A Merry Little Christmas (EP)

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A Merry Little Christmas
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ReleasedOctober 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)
Length22:49
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Paul Worley, Lady Antebellum
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iTunes Sessions
(2010)
A Merry Little Christmas
(2010)
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A Merry Little Christmas is a Christmas-themed extended play released by the American country music group Lady Antebellum, later known as Lady A, released on October 12, 2010. It was available for purchase only at the American discount department store chain Target. The EP has one original track, "On This Winter's Night", and a cover version of the Mariah Carey hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You". All six tracks are on the group's 2012 Christmas album, On This Winter's Night . [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott4:12
2."All I Want for Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff Scott3:37
3."Blue Christmas"Billy Hayes, Jay W. JohnsonKelley3:29
4."On This Winter's Night" Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, Tom Douglas Kelley, Scott4:03
5."Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne Scott2:33
6."Silver Bells" Jay Livingston and Ray Evans Kelley5:00
Total length:22:49

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