Merry, Merry Christmas

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Merry, Merry Christmas
File:Merry merry christmas.jpg
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)Hangin' Tough1988		 Merry, Merry Christmas
(1989)		 Step by Step
(1990)Step by Step1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[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 one, featuring seasonal songs, both cover versions and original material. Released at a time when the band was peaking, it went double platinum and spawned the top ten single, "This One's for the Children". On October 14, 2008 it was released to iTunes.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length
1. "This One's for the Children"   Maurice Starr Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg 3:58
2. "Last Night I Saw Santa Claus"   Al Lancellotti, Starr Donnie Wahlberg 3:31
3. "I'll Be Missin You Come Christmas (A Letter to Santa)"   Kenny Nolan, Starr Donnie Wahlberg, Joe McIntyre, Jordan Knight 5:06
4. "I Still Believe In Santa Claus"   Al Lancellotti, Starr Danny Wood, Joe McIntyre 3:24
5. "Merry, Merry Christmas"   Al Lancellotti, Starr Jordan Knight 4:08
6. "The Christmas Song"   Mel Tormé, Robert Wells Jordan Knight 4:18
7. "Funky, Funky Xmas"   Donnie Wahlberg, Starr Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, Joe McIntyre, Jordan Knight 5:06
8. "White Christmas"   Irving Berlin Jonathan Knight 3:40
9. "The Little Drummer Boy"   Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine K. Davis Danny Wood 4:14
10. "This One's for the Children" (reprise) Starr Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg 1:12
Total length:
 36:58

Singles

  • "This One's for the Children" – October 12, 1989
  • "Funky, Funky Xmas" – December 20, 1989

Chart positions

Year Chart Positions[3]
1989 Australian Albums Chart 34
1989 Austrian Albums Chart 13
1989 Canadian RPM Albums Chart[4] 15
1989 Dutch Album Chart 76
1989 European Albums Chart[5] 31
1989 Finnish Albums Chart[6] 19
1989 German Albums Chart 30
1989 Japanese Albums Chart[7] 33
1989 Norwegian Albums Chart 16
1990 Swedish Albums Chart[8] 43
1989 UK Album Chart 13
1989 U.S. Billboard 200 9

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[9] 2× Platinum 200,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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  3. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=New+Kids+On+The+Block&titel=Merry%2C+Merry+Christmas&cat=a
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  5. ↑ http://books.google.ca/books?id=bSQEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1%7Ctitle=Hits of the World - Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=5 January 1991
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  7. ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/120104/ranking/cd_album/
  8. ↑ Merry, Merry Christmas on Swedish charts
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  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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