Christmas Is Almost Here

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Christmas Is Almost Here, released on October 22, 2002, is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 25th album, 21st studio album, and first Christmas album. Simon re-released the album the following year, with two bonus tracks.

Release History and Commercial Reception

Christmas Is Almost Here has been released in three different editions. The album was first released in 2002, then in 2003, it was re-released as as Christmas Is Almost Here Again with two bonus tracks, "White Christmas" and "Forgive". The third release came in 2009, when Borders released special limited copes with "The Night Before Christmas", which came from Simon's soundtrack to the 1992 film This Is My Life.

The album had a reasonable critical reception, but failed to chart on the Billboard 200. Simon promoted it throughout the holiday season with many television appearances, such as Good Morning America, The Caroline Rhea Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, and The Today Show. Simon's son, Ben Taylor, accompanied her on many of these promotional appearances.

Track listing

1. "Christmas Is Almost Here" (Livingston Taylor) – 4:00
2. "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" (Traditional) – 3:39
3. "The Land Of Christmas (Mary)" (Carly Simon) – 3:18
4. "Silent Night" (Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber) – 3:09
5. "Twelve Gates To The City" (Traditional) – 3:09
6. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram, Carly Simon) – 2:23
7. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (Traditional) – 3:04
8. "Heaven" (Lucy Simon, Carly Simon) – 3:10
9. "Pretty Paper" (Willie Nelson) – 3:29
10. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 3:07
11. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono) – 4:12