Honky Tonk Christmas
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| Honky Tonk Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album (Christmas) by | ||||
| Released | October 12, 1993 | |||
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| Length | 31:43 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Keith Stegall | |||
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Honky Tonk Christmas is the fourth studio album and the first Christmas album by country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 12, 1993, by Arista Records. 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" was released on vinyl for the first time in October 2023 for the album's 30th anniversary.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Duet partner (s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Honky Tonk Christmas" |
| 2:53 | |
| 2. | "The Angels Cried" |
| Alison Krauss | 2:51 |
| 3. | "If We Make It Through December" | Merle Haggard | 2:45 | |
| 4. | "If You Don't Wanna See Santa Claus Cry" | Keith Stegall | 3:14 | |
| 5. | "I Only Want You for Christmas" |
| 3:20 | |
| 6. | "Merry Christmas to Me" | Alan Jackson | 2:53 | |
| 7. | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | 2:16 | |
| 8. | "There's a New Kid in Town" | Keith Whitley | 4:09 | |
| 9. | "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" | Alvin and the Chipmunks | 4:08 | |
| 10. | "Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" | 3:20 | ||
| Total length: | 31:49 | |||
