Released October 12, 1993 Release date 12 October 1993 | Length 31:43 Genre Country music | |
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Alan jackson honky tonk christmas
Honky Tonk Christmas is the first Christmas album by country music artist Alan Jackson, and was released on October 12, 1993. The title track, "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "I Only Want You for Christmas" charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.
Contents
"Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" was originally recorded by John Denver for his 1973 album Farewell Andromeda. Jackson's version of "A Holly Jolly Christmas" first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, while "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" was also included on the 1994 Alvin and the Chipmunks album A Very Merry Chipmunk.
Track listing
- "Honky Tonk Christmas" (Buddy Brock, Zack Turner, Kim Williams) – 2:53
- "The Angels Cried" (Harley Allen, Debbie Nims) – 2:51
- Duet with Alison Krauss
- "If We Make It Through December" (Merle Haggard) – 2:45
- "If You Don't Want to See Santa Claus Cry" (Keith Stegall) - 3:14
- "I Only Want You for Christmas" (Tim Nichols, Turner) - 3:20
- "Merry Christmas to Me" (Alan Jackson) - 2:53
- "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (Johnny Marks) - 2:16
- "There's a New Kid in Town" (Don Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley) - 4:09
- Duet with Keith Whitley
- "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" (Don Rich, Red Simpson) - 4:08
- Duet with Alvin and the Chipmunks
- "Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" (Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert) - 3:20
Chart performance
Honky Tonk Christmas peaked at No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and No. 7 on the Top Country Albums. In January 1998, Honky Tonk Christmas was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It has sold 1,306,500 copies in the U.S. as of December 2016.
Songs
1Honky Tonk Christmas2:53
2The Angels Cried2:52
3If We Make It Through December2:44