Paul Kelly's Christmas Train

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Paul Kelly's Christmas Train
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Studio album by
Released19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
Length74:37
Label Self-released
Producer Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly chronology
Please Leave Your Light On
(2020)
Paul Kelly's Christmas Train
(2021)
Fever Longing Still
(2024)
Singles from Paul Kelly's Christmas Train
  1. "Christmas"
    Released: 5 November 2021 [1]

Paul Kelly's Christmas Train is the twenty-eighth studio album and the first Christmas album by Paul Kelly, released on 19 November 2021. [2] It was announced on 14 October 2021. [3] The 22-track album traverses language and cultural significance, from a Latin hymn to a traditional Irish folk ballad, and a well-known carol sung in te reo Maori. [4]

Contents

In 2022, the album was re-released to include "Maybe This Christmas". [5]

In 2023, the album was re-released again, with two new tracks, "Cherry Tree Carol" and "White Wine in the Sun". [6]

Track listing

Paul Kelly's Christmas Train track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nativity" 2:04
2."Silent Night" (with Alice Keath and Sime Nugent) Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr 3:38
3."Swing Around the Sun" Casey Bennetto 4:25
4."Christmas"Chris Harrington, Wes Harrington3:51
5."Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" (with Linda Bull) Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector 3:02
6."Little Drummer Boy" Harry Simeone, Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati3:13
7."Arthur McBride" 5:23
8."The Virgin Mary Had One Son" (with Emma Donovan) 3:12
9."Tapu te Pō (O Holy Night)" (with Marlon Williams and Dhungala Children's Choir) Adolphe Adam 3:15
10."Shalom Aleichem" (with Lior, Alice Keath and Emily Lubitz) 3:17
11."The Oxen" 2:46
12."The Friendly Beasts" (with Kasey Chambers and Dan Kelly) 2:45
13."Three Drovers" (with Alice Keath and Sime Nugent) 1:45
14."Christmas Must Be Tonight" Robbie Robertson 3:59
15."Surah Maryam" (with Waleed Aly) 3:03
16."Coventry Carol" (with Kate Miller-Heidke, Jess Hitchcock, Alice Keath and Marlon Williams) 3:40
17."In the Hot Sun of a Christmas Day" 3:55
18."How to Make Gravy" (new version)Paul Kelly5:28
19."Christmas Train" (with Vika Bull) 2:13
20."Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" Robert Robinson 4:14
21."Intonent Hodie" (with Alice Keath) 2:00
22."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (with Alma Zygier) Frank Loesser 3:29
Total length:74:37
2022 edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Maybe This Christmas" Ron Sexsmith 2:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Paul Kelly's Christmas Train
Chart (2021–2022)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Paul Kelly's Christmas Train
Chart (2021)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 58

Release history

Release history and formats for Paul Kelly's Christmas Train
CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia19 November 2021 [9] [10] EMI Music Australia GAWD035CD /GAWD035LP
Australia2 December 2022 (2022 edition)
  • digital download
  • streaming
EMI

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