Merry Christmas Strait to You!
Merry Christmas Strait to You! | ||||
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Released | September 8, 1986 | |||
Genre | Country, Christmas | |||
Length | 26:38 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Merry Christmas Strait to You! is the first Christmas album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 8, 1986 by MCA Records. It reached #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and is certified double platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:03 |
2. | "There's a New Kid in Town" | Don Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley | 4:27 |
3. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Dick Smith | 2:23 |
4. | "Merry Christmas Strait to You" | Bob Kelly | 2:40 |
5. | "Away in a Manger" | James R. Murray | 2:44 |
6. | "For Christ's Sake, It's Christmas" | Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon | 3:13 |
7. | "Frosty the Snowman" | Walter E. Rollins, Steve Nelson | 2:18 |
8. | "When It's Christmas Time in Texas" | Benny McArthur | 3:09 |
9. | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie | 2:12 |
10. | "What a Merry Christmas This Could Be" | Cochran, Harlan Howard | 3:05 |
Total length: | 26:38[1] |
Personnel[]
- George Strait – lead vocals
- Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young – background vocals
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Larry Byrom, Reggie Young – electric guitar
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
Chart positions[]
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
References[]
Categories:
- 1986 Christmas albums
- George Strait albums
- MCA Records albums
- Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen
- Christmas albums by American artists
- Country Christmas albums