1987 studio album by Reba McEntire
Merry Christmas to You is the thirteenth studio album and first Christmas album by American country music singer Reba McEntire , with most of the tunes being McEntire's renditions of very familiar traditional Christmas fare. It was released on November 27, 1987, by MCA Nashville . It is her last albums to bear her surname on the front cover. Songs from the album would not chart until ten and twelve years after its release.
Track listing [ edit ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Personnel [ edit ] Musicians [ edit ] Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar (1, 2) Reba McEntire – lead vocals, arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6), backing vocals (3-10) Farrell Morris – chimes (1, 2), vibraphone (1, 2) Mark O'Connor – fiddle (1, 2) Leigh Reynolds – acoustic guitar (3-10), backing vocals (3-10) Steve Short – drums (3-10) Ricky Solomon – fiddle (3-10) Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar (1, 2) Roger Wills – bass (3-10)
Production [ edit ] Chuck Ainlay – mixing (1, 2) Milan Bogdan – digital editing Jimmy Bowen – producer (3-10) Tony Brown – producer (1, 2) Bob Bullock – overdub recording (3-10), mixing (3-10) Mark J. Coddington – second engineer (3-10) Katherine DeVault – design J. Jacklyn Furriers – fur Tim Kish – second engineer (3-10) Simon Levy – art direction Russ Martin – second engineer (3-10) Glenn Meadows – mastering Reba McEntire – producer (3-10) Jim McGuire – photography Jesse Noble – project coordinator Ann Payne – styling Willie Pevear – overdub recording (3-10) Steve Tillisch – recording engineer (1, 2), mixing (1, 2), overdub recording (3-10) Ron Treat – recording engineer (3-10) Marty Williams – second engineer (3-10)
Mixed at The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee). Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee). Chart (1987) Peak position U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[2] 72 U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums[2] 20
Singles [ edit ] Year Single Peak positions US Country [3] 1997 "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" 63 1999 "I'll Be Home for Christmas" 68 "Away in a Manger" 73
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