Honky Tonk Christmas
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| Studio album (Christmas) by Alan Jackson | ||||
| Released | October 12, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 31:43 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Keith Stegall | |||
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| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
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Honky Tonk Christmas is the first Christmas album by country music artist Alan Jackson, and was released on October 12, 1993. The title track, "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "I Only Want You for Christmas" charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.
"Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" was originally recorded by John Denver for his 1973 album Farewell Andromeda. Jackson's version of "A Holly Jolly Christmas" first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, while "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" was also included on the 1994 Alvin and the Chipmunks album A Very Merry Chipmunk.
Honky Tonk Christmas peaked at No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and No. 7 on the Top Country Albums. In January 1998, Honky Tonk Christmas was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It has sold 1,306,500 copies in the U.S. as of December 2016.
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