Christmas Party (The Monkees album)

Christmas Party
Studio album by The Monkees
Released October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
Recorded 2018
Genre Pop rock, Christmas music
Label Rhino
Producer Adam Schlesinger, Christian Nesmith, Jonathan Nesmith
The Monkees chronology
Good Times!
(2016)		 Christmas Party
(2018)

Christmas Party is the thirteenth album by the Monkees. Produced mainly by Adam Schlesinger (with Michael Nesmith's tracks produced by his sons Christian and Jonathan), the album is the Monkees' first to focus on Christmas music. It follows on the success of their 2016 album Good Times! The two-year gap is the shortest between albums since the 1969/1970 releases of The Monkees Present and Changes. The album features surviving Monkees Micky Dolenz, Nesmith, and Peter Tork, as well as two posthumous contributions from Davy Jones.[1]

The album features a mix of covers of earlier Christmas songs (from "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Wonderful Christmastime" to the relatively obscure "Jesus Christ" originally by Big Star) and new holiday tunes written specifically for this album by many of the Good Times! contributors, including XTC's Andy Partridge and Weezer's Rivers Cuomo. [2] The Target store exclusive version features two additional tracks, "Riu Chiu" and "Christmas is My Time of Year," vintage recordings from the group remastered and remixed by original Monkees producer Chip Douglas. [3]

Track listing

Standard edition[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalistLength
1."Unwrap You at Christmas"Andy PartridgeMicky Dolenz 
2."What Would Santa Do"Rivers CuomoMicky Dolenz 
3."Mele Kalikimaka"Robert Alexander AndersonDavy Jones 
4."House of Broken Gingerbread"Michael Chabon and Adam SchlesingerMicky Dolenz 
5."The Christmas Song"Bob Wells and Mel TorméMichael Nesmith 
6."Christmas Party"Peter Buck and Scott McCaugheyMicky Dolenz 
7."Jesus Christ"Alex ChiltonMicky Dolenz 
8."I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day"Roy WoodMicky Dolenz 
9."Silver Bells"Jay Livingston & Ray EvansDavy Jones 
10."Wonderful Christmastime"Paul McCartneyMicky Dolenz 
11."Snowfall" Michael Nesmith 
12."Angels We Have Heard on High"traditional, lyrics by James ChadwickPeter Tork 
13."Merry Christmas, Baby" Micky Dolenz 

References

  1. ↑ "The Monkees To Release Christmas Party, Their First Ever Holiday Album". monkees.com. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Micky Dolenz Breaks Down the Monkees' New Christmas Album". rollingstone.com. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Zilch #124 Monkees Christmas Party News". zilchmonkeescast.blogspot.com. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  4. ↑ "The Monkees Announce Christmas Album with Rivers Cuomo, Peter Buck, Andy Partridge, & More". SPIN. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  5. ↑ Duquette, Mike (2018-09-20). "Wonderful Christmastime: The Monkees' "Christmas Party" Arrives In October". The Second Disc. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
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