Merry Christmas Strait to You!
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| Merry Christmas Strait to You! | ||||
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| Studio album by George Strait | ||||
| Released | September 8, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country, Christmas | |||
| Length | 26:38 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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Merry Christmas Strait to You! is the first Christmas album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 8, 1986 by MCA Records. It reached #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and is certified double platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:03 |
| 2. | "There's a New Kid in Town" | Don Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Dick Smith | 2:23 |
| 4. | "Merry Christmas Strait to You" | Bob Kelly | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Away in a Manger" | James R. Murray | 2:44 |
| 6. | "For Christ's Sake, It's Christmas" | Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Frosty the Snowman" | Walter E. Rollins, Steve Nelson | 2:18 |
| 8. | "When It's Christmas Time in Texas" | Benny McArthur | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie | 2:12 |
| 10. | "What a Merry Christmas This Could Be" | Cochran, Harlan Howard | 3:05 |
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Total length:
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26:38[1] | ||
Personnel
- Lead Vocals: George Strait
- Background Vocals: Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young
- Drums: Eddie Bayers
- Acoustic Guitar: Billy Joe Walker Jr.
- Electric Guitar: Larry Byrom, Reggie Young
- Bass Guitar: David Hungate
- Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin
- Piano: John Barlow Jarvis
- Fiddle: Johnny Gimble
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
