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1987 studio album by Reba McEntire
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Merry Christmas to You , released on November 27, 1987, is the fourteenth album and first Christmas album by Reba McEntire , with most of the tunes being McEntire's renditions of very familiar traditional Christmas fare. It is her last album to bear her surname on the front cover. Songs from the album would not chart until ten and twelve years after its release.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Away in a Manger " James R. Murray 2:26 2. "On This Day" Michael P. Heeney , David Scarlet4:03 3. "O Holy Night " Adolphe Adam , John Sullivan Dwight 3:54 4. "The Christmas Guest" Grandpa Jones , Ramona Jones, Bill Walker5:23 5. "Silent Night " Franz Gruber , Josef Mohr 3:36 6. "Happy Birthday Jesus (I'll Open This One for You)" Traditional 2:33 7. "White Christmas " Irving Berlin 3:02 8. "I'll Be Home for Christmas " Kim Gannon , Walter Kent , Buck Ram 3:16 9. "A Christmas Letter" John Greenebaum, Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson 3:11 10. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) " Mel Tormé , Bob Wells3:26
Personnel
Reba McEntire – lead vocals, arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6), backing vocals (3-10)
John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards (1, 2)
Donny Howard – acoustic piano (3-10)
Larry Byrom – electric guitar (1, 2)
Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar (1, 2)
Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar (1, 2)
Tom Brumley – steel guitar (1, 2)
Bill Cooley – acoustic guitar (3-10), electric guitar (3-10)
Leigh Reynolds – acoustic guitar (3-10), backing vocals (3-10)
Donnie LaValley – steel guitar (3-10)
Emory Gordy Jr. – bass (1, 2)
Roger Wills – bass (3-10)
Matt Betton – drums (1, 2)
Steve Short – drums (3-10)
Farrell Morris – chimes (1, 2), vibraphone (1, 2)
Mark O'Connor – fiddle (1, 2)
Ricky Solomon – fiddle (3-10)
Vince Gill – backing vocals (2)
Suzy Hoskins – backing vocals (3-10)
Production
Tony Brown – producer (1, 2)
Jimmy Bowen – producer (3-10)
Reba McEntire – producer (3-10)
Steve Tillisch – recording engineer (1, 2), mixing (1, 2), overdub recording (3-10)
Chuck Ainlay – mixing (1, 2)
Ron Treat – recording engineer (3-10)
Mark J. Coddington – second engineer (3-10)
Tim Kish – second engineer (3-10)
Russ Martin – second engineer (3-10)
Marty Williams – second engineer (3-10)
Bob Bullock – overdub recording (3-10), mixing (3-10)
Willie Pevear – overdub recording (3-10)
Milan Bogdan – digital editing
Glenn Meadows – mastering
Jesse Noble – project coordinator
Simon Levy – art direction
Katherine DeVault – design
Jim McGuire – photography
Ann Payne – styling
J. Jacklyn Furriers – fur
Mixed at The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee).
Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
Charts
Album
Chart (1987)
Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[2]
72
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums[2]
20
Singles
Year
Single
Peak positions
US Country [3]
1997
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"
63
1999
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
68
"Away in a Manger"
73
Certifications and sales
References
Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Tours Television Family Related