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Merry, Merry Christmas is the third album by pop act New Kids on the Block, released in the United States by Columbia Records on September 19, 1989 (see 1989 in music). It is a holiday one, featuring seasonal songs, both cover versions and original material. Released at a time when the band was peaking, it went double platinum and spawned the top ten single, "This One's for the Children". On October 14, 2008 it was released to iTunes.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."This One's for the Children"Maurice StarrJordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg3:58
2."Last Night I Saw Santa Claus"Al Lancellotti, StarrDonnie Wahlberg3:31
3."I'll Be Missin You Come Christmas (A Letter to Santa)"Kenny Nolan, StarrDonnie Wahlberg, Joe McIntyre, Jordan Knight5:06
4."I Still Believe In Santa Claus"Al Lancellotti, StarrDanny Wood, Joe McIntyre3:24
5."Merry, Merry Christmas"Al Lancellotti, StarrJordan Knight4:08
6."The Christmas Song"Mel Tormé, Robert WellsJordan Knight4:18
7."Funky, Funky Xmas"Donnie Wahlberg, StarrDanny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, Joe McIntyre, Jordan Knight5:06
8."White Christmas"Irving BerlinJonathan Knight3:40
9."The Little Drummer Boy"Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine K. DavisDanny Wood4:14
10."This One's for the Children" (reprise)StarrJordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg1:12
Total length:36:58

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Merry, Merry Christmas - New Kids On The Block". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  2. ^ Andrews, Marc. "Review: New Kids On The Block: Merry Merry Christmas (Epic)". Smash Hits (28 November–11 December 1990). EMAP Metro: 60.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Top Albums/CDs - Volume 51, No. 6, December 09 1989 at the Wayback Machine (archived December 31, 2013). Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  11. ^ "New Kids on the Block | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  12. ^ "New Kids on the Block Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  13. ^ "Canadian album certifications – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Music Canada.
  14. ^ a b "New Kids on the Block" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  15. ^ "British album certifications – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Merry, Merry Christmas in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America.
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