Merry Christmas, Y'all

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Merry Christmas, Y'all
Merry Christmas, Y'all - Thomas Rhett.jpg
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ReleasedOctober 21, 2022
Genre
Length12:08
Label Valory
Producer Dann Huff
Thomas Rhett chronology
Where We Started
(2022)
Merry Christmas, Y'all
(2022)
20 Number Ones
(2023)

Merry Christmas, Y'all is the second EP and first Christmas album from American country singer Thomas Rhett. It was released through Valory on October 21, 2022, includes four Christmas standards covers. [1]

Contents

Background

On October 20, 2022, without any previous implications, Rhett took to his social media accounts to announce the EP. [2] Rhett said about the EP, "I wanted to record some of the Christmas songs that my family and I enjoy every year." [3] [4] All songs on the EP are arranged in Rhett's country style. [5] [6]

Track listing

Stand Alone track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Winter Wonderland"2:37
2."It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"2:56
3."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"4:13
4."It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" Meredith Willson 2:21
Total length:12:08

Charts

Chart performance for Merry Christmas, Y'all
Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) [7] 22

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