Morningtown Ride to Christmas

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Morningtown Ride to Christmas
Mornington Ride to Christmas by The Seekers.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2001
RecordedMay–June 2001
StudioMelbourne
Genre Easy listening, Christmas
Label Sony Music Australia
The Seekers chronology
1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular
(1999)
Morningtown Ride to Christmas
(2001)
Night of Nights... Live!
(2002)

Morningtown Ride to Christmas is the twelfth studio and first Christmas album by Australian band, The Seekers. The album was recorded in Melbourne and released in November 2001 and was certified platinum in Australia. [1]

Contents

The Seekers made two in-store appearances to promote the album in December at Mall Music, Sydney and Toombull Music, Brisbane. [2] In 2019 the album was reissued under the title We Wish You a Merry Christmas, with a newly recorded version of the song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" as track one, followed by the tracks from the original album. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Morningtown Ride (To Christmas)" – 2:37
  2. "Mary Had a Baby" – 3:46
  3. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" – 3:22
  4. "Silent Night" – 4:01
  5. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:55
  6. "When a Child is Born" – 2:58
  7. "Jingle Bells – 2:43
  8. "Once in Royal David's City" – 3:15
  9. "The Little Drummer Boy" – 3:24
  10. "There Are No Lights on Our Christmas Tree" – 4:21
  11. "The First Noël" – 3:58
  12. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 2:51
  13. "Away in a Manger" – 3:53
  14. "O Come, All Ye Faithful" – 3:18
  15. "Children, Go Where I Send Thee" – 5:03

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 18

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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