I Wish I Was Santa Claus
I Wish I Was Santa Claus | ||||
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Released | October 26, 2004 | |||
Genre | Country, Christmas | |||
Length | 30:55 | |||
Label | Smith Music Group | |||
Producer | Merle Haggard, Lou Bradley | |||
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I Wish I Was Santa Claus is the fifty-sixth studio album by American country music singer and songwriter Merle Haggard. It was released on October 26, 2004 on the Smith Music Group label.
Reception[]
The AllMusic review states "It sounds pretty much as you'd expect, especially given the cover art, but this collision of Bakersfield country music and traditional Christmas material has a certain charm..."[1]
Track listing[]
- "El Niño" (Moore, Willie Nelson) – 2:36
- "I Wish I Were Santa Claus" (McDonald) – 2:33
- "Christmas in Cabo San Lucas" (Colosio, Dyer, Joss, Williams) – 3:15
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:18
- "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont) – 2:16
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:15
- "Blue Christmas" (Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson) – 2:46
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kent Gannon, James Gannon, Buck Ram) – 2:58
- "Santa Claus & Popcorn" (Haggard) – 2:06
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) – 2:34
- "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:37
- "If We Make It Through December" (Haggard) – 2:41
Personnel[]
- Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
- Don Markham – horn, trumpet, background vocals
- April Anderson – background vocals
- Theresa Lane Haggard – background vocals
- Johnnie Barber – drums
- Doug Colosio – piano, background vocals
- Scott Joss – fiddle, guitar, background vocals
- Abe Manuel Jr. – guitar
- Joe Manuel – guitar
- Randy Mason – guitar
- Norman Stevens – guitar, background vocals
- Kevin Williams – bass, background vocals
References[]
- ^ "I Wish I Was Santa Claus > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
Categories:
- Merle Haggard albums
- 2004 Christmas albums
- Christmas albums by American artists
- Country Christmas albums