Christmas Wishes (Anne Murray album)
1981 studio album by Anne Murray
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Christmas Wishes is a seasonal studio album by Canadian country music artist Anne Murray. It was Anne's first Holiday recording, released by Capitol Records in 1981.
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Studios | Eastern Sound (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 30:58 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Jim Ed Norman | |||
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The disc peaked at #34 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[1] It stands as one of Anne's biggest-selling career albums, earning double platinum certification from the RIAA. At the time of its deletion, it had sold nearly 3 million US copies.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Silver Bells" | Ray Evans, Jay Livingston | 2:55 |
| 3. | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone | 3:50 |
| 4. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Christmas Wishes" | Art Podell, Randy Sparks | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Joy to the World" | Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts | 2:09 |
| 7. | "Away in a Manger" | Traditional | 2:56 |
| 8. | "O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Go Tell It on the Mountain" | Traditional, John Wesley Work Jr. | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Silent Night" | Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr | 4:07 |
Personnel
- Anne Murray – lead vocals, additional backing vocals (3), backing vocals (10)
- Brian Gatto – electric piano
- Doug Riley – acoustic piano (1–6, 8, 9)
- Jack Lenz – acoustic piano (7, 10)
- Bob Mann – acoustic guitars
- Bob Lucier – steel guitar
- Tom Szczesniak – bass
- Barry Keane – drums
- Rick Wilkins – arrangements and conductor (1–5)
- Peter Cardinali – arrangements and conductor (6–10)
- Bill Richards – concertmaster
- Tommy Ambrose – backing vocals (1–9)
- Bob Farrar – backing vocals (1–9)
- Debbie Fleming – backing vocals (1–9)
- Bob Hamper – backing vocals (1–9)
- Laurie Hood – backing vocals (1–9)
- Vern Kennedy – backing vocals (1–9)
- Judy Marchak – backing vocals (1–9)
- Colina Phillips – backing vocals (1–9)
- Janie Ray – backing vocals (1–9)
- Debbie Greimann – additional backing vocals (3), backing vocals (10)
- Bruce Murray – backing vocals (10)
Production
- Jim Ed Norman – producer
- Ken Friesen – engineer
- Tom Henderson – assistant engineer
- Ken Perry – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California, USA)
- Paul Cade – art direction
- Roy Kohara – art direction
- Phil Shima – design
- Tim Saunders – photography
- Morris Zaslavsky – calligraphy
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 34 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 54 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums | 19 |
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 62 |