A Cherry Cherry Christmas

A Cherry Cherry Christmas
Studio album by Neil Diamond
Released	October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)
Recorded	1992 (4, 6, 8–9) 1994 (2–3, 7, 10–11) 2009 (1, 5, 12–14)
Studio	Arch Angel Studios and Ashbaland Studios (Los Angeles, California) Warner Bros. Studios/Eastwood Scoring Stage (Burbank, California)
Genre	Christmas
Length	45:10
Label	American, Columbia
Producer	Neil Diamond Peter Asher DJ Ashba
Neil Diamond chronology
Hot August Night/NYC (2009) A Cherry Cherry Christmas (2009) Dreams (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

A Cherry Cherry Christmas is the third Christmas album and also the twenty-eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Neil Diamond. The album contains five new tracks, and nine tracks compiled from his previous two Christmas albums. It was released on October 13, 2009. The title track is a new Christmas carol written by Diamond.^[2]

The album includes a cover of Adam Sandler's "The Chanukah Song", which Diamond recorded because, he explained, "There are so many beautiful Christmas songs around and so few Hanukkah songs."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Cherry Cherry Christmas"	Neil Diamond	new	3:31
2.	"Sleigh Ride"	Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish	The Christmas Album, Volume II	2:44
3.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane	The Christmas Album, Volume II	4:46
4.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	The Christmas Album	3:23
5.	"Christmas Dream"	Neil Diamond	new	5:50
6.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Tormé, Bob Wells	The Christmas Album	3:34
7.	"Deck the Halls/We Wish You a Merry Christmas"	Traditional	The Christmas Album, Volume II	1:44
8.	"Jingle Bell Rock"	Joe Beale, Jim Boothe	The Christmas Album	1:53
9.	"You Make It Feel Like Christmas"	Neil Diamond	The Christmas Album	3:39
10.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith	The Christmas Album, Volume II	2:46
11.	"Joy to the World"	Isaac Watts, Lowell Mason	The Christmas Album, Volume II	2:42
12.	"Amazing Grace"	John Newton	new	3:45
13.	"Meditations on a Winter Night (instrumental)"	DJ Ashba	new	0:55
14.	"The Chanukah Song"	Adam Sandler	new	3:54

Personnel

Tracks 1, 5 & 12–14

• Neil Diamond – vocals
• Alan Lindgren – acoustic piano (1, 12), orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 12)
• DJ Ashba – all instruments (14)
• Hadley Hockensmith – guitars (1)
• Reinie Press – bass (1, 12)
• Don Markese – saxophone (1), penny whistle (12)
• Josef Powell, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters – group vocals (12)

Production

• Arch Angel Music – compilation production
• Neil Diamond – producer (1, 12)
• Peter Asher – producer (2–4, 6–11)
• DJ Ashba – producer (5, 13, 14), mixing (5, 14)
• Bernie Becker – recording (1, 12), mixing (1, 12), mastering at Bernie Becker Mastering (Pasadena, California)
• Marti Fredrickson – mixing (5, 14)
• Dale Becker – mastering assistant
• Sam Cole – production coordinator
• Glen Nakasako – art direction, design
• Jesse Diamond, Mark Seliger and Jason Ware – photography
• Irving Azoff and Kate McNeil – management

Promotion

A music video ecard was also released for the song "The Chanukah Song".

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[4]	6
US Billboard 200[5]	60

References

1. [A Cherry Cherry Christmas at AllMusic Allmusic review]
2. "ShieldSquare Captcha". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
3. "The Chanukah Song Songfacts". Retrieved March 7, 2011.
4. "Neil Diamond Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
5. "Neil Diamond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

External links

• Review on PRNewsWire.com
• Review on Spinner.com Archived February 3, 2013, at archive.today