Redneck 12 Days of Christmas

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"Redneck 12 Days of Christmas"
Redneck12DaysofChristmas.jpg
Single by Jeff Foxworthy
from the album Crank It Up: The Music Album
B-side "'Twas the Night After Christmas" [1]
ReleasedDecember 1995
Genre Comedy, country
Length2:21
Label Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s) Jeff Foxworthy
Tim Wilson
Producer(s) Doug Grau
Scott Rouse
Jeff Foxworthy singles chronology
"Party All Night"
(1995)
"Redneck 12 Days of Christmas"
(1995)
"Redneck Games"
(1996)

"Redneck 12 Days of Christmas" is a redneck parody of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" written by Jeff Foxworthy and Tim Wilson and recorded by Foxworthy on his 1996 album Crank It Up: The Music Album . The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 1996, becoming the highest-charting seasonal title of the SoundScan era, a record that has since been tied by Jimmy Wayne's "Paper Angels." [2] It subsequently peaked at number 39 in January 1997, number 39 in January 1998, number 37 in January 1999 and number 35 in January 2000. [1]

Contents

The song's B-side, "'Twas the Night After Christmas", peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 1997. [1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael McNamara and premiered in November 1996. [3]

Chart performance

Chart (1995–1996)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks18
Chart (1996–1997)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks39
Chart (1997–1998)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks39
Chart (1999)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks37
Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks35

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