 Most of them are re-arranged with up-tempo beats in a contemporary R&B style.The album was recorded in Summer 2001 in the United States, but Kelly Rowland stated during the "8 Days of Christmas" video premiere on BET's "106 & Park" in Fall 2001 that parts of the album were also recorded in Japan during Destiny's Child's overseas promo tour.In the same interview, Beyoncé revealed, "Actually we wrote the song two years ago, when we went in the studio to do some Christmas something.