Christmas (Chris Isaak album)

Christmas
Studio album by Chris Isaak
Released	October 12, 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Rock and roll, rockabilly, Christmas
Length	40:05
Label	Reprise
Producer	Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak chronology
Always Got Tonight (2002) Christmas (2004) Best of Chris Isaak (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Christmas is a 2004 album by Chris Isaak released on Warner Bros. Records.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris Isaak; except where indicated

1. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) – 2:12
2. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 3:10
3. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:30
4. "Washington Square" – 3:22
5. "Blue Christmas" (Bill Hayes, Jay Johnson) – 2:20
6. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 2:47
7. "Hey Santa!" – 2:43
8. "Let It Snow" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:29
9. "Christmas on TV" – 2:19
10. "Pretty Paper" (Willie Nelson) – 2:33
11. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 2:32
12. "Mele Kalikimaka" (Robert Alex Anderson) – 1:56
13. "Brightest Star" – 3:03
14. "Last Month of the Year" (Traditional) – 2:14
15. "Gotta Be Good" – 2:42
16. "Auld Lang Syne" (Traditional) – 1:09

Australian edition bonus tracks

17. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) – 2:48
18. "Santa Bring My Baby Back" (Claude Demetrius, Aaron Schroeder)– 2:12

Personnel

• Chris Isaak - vocals, guitar
• Hershel Yatovitz - guitar, vocals
• Rowland Salley - bass, vocals
• Kenney Dale Johnson - drums, vocals

with:

• Stevie Nicks - vocals, percussion
• Jamie Muhoberac, Jimmy Pugh, Mark Isham, Patrick Warren, Rafael Padilla, Robin DiMaggio, Scott Plunkett - additional musicians
• Bob Joyce, David Joyce, Jon Joyce, Walt Harrah - backing vocals

Technical

• Mark Needham - recording, mixing
• Michael Tsay - photography

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	26

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States	—	152,000[3]

References

1. link
2. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
3. "Answers to readers' questions about Chris Isaak, Britney Spears and Janet Jackson". Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2021.