Album
Honky Tonk Christmas
1993 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Honky Tonk Christmas is a Folk album by Alan Jackson, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked.
About
Alan Jackson’s 1993 album <i>Honky Tonk Christmas</i> succeeds by avoiding holiday clichés. For starters there is only one traditional song here, and though “Holly Jolly Christmas” is perfectly pleasant, it is the most boring thing about the album. Rather than simply add some twang to the same old holiday songs, Jackson puts a Christmas twist on the classic country themes of breakups (“Honky Tonk Christmas”), loneliness (“If You Don’t Want To See Santa Claus Cry”), and drinking (the peppy but surprisingly dark “Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)”). A Merle Haggard cover (“If We Make It Through December”) proves that even when he’s making a Christmas album, Jackson is country to the core. Because it is not strictly focused on the tropes of holiday music, <i>Honky Tonk Christmas</i> ends up being an album that works at any time of year. Even though it radiates the warmth of the holiday season, Jackson’s duet with Alison Krauss (“The Angels Cried”) is one of the most sublime ballads of either singer’s career.
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Tracklist
- 1Honky Tonk Christmas2:52
- 2The Angels Cried (with Alison Krauss)2:51
- 3If We Make It Through December2:44
- 4If You Don't Wanna See Santa Claus Cry3:12
- 5I Only Want You for Christmas3:21
- 6Merry Christmas To Me2:52
- 7A Holly Jolly Christmas (From the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture "Home Alone 2")
- 8There's a New Kid In Town (with Keith Whitley)4:08
- 9Santa's Gonna Come In A Pickup Truck (with The Chipmunks)4:08
- 10Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)3:21
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Traditional Folk
- warm
- nostalgic
- festive
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alan JacksonLEAD VOCALS
- Alison KraussFEATURING
- Angela ChancellorBACKING VOCALS
- Ashley BerryBACKING VOCALS
- Biff WatsonACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Brent MasonELECTRIC GUITAR
- Bruce RutherfordBACKING VOCALS
- Bruce WatkinsACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Chris HarrisBACKING VOCALS
- Cindy AshcraftBACKING VOCALS
- Dick KaiserBACKING VOCALS
- Dottie HahnBACKING VOCALS
- Eddie BayersDRUMS
- Eric DarkenPERCUSSION
- Frank HamlinBACKING VOCALS
- Glenn WorfBASS
- Hargus RobbinsPIANO
- Harley AllenMANDOLIN
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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