Honky Tonk Christmas

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Honky Tonk Christmas
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Studio album (Christmas)by
ReleasedOctober 12, 1993
Genre
Length31:43
Label Arista
Producer Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
(1992)
Honky Tonk Christmas
(1993)
Who I Am
(1994)

Honky Tonk Christmas is the fourth studio album and the first Christmas album by country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 12, 1993, by Arista Records. The title track, "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "I Only Want You for Christmas" charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Contents

"Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" was originally recorded by John Denver for his 1973 album Farewell Andromeda . Jackson's version of "A Holly Jolly Christmas" first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , while "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" was also included on the 1994 Alvin and the Chipmunks album A Very Merry Chipmunk .

"Honky Tonk Christmas" was released on vinyl for the first time in October 2023 for the album's 30th anniversary.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partner (s)Length
1."Honky Tonk Christmas" 2:53
2."The Angels Cried"
Alison Krauss 2:51
3."If We Make It Through December" Merle Haggard  2:45
4."If You Don't Wanna See Santa Claus Cry" Keith Stegall  3:14
5."I Only Want You for Christmas"
 3:20
6."Merry Christmas to Me" Alan Jackson  2:53
7."A Holly Jolly Christmas" Johnny Marks  2:16
8."There's a New Kid in Town"Keith Whitley4:09
9."Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" Alvin and the Chipmunks 4:08
10."Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" 3:20
Total length:31:49

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Honky Tonk Christmas peaked at No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and No. 7 on the Top Country Albums. In January 1998, Honky Tonk Christmas was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It has sold 1,324,800 copies in the U.S. as of November 2017. [5]

References

  1. Honky Tonk Christmas at AllMusic
  2. Browne, David (November 12, 1993). "Christmas CD Roundup Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  3. Willman, Chris (December 12, 1993). "Holiday Recordings : HOLIDAY : It's Ring-a-Ling Recordings Time : Those Seasonal Sugarplums and Lumps O' Coal". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  4. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide . New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p.  409. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone alan jackson album guide.
  5. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017". Roughstock. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Alan Jackson - Chart history
  7. "Gold & Platinum - February 16, 2010". RIAA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2010.