| Welcome to Our Christmas Party | |
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| Released | October 23, 2015 |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Genre | Christmas |
| Length | 34:36 |
| Label | Sony Masterworks |
Welcome to Our Christmas Party is the debut full-length studio album of Christmas music by Band of Merrymakers, released on October 23, 2015, through Sony Masterworks. The album features seven original songs written by members of the group and renditions of four traditional Christmas songs.
Sources: Amazon.com [1] and AllMusic [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Snow Snow Snow" | Kevin Griffin, Sam Hollander [3] | Natasha Bedingfield, Owl City, Michael Fitzpatrick, Mark McGrath | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Holiday in L.A." | Griffin, Hollander, Charity Daw, Josh Edmondson, Fitzpatrick [4] | Bedingfield, Fitzpatrick, McGrath, Andrew McMahon | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Wishlist" | Griffin, Hollander, Bedingfield [5] | Bedingfield | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Jingle Bells" | James Lord Pierpont | Alex & Sierra, Bebe Rexha | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Christmastime" | Griffin, Hollander, Christina Perri, David Hodges [6] | Hodges, Perri | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Joy to the World" | Isaac Watts, Hoyt Axton | Firekid | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Gather Round" | Griffin, Hollander, Bedingfield [7] | Bedingfield, Jason Wade | 3:35 |
| 8. | "O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam | Alex & Sierra, David Ryan Harris, Street Corner Symphony | 3:31 |
| 9. | "And to All a Good Night" | Griffin, Hollander [8] | Dan Wilson | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Must Be Christmas" | Griffin, Hollander [9] | Fitzpatrick, Tyler Glenn, Griffin, Nick Hexum, Charles Kelley, The Mowgli's, Sinclair, Smallpools, The Grand Southern | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Auld Lang Syne" | Traditional, Robert Burns | Band of Merrymakers | 2:04 |
| Total length: | 34:36 | |||
Credits adapted from AllMusic [10]
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| United States | October 23, 2015 | Sony Masterworks |
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