Merry Christmas Strait to You!
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.
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| Released | September 8, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country, Christmas | |||
| Length | 26:38 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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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 |
| Total length: | 26:38[1] | ||
Personnel
- George Strait – lead vocals
- Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young – background vocals
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Larry Byrom, Reggie Young – electric guitar
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
Chart positions
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
References
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