Honky Tonk Christmas | ||||
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Studio album (Christmas)by | ||||
Released | October 12, 1993 | |||
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Length | 31:43 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Keith Stegall | |||
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Honky Tonk Christmas is the fourth studio album and the first Christmas album by country music artist Alan Jackson, and was released on October 12, 1993. The title track, "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "I Only Want You for Christmas" charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.
"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.
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Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Duet partner (s) | Length |
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1. | "Honky Tonk Christmas" | Buddy Brock, Zack Turner, Kim Williams | 2:53 | |
2. | "The Angels Cried" | Harley Allen, Debbie Nims | Alison Krauss | 2:51 |
3. | "If We Make It Through December" | Merle Haggard | 2:45 | |
4. | "If You Don't Want to See Santa Claus Cry" | Keith Stegall | 3:14 | |
5. | "I Only Want You for Christmas" | Tim Nichols, Turner | 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" | Don Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley | Keith Whitley | 4:09 |
9. | "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" | Don Rich, Red Simpson | Alvin and the Chipmunks | 4:08 |
10. | "Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" | Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert | 3:20 | |
Total length: | 31:49 |
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]
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