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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 and background vocals, producer
Suzie Hoskins - background vocals
Leigh Reynolds - background vocals
Steve Short - drums
Roger Wills - bass
Leigh Reynolds -acoustic guitar
Bill Cooley - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Donny Howard - piano
Donnie LaValley - steel guitar
Ricky Solomon - fiddle
Matt Betton - drums (tracks 1, 2)
Bass Guitar: Emory Gordy, Jr. - bass (tracks 1, 2)
Electric Guitar: Billy Joe Walker Jr. - electric guitar (tracks 1, 2)
Larry Byrom - electric guitar (tracks 1, 2)
Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2)
John Barlow Jarvis - keyboards (tracks 1, 2)
Mark O'Connor - fiddle (tracks 1, 2)
Tom Brumley - steel guitar (tracks 1, 2)
Farrell Morris - chimes , vibraphone (tracks 1, 2)
Vince Gill - background vocals (track 2)
Simon Levy - art direction
McGuire - photography
Katherine DeVault - design
Ann Payne - styling
J. Jacklyn Furriers - fur
Jimmy Bowen - producer
Tony Brown - producer (tracks 1, 2)
Ron Treat - recording, overdubs
Steve Tillisch - overdubs, mixing
Willie Pevear - overdubs
Bob Bullock - overdubs, mixing
Mark J. Coddington - engineer
Tim Kish - engineer
Marty Williams - engineer
Russ Martin - engineer
Glenn Meadows - mastering
Milan Bogdan - digital editing
Jesse Noble - project coordinator
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