A Cherry Cherry Christmas

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A Cherry Cherry Christmas
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)
Recorded1992 (4, 6, 8–9)
1994 (2–3, 7, 10–11)
2009 (1, 5, 12–14)
Studio
  • Arch Angel Studios and Ashbaland Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Warner Bros. Studios/Eastwood Scoring Stage (Burbank, California)
Genre Christmas
Length45:10
Label American, Columbia
Producer
Neil Diamond chronology
Hot August Night/NYC
(2009)
A Cherry Cherry Christmas
(2009)
Dreams
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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A Cherry Cherry Christmas is the third Christmas album and also the twenty-eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Neil Diamond. The album contains five new tracks, and nine tracks compiled from his previous two Christmas albums. It was released on October 13, 2009. The title track is a new Christmas carol written by Diamond. [2]

Contents

The album includes a cover of Adam Sandler's "The Chanukah Song", which Diamond recorded because, he explained, "There are so many beautiful Christmas songs around and so few Hanukkah songs." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Cherry Cherry Christmas"Neil Diamondnew3:31
2."Sleigh Ride" Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish The Christmas Album, Volume II 2:44
3."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane The Christmas Album, Volume II4:46
4."White Christmas" Irving Berlin The Christmas Album 3:23
5."Christmas Dream"Neil Diamondnew5:50
6."The Christmas Song" Mel Tormé, Bob Wells The Christmas Album3:34
7."Deck the Halls/We Wish You a Merry Christmas"TraditionalThe Christmas Album, Volume II1:44
8."Jingle Bell Rock"Joe Beale, Jim BootheThe Christmas Album1:53
9."You Make It Feel Like Christmas"Neil DiamondThe Christmas Album3:39
10."Winter Wonderland" Felix Bernard, Richard B. SmithThe Christmas Album, Volume II2:46
11."Joy to the World" Isaac Watts, Lowell Mason The Christmas Album, Volume II2:42
12."Amazing Grace" John Newton new3:45
13."Meditations on a Winter Night (instrumental)"DJ Ashbanew0:55
14."The Chanukah Song" Adam Sandler new3:54

Personnel

Tracks 1, 5 & 12–14

Production

Promotion

A music video ecard was also released for the song "The Chanukah Song".

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [4] 6
US Billboard 200 [5] 60

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  2. "ShieldSquare Captcha". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
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  4. "Neil Diamond Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  5. "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.