Christmas Island (Jimmy Buffett album)

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Christmas Island
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Studio album by
Jimmy Buffett
ReleasedOctober 8, 1996 (1996-10-8)
RecordedJune–August 1996
Studio Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length43:31
Label Margaritaville Records, MCA
MCAD-11489 (U.S., CD)
Producer
Jimmy Buffett chronology
Banana Wind
(1996)		Christmas Island
(1996)		 Don't Stop the Carnival
(1998)

Christmas Island is Jimmy Buffett's first Christmas album and is his twenty-first studio album overall. It features covers of popular Christmas songs in Buffett's musical stylings as well as two tracks which Buffett wrote for the album. "Twas the Night Before Christmas" is a hidden track. It was his last release with MCA Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Reviews tend to be mixed for the album. In a positive review, a reviewer states that "Christmas Island will have you on your feet all through the holidays." [1] Rob O'Connor states that "this may not be the traditional Christmas fare of chestnuts roasting on an open fire, but for those who enjoy ocean breezes and 'wasting away' to this most successful beach bum, Christmas Island is exactly what the cruise director ordered." [2] Thom Owens presents a more negative view of the album, describing Buffett as being "relaxed and entertaining" even though, "few of his new Christmas songs are remarkable and his rearrangements of classic carols are rather forced." [1] [3] However, several tracks remain very popular around the Christmas season. "Ho Ho Ho & a Bottle of Rum" was the track chosen to be played live for promoting the album when first released, and seems to remain the most popular off the album. Although no singles were released, "Jingle Bells", "Mele Kalikimaka", "Ho Ho Ho & a Bottle of Rhum", "Merry Christmas, Alabama (Never Far from Home)" and the title track get considerable amount of radio airplay during the season.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Christmas Island"Lyle Moraine2:55
2."Jingle Bells" James Pierpont 3:50
3."A Sailor's Christmas"
5:05
4."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" John Lennon 5:35
5."Up on the House Top"Traditional3:35
6."Mele Kalikimaka" Robert Alexander Anderson 2:57
7."Run Rudolph Run"
2:33
8."Ho Ho Ho & a Bottle of Rhum"
  • Roger Guth
  • Peter Hagen Mayer
  • Jimmy Buffett
  • Russ Kunkel
4:05
9."I'll Be Home for Christmas"
4:01
10."Merry Christmas, Alabama (Never Far from Home)"
  • Buffett
  • Matt Betton
4:08
Hidden track (begins at 5:07 of track 10)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."A Visit from St. Nicholas" Clement Clarke Moore 3:14
Total length:41:58

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [4]

Vocals and musicians

Production and design

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 "Christmas Island – Jimmy Buffett". Borders. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ O'Connor, Rob (1999). "Christmas Island: Jimmy Buffett". Amazon.com.
  3. ↑ Owens, Thom. "Christmas Island – Jimmy Buffett". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "Christmas Island – Jimmy Buffett | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
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