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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

Singles

  • "This One's for the Children" – October 12, 1989
  • "Funky, Funky Xmas" – December 20, 1989

Chart positions

Year Chart Positions[3]
1989 Australian Albums Chart 34
1989 Austrian Albums Chart 13
1989 Canadian RPM Albums Chart[4] 15
1989 Dutch Album Chart 76
1989 European Albums Chart[5] 31
1989 Finnish Albums Chart[6] 19
1989 German Albums Chart 30
1989 Japanese Albums Chart[7] 33
1989 Norwegian Albums Chart 16
1990 Swedish Albums Chart[8] 43
1989 UK Album Chart 13
1989 U.S. Billboard 200 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[10] Gold 28,609[10]
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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. ^ http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=New+Kids+On+The+Block&titel=Merry%2C+Merry+Christmas&cat=a
  4. ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6645&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=89muc3jjikjojqso4ihp6dsi00. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ http://books.google.ca/books?id=bSQEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1%7Ctitle=Hits of the World - Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=5 January 1991
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/120104/ranking/cd_album/
  8. ^ Merry, Merry Christmas on Swedish charts
  9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Music Canada.
  10. ^ a b "New Kids on the Block" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America.
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