Merry Christmas to You
Merry Christmas to You, released on November 27, 1987, is the fourteenth album and first Christmas album by Reba McEntire, with most of the tunes being McEntire's renditions of very familiar traditional Christmas fare. It is her last album to bear her surname on the front cover. Songs from the album would not chart until ten and twelve years after its release.
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| Released | November 27, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:02 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Reba McEntire chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1995 Reissue Cover | ||||
| Singles from Merry Christmas to You | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Away in a Manger" | James R. Murray | 2:26 |
| 2. | "On This Day" | Michael P. Heeney, David Scarlet | 4:03 |
| 3. | "O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight | 3:54 |
| 4. | "The Christmas Guest" | Grandpa Jones, Ramona Jones, Bill Walker | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Silent Night" | Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Happy Birthday Jesus (I'll Open This One for You)" | Traditional | 2:33 |
| 7. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:02 |
| 8. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram | 3:16 |
| 9. | "A Christmas Letter" | John Greenebaum, Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson | 3:11 |
| 10. | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | Mel Tormé, Bob Wells | 3:26 |
Personnel
- Reba McEntire – lead vocals, arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6), backing vocals (3-10)
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards (1, 2)
- Donny Howard – acoustic piano (3-10)
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar (1, 2)
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar (1, 2)
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar (1, 2)
- Tom Brumley – steel guitar (1, 2)
- Bill Cooley – acoustic guitar (3-10), electric guitar (3-10)
- Leigh Reynolds – acoustic guitar (3-10), backing vocals (3-10)
- Donnie LaValley – steel guitar (3-10)
- Emory Gordy Jr. – bass (1, 2)
- Roger Wills – bass (3-10)
- Matt Betton – drums (1, 2)
- Steve Short – drums (3-10)
- Farrell Morris – chimes (1, 2), vibraphone (1, 2)
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle (1, 2)
- Ricky Solomon – fiddle (3-10)
- Vince Gill – backing vocals (2)
- Suzy Hoskins – backing vocals (3-10)
Production
- Tony Brown – producer (1, 2)
- Jimmy Bowen – producer (3-10)
- Reba McEntire – producer (3-10)
- Steve Tillisch – recording engineer (1, 2), mixing (1, 2), overdub recording (3-10)
- Chuck Ainlay – mixing (1, 2)
- Ron Treat – recording engineer (3-10)
- Mark J. Coddington – second engineer (3-10)
- Tim Kish – second engineer (3-10)
- Russ Martin – second engineer (3-10)
- Marty Williams – second engineer (3-10)
- Bob Bullock – overdub recording (3-10), mixing (3-10)
- Willie Pevear – overdub recording (3-10)
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jesse Noble – project coordinator
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Katherine DeVault – design
- Jim McGuire – photography
- Ann Payne – styling
- J. Jacklyn Furriers – fur
- Mixed at The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee).
- Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
Charts
Album
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[2] | 72 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums[2] | 20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
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| 1997 | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | 63 |
| 1999 | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 68 |
| "Away in a Manger" | 73 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- Allmusic review
- "Reba McEntire | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- "Reba McEntire - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Merry Christmas to You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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