- Merry, Merry Christmas
-
Merry, Merry Christmas 
Studio album by New Kids on the Block Released September 19, 1989 Recorded 1988–1989 Genre Pop, holiday Length 42:17 Label Columbia Producer Maurice Starr New Kids on the Block chronology Hangin' Tough
(1988)Merry, Merry Christmas
(1989)Step by Step
(1990)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Smash Hits (8/10)[2] Merry, Merry Christmas is the third album by pop act New Kids on the Block, released in the United States by Columbia Records on September 19, 1989 (see 1989 in music). It is a holiday album, featuring seasonal songs, both cover versions and original material. Released at a time when the group was peaking, it went double platinum and spawned the top ten single, "This One's for the Children." On October 14, 2008 the album was released to iTunes.
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "This One's for the Children" Starr 3:58 2. "Last Night I Saw Santa Claus" Lancellotti/Starr 3:31 3. "I'll Be Missin You Come Christmas (A Letter to Santa)" Kenny Nolan/Starr 5:06 4. "I Still Believe In Santa Claus" Lancellotti/Starr 3:24 5. "Merry, Merry Christmas" Lancellotti/Starr 4:08 6. "The Christmas Song" Mel Tormé/Robert Wells 4:18 7. "Funky, Funky Xmas" Donnie Wahlberg/Starr 5:06 8. "White Christmas" Irving Berlin 3:40 9. "The Little Drummer Boy" Katherine Davis/Henry Onorati/Harry Simeone 4:14 10. "This One's for the Children" (reprise) Starr 1:12 Total length:42:17 Singles
- "This One's for the Children" – August 12, 1989
- "Funky, Funky Xmas" – December 20, 1989
Chart positions
Year Chart Positions 1989 U.S. Billboard 200 9 1989 UK Album Chart 13 1990 Swedish Albums Chart[3] 43 References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Merry, Merry Christmas - New Kids On The Block". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r133188. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ Andrews, Marc. "Review: New Kids On The Block: Merry Merry Christmas (Epic)". Smash Hits (EMAP Metro) (28 November–11 December 1990): 60.
- ^ Merry, Merry Christmas on Swedish charts
Categories:- 1989 Christmas albums
- Christmas albums by American artists
- New Kids on the Block albums
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
