Holiday Harmony
2002 studio album by America
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Holiday Harmony is the 15th studio album by American folk rock duo America, released by Rhino Records in 2002. Produced by Andrew Gold, it is a Christmas album. The album contains a number of traditional Christmas standards, some of which were recorded with distinct parallels to America's hits. For example, the "la-la-la" refrain in "Winter Wonderland" is strongly reminiscent of "A Horse With No Name", while "White Christmas" uses a guitar strumming style similar to that in "Tin Man". The album contains three new songs: "A Christmas to Remember", "Winter Holidays", and the "Ventura Highway"-themed "Christmas in California". "Winter Wonderland" became a minor hit during the Christmas season in 2002, reaching 26 on the Radio & Records Adult Contemporary chart.
| Holiday Harmony | ||||
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| Released | October 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 45:57 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Andrew Gold | |||
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 Cover for the 2010 release | ||||
In November 2010, the album was re-released on CD and digital download format as a "Collector's Edition". This edition contained a bonus track, "A Holly Jolly Christmas", produced by Bobby Woods.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Dick Smith | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Let It Snow" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 2:46 |
| 3. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:55 |
| 4. | "A Christmas to Remember" | Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Sleigh Ride" | Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Silver Bells" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Christmas in California" | Bunnell, Andrew Gold | 3:24 |
| 9. | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" | Meredith Willson | 2:39 |
| 10. | "Winter Holidays" | Beckley, Bunnell | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Frosty the Snowman" | Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins | 2:31 |
| 12. | "Silent Night" | Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber | 4:38 |
| 13. | "The First Noel" | Traditional | 2:28 |
| 14. | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (2010 Collector's Edition bonus track) | Johnny Marks |
