Chen and Luhan) and Lay on the piano, performed often the song on music programs live for television as Inkigayo and Music Bank.

Release and promotion

The music videos of "Miracles in December" (in Korean and Mandarin) was directed by Jo So-hyun and was filmed in Paju, Gyeonggi in a study in Ilsan near Seoul.^[5]

On December 5, Exo held their performances debut album "Miracles in December" in the program of Mnet M! Countdown.^[6]

The EP Miracles in December was released on December 9, 2013. The group organized the Korean version of "Christmas Day" in M! Countdown on 19 December. Outstanding performances in the twelve members of EXO presented with accompanying choreography produced by Tony Testa and Greg Hwang. The EP ended in numbers 1 and 2,^[7] weekly y monthly in Gaon Albums Chart of two versions.^[8] The Single "Miracles in December" (in Korean version) reached the numer 2 in Weekly Digital Singles Chart of Gaon^[9] and number 3 in Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100.^[10] The Mandarin version of the song was number 47 on Gaon Chart,^[9] but he finished in Gaon International Singles Chart.^[11] He also went to number 7 in Baidu Charts of China. The Korean edition of "Christmas Day" reached number 5^[9] and 38^[12] in the weekly lists Gaon and Korea K -Pop Hot 100, respectively and editing in Mandarin reached number 10 in Baidu lists.

Tracklist

Korean version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Translation	Length
1.	"12월의 기적 (Miracles in December)" (Sibiwolui Gijeok, sung by Baekhyun, Chen, D.O)	Sarah Yoon	Andreas Stone Johansson Rick Hanley	Miracle of December	4:34
2.	"Christmas Day" (sung by: Suho, Xiumin, Luhan, Baekhyun, Chen, Lay, D.O)	Misfit	Gabriela Soza Samantha Powell Philip Hochstrate		3:46
3.	"The Star" (sung by Suho, Kris, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O, Kai, Sehun)	Soulfulmonster	Kei Lim Kwang-wook Martin Mulholland Nermin Harambasic		4:07
4.	"My Turn To Cry" (sung by Baekhyun, Chen, D.O)	Kim Young-hu	Alex Cantrall Jeff Hoeppner Phillip Anthony White		4:07
5.	"첫 눈 (The First Snow)" (Cheot Nun, sung by Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O, Kai, Sehun)	Kenzie	Kim Jung-bae Kenzie	First Snow	3:27
6.	"12월의 기적 (Miracles in December) – Classical Orchestra Version" (Sibiweolwi Gijeok)		Johansson Hanley	Miracle of December	4:33
Total length:					24:33

Chinese version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Translation	Length
1.	"十二月的奇迹 (Miracles in December)" (Traditional Chinese: 十二月的奇蹟; Shíèryuè de Qíjì, sung by Luhan, Baekhyun, Chen)	Liu Yuan	Johansson Hanley	Miracle(s) of December	4:33
2.	"圣诞节 (Christmas Day)" (聖誕節; Shèngdànjié, sung by Suho, Xiumin, Luhan, Baekhyun, Chen, Lay, D.O)		Soza Powell Hochstrate	Christmas	3:46
3.	"The Star" (sung by Xiumin, Luhan, Baekhyun, Kris, D.O, Chen, Lay, Tao)		Kei Lim Kwang-wook Martin Mulholland Nermin Harambasic		4:07
4.	"爱离开 (My Turn To Cry)" (愛離開; Ài Líkāi, sung by Luhan, Baekhyun, Chen)		Cantrall Hoeppner White	Love Leaves, Love Has Left, or Love is Leaving	4:07
5.	"初雪 (The First Snow)" (Chūxuě, sung by Xiumin, Luhan, Kris, Chen, Lay, Tao)		Kim Kenzie	First Snow	3:27
6.	"十二月的奇迹 (Miracles in December) – Classical Orchestra Version" (Shíèryuè de Qíjì)		Johansson Hanley	Miracle(s) of December	4:33
Total length:					24:33

Charts

Korean and Chinese versions

Chart	Peak position
	Miracles in December (Kor ver.)	Miracles in December (Chn ver.)
South Korea Gaon Weekly Albums Chart	1	2
South Korea Gaon Monthly Albums Chart	1	2
South Korea Gaon 2013 Yearly Albums Chart	4	10
South Korea Gaon 2014 Yearly Albums Chart	34	66
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	7	20
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	24	48

Combined version

Chart	Peak position
Billboard World Albums Chart	1

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Exo

Award	Nominated work	Category	Result
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards	Miracles in December	Artist of the Year (Album) - 4th Quarter	Won

Music program awards

Song	Program	Date
"Miracles in December"	Show! Music Core (MBC)	December 14, 2013
		December 21, 2013
	Inkigayo (SBS)	December 15, 2013
		December 22, 2013
	Show Champion (MBC Music)	December 18, 2013
	M! Countdown (Mnet)	December 19, 2013
		December 26, 2013
		January 2, 2014
	Music Bank (KBS)	December 20, 2013
		December 27, 2013

Sales

Chart	Sales
Japan (Oricon)	11,734 (Chinese version)
	24,530 (Korean version)
South Korea (Gaon)	204,438+ (Chinese version)
	341,878+ (Korean version)

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	December 9, 2013 (2013-12-09)	CD Digital download	S.M. Entertainment
South Korea			S.M. Entertainment KT Music
Taiwan	December 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)[13]	CD	Avex Taiwan
Thailand	December 20, 2013 (2013-12-20)	CD	S.M. True