| It's the Holiday Season | ||||
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| Released | October 19, 2018 | |||
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| Genre | Country, Christmas | |||
| Length | 26:15 | |||
| Label | Broken Bow | |||
| Producer | Martina McBride [2] | |||
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It's the Holiday Season is the fourteenth studio album and second Christmas album by Martina McBride. It was released on October 19, 2018. [3]
The album debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart, with 1,400 copies sold in the first week. [4] [5] It has sold 15,100 copies in the United States as of January 2019. [6]
This was the last recording composer Patrick Williams contributed prior to his death. The album is dedicated in memory to him.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | John Frederick Coots; Haven Gillespie | 2:47 |
| 2. | "It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Edward Pola; George Wyle | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard; Richard B. Smith | 2:56 |
| 4. | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" | Meredith Willson | 2:39 |
| 5. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 2:38 |
| 6. | "Happy Holiday / It's the Holiday Season" | Irving Berlin / Kay Thompson | 2:15 |
| 7. | "Home for the Holidays" | Robert Allen; Al Stillman | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Frosty the Snowman" | Walter E. Rollins; Steve Nelson | 3:02 |
| 9. | "My Favorite Things" | Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II | 3:12 |
| Total length: | 26:15 | ||
Vocals and Rhythm Section
Orchestra
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