Merry Christmas to You
| Merry Christmas to You | ||||
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| Released | November 27, 1987 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:02 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
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| Reba McEntire chronology | ||||
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 1995 reissue cover | ||||
| Singles from Merry Christmas to You | ||||
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Merry Christmas to You is the thirteenth studio album and first Christmas album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, with most of the tunes being McEntire's renditions of very familiar traditional Christmas fare. It was released on November 27, 1987, by MCA Nashville. It was her last album to bear her surname on the front cover until she released Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope in 2017. Songs from the album would not chart until ten and twelve years after its release.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Away in a Manger" | James R. Murray | 2:26 |
| 2. | "On This Day" |
| 4:03 |
| 3. | "O Holy Night" | 3:54 | |
| 4. | "The Christmas Guest" |
| 5:23 |
| 5. | "Silent Night" | 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" | 3:16 | |
| 9. | "A Christmas Letter" |
| 3:11 |
| 10. | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" |
| 3:26 |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Personnel
Musicians
- Reba McEntire – vocals, arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6)
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards (1, 2)
- Donny Howard – acoustic piano (3–10)
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar (1, 2)
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar (1, 2)
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar (1, 2)
- Bill Cooley – acoustic guitar (3–10), electric guitars (3–10)
- Leigh Reynolds – acoustic guitar (3–10)
- Tom Brumley – steel guitar (1, 2)
- 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)
Background vocalists
- Vince Gill – backing vocals (2)
- Suzy Hoskins – backing vocals (3–10)
- Reba McEntire – backing vocals (3–10)
- Leigh Reynolds –backing vocals (3–10)
Production
- Tony Brown – producer (1, 2)
- Jimmy Bowen – producer (3–10)
- Reba McEntire – producer (3–10)
- Steve Tillisch – mixing, recording engineer (1, 2), overdub recording (3–10)
- Chuck Ainlay – mixing (1, 2)
- Ron Treat – recording engineer (3–10)
- Bob Bullock – mixing (3–10), overdub recording (3–10)
- Willie Pevear – overdub recording (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)
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Jesse Noble – project coordinator
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Katherine DeVault – design
- Jim "Señior" McGuire – photography
- Ann Payne – styling
- J. Jacklyn Furriers – fur
- Bill Carter – management
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
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- 1 2 "Reba McEntire | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Reba McEntire - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Merry Christmas to You". Recording Industry Association of America.
