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.
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 1]
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)
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
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
Certifications and sales
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