Christmas in America
Encyclopedia
Overview
Marking Rogers' third Christmas album and his first in five years, Rogers and Norman have produced a series of classic tunes, including the new title track. The album has been referenced such that, on auto-repeat, running it endlessly will "quickly drive you batty".The title track was never released as a single but the album did strike the charts; on the Billboard 200, it peaked at #119 while on the more familiar Country charts, it peaked at #45.
Track listing
- Christmas in America (Dolly Parton) [3:02]
- Winter WonderlandWinter Wonderland"Winter Wonderland" is a winter song, popularly treated as a Christmastime pop standard, written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith . Through the decades it has been recorded by over 150 different artists.-History:...
(Bernard, Smith) [2:10] - I'll Be Home for Christmas (Gannon, Kent, Ram) [3:04]
- Silver Bells (Evans, Livingston) [3:56]
- Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. The song was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane...
(Blane, Martin) [3:27] - Christmas in America - Reprise (Parton) [1:02]
- Joy to the WorldJoy to the World"Joy to the World" is a Christian Christmas carol.The words are by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection; The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and...
(Mason, Watts) [1:56] - Away in a MangerAway in a Manger"Away in a Manger" is a Christmas carol first published in 1885 in Philadelphia and used widely throughout the English-speaking world. In Britain it is one of the most popular carols, a 1996 Gallup Poll ranking it joint second.-History of the lyrics:...
(Traditional) [1:22] - O Little Town of BethlehemO Little Town of Bethlehem"O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a popular Christmas carol. The text was written by Phillips Brooks , an Episcopal priest, Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia. He was inspired by visiting the Palestinian city of Bethlehem in 1865. Three years later, he wrote the poem for his...
(Brooks, Redner) [2:41] - God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenGod Rest Ye Merry GentlemenGod Rest You Merry, Gentlemen is an English traditional Christmas carol. The melody is in Aeolian mode. It was published by William B...
(Traditional) [1:25] - The First NoelThe First NoëlThe First Nowell is a traditional classical English carol, most likely from the 18th century, although possibly earlier...
(Sandys) [2:42] - Christmas in America - Segue (Parton) [0:21]
- What Child Is This?What Child Is This?"What Child Is This?" is a popular Christmas carol written in 1865. At the age of twenty-nine, English writer William Chatterton Dix was struck with a sudden near-fatal illness and confined to bedrest for several months, during which he went into a deep depression...
(Dix, Traditional) [1:50] - Silent NightSilent Night"Silent Night" is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" were written in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber...
(Gruber, Mohr) [2:27]
Chart performance
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 45 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 119 |
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums | 12 |