Christmas in Australia (album)

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Christmas in Australia
Christmas in Australia by Adam Brand.jpg
Studio album by
Adam Brand and Friends
Released10 October 2005
Genre Country
Label Compass Brothers, Universal Music Australia
Adam Brand albums chronology
Get Loud
(2004)
Christmas in Australia
(2005)
What a Life
(2006)

Christmas in Australia is the fifth studio album and first Christmas album by Australian recording artist Adam Brand; credited to Adam Brand and Friends. The album was released in October 2005 and came with a bonus 8-track live disc. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Christmas in Australia track listing [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Santa's Gonna Come on a Surfboard" (by Adam Brand) Buck Owens, Red Simpson 2:21
2."My Birthday Comes on Christmas" (by Adam Brand) Lou Busch, Léon Pober2:18
3."Aussie Jingle Bells" (by The Sunny Cowgirls) Colin Buchanan 2:39
4."Get Your Gear Off" (by Adam Brand)John Vincent2:36
5."Funny Little Fat Guy" (by Dianna Corcoran)Genni Kane, John Kane3:37
6."My Mum and Santa" (by Adam Brand) 2:31
7."Christmas Photo" (by The Sunny Cowgirls) John Williamson 3:19
8."Nuttin' for Christmas" (by Adam Brand) Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett 2:19
9."Owyagoin' Santa Claus" (by Jim Haynes)John Vincent2:21
10."All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" (by Adam Brand) Donald Yetter Gardner 2:07
11."Ate Too Much for Christmas" (by The Sunny Cowgirls) Geoff Mack 2:32
12."Here Comes Santa Claus" (by Adam Brand) Gene Autry 2:29
13."One Candle" (By Adam Brand) Brendon Walmsley 4:02
Bonus Live Disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Uncle Pete"Brand3:35
2."Last Man Standing"Brand, Clive Young3:18
3."Old Hands" Max D. Barnes 4:15
4."That Was Us"Tony Lane, Craig Wiseman 3:27
5."Good Things in Life"Brand, Graeme Connors 3:47
6."Built for Speed"Brand, Bob Regan 3:15
7."New England Highway"Brand, Michael Carr3:40
8."Dirt Track Cowboys"Brand3:55

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [3] 2

Release history

RegionDateFormatEdition(s)LabelCatalogue
Australia10 October 2005StandardCompass Brothers, Universal Music Australia021CDCB

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References

  1. "Christmas in Australia". Sanity. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Christmas in Australia – Adam Brand". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. "ARIA Report 826" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2018.