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I Wish I Was Santa Claus

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Released
  
October 26, 2004

Label
  
Smith Music Group

Artist
  
Merle Haggard

Producer
  
Merle Haggard

Length
  
30:55

I Wish I Was Santa Claus (2004)
  
Unforgettable (2004)

Release date
  
26 October 2004

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Genres
  
Country music, Christmas music

Similar
  
Merle Haggard albums, Country music albums

I Wish I Was Santa Claus is a Christmas album by American country music singer and songwriter Merle Haggard. It was released on October 26, 2004 on the Smith Music Group label.

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review states "It sounds pretty much as you'd expect, especially given the cover art, but this collision of Bakersfield country music and traditional Christmas material has a certain charm..."

Track listing

  1. "El Niño" (Moore, Willie Nelson) – 2:36
  2. "I Wish I Were Santa Claus" (McDonald) – 2:33
  3. "Christmas in Cabo San Lucas" (Colosio, Dyer, Joss, Williams) – 3:15
  4. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:18
  5. "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont) – 2:16
  6. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:15
  7. "Blue Christmas" (Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson) – 2:46
  8. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kent Gannon, James Gannon, Buck Ram) – 2:58
  9. "Santa Claus & Popcorn" (Haggard) – 2:06
  10. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) – 2:34
  11. "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:37
  12. "If We Make It Through December" (Haggard) – 2:41

Personnel

  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
  • April Anderson – background vocals
  • Theresa Lane Haggard – background vocals
  • Johnnie Barber – drums
  • Doug Colosio – piano, background vocals
  • Scott Joss – fiddle, guitar, background vocals
  • Abe Manuel, Jr. – guitar
  • Joe Manuel – guitar
  • Don Markham – horn, trumpet, background vocals
  • Randy Mason – guitar
  • Norman Stevens – guitar, background vocals
  • Kevin Williams – bass, background vocals

    • Songs

    1El Niño2:36
    2I Wish I Were Santa Claus2:33
    3Christmas in Cabo San Lucas3:15

    References

    I Wish I Was Santa Claus Wikipedia
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