A Merrie Christmas to You
A Merrie Christmas to You | ||||
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Released | November 4, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | Christmas, country rock | |||
Length | 36:01 | |||
Label | Warner Music Canada | |||
Producer | Blue Rodeo | |||
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A Merrie Christmas to You is the fourteenth studio album, and the first Christmas album, released by Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo on November 4, 2014. It contains eight covers of Christmas songs, along with two originals by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy. One original song, "Glad to Be Alive", was previously recorded on Blue Rodeo's 2002 album Palace of Gold.[1] A Merrie Christmas to You is the shortest studio album ever released by Blue Rodeo. Clocking in at 36 minutes, it is a minute shorter than their previous shortest album Casino, which was released in 1990.
Track listing[]
- "Jesus Christ" (Big Star cover)-- 2:41
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"—3:56
- "If We Make It Through December" (Merle Haggard cover)-- 2:38
- "River" (Joni Mitchell cover)-- 4:46
- "O Come All Ye Faithful"—3:43
- "Getting Ready for Christmas Day" (Paul Simon cover)-- 4:23
- "Glad to Be Alive" (Keelor/Cuddy)-- 3:58
- "Home to You This Christmas" (Keelor/Cuddy)-- 3:23
- "Song for a Winter's Night" (Gordon Lightfoot cover)-- 3:08
- "Christmas Must Be Tonight" (The Band cover)-- 3:31
References[]
- ^ Hudson, Alex. "Blue Rodeo Get Festive with 'A Merrie Christmas to You' Album". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
Categories:
- Blue Rodeo albums
- 2014 Christmas albums
- Christmas albums by Canadian artists
- Country Christmas albums
- 2010s country album stubs
- 2010s rock album stubs