A Merry Little Christmas (Linda Ronstadt album)

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A Merry Little Christmas
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ReleasedOctober 17, 2000
Recorded2000 Jim Brady Studios in Tucson (Tracks 1-5, 7-8), Recital Halls at the University of Arizona (6-7, 10-14), OceanWay Studios Nashville August 2000 (1-5, 8-9) Capitol Studios (3)
Genre
Label Elektra
Producer John Boylan, George Massenburg
Linda Ronstadt chronology
Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
(1999)
A Merry Little Christmas
(2000)
The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly A ("4 stockings out of 4") [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

A Merry Little Christmas is a Christmas album by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt, released in 2000. It was the final release under Ronstadt's recording contract with the Elektra/Asylum Records label for whom Linda had recorded since 1973 (twenty-seven years to that point). John Boylan returned as Linda's producer for this disc. Cover art and design Kosh

Contents

Among the highlights of this disc is Ronstadt's duet with the late Rosemary Clooney on the track "White Christmas".

Ronstadt and Elektra differed on the final playing order: "They wanted me to start with 'Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire'. I was tired of bargaining with them. I had this scheme where it started with ancient and went to modern. I always like to organize chronologically." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Christmas Song" Mel Tormé, Bob Wells 4:24
2."I'll Be Home for Christmas" Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent 4:15
3."White Christmas" (duet with Rosemary Clooney) Irving Berlin 4:22
4."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane 3:55
5."River" Joni Mitchell 4:10
6."O come, O come, Emmanuel" John Mason Neale 3:29
7."Xicochi, Xicochi" ("Sleep, sleep")Gaspar Fernandez2:17
8."I Wonder as I Wander" John Jacob Niles, Traditional3:20
9."Away in a Manger"Traditional2:08
10."Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming"Traditional2:10
11."Welsh Carol"Traditional3:57
12."Past Three O'Clock" George Ratcliffe Woodward, Traditional0:41
13."O magnum mysterium"Traditional3:19
14."Silent Night" Josef Mohr 3:06
Total length:45:33

Personnel

Release history

Release history and formats for A Merry Little Christmas
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
North AmericaOctober 17, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
Elektra Records [5]

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References

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  3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide . New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p.  701. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone linda ronstadt album guide.
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  5. Ronstadt, Linda (October 17, 2000). "A Merry Little Christmas (Liner Notes)". Elektra Records . 62572-2 (CD).