Honky Tonk Christmas

Studio album (Christmas) by

Released

October 12, 1993

Genre

Length

31:43

Alan Jackson chronology

A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
(1992)

Honky Tonk Christmas
(1993)

Who I Am
(1994)

Honky Tonk Christmas is the fourth studio album and the first Christmas album by country music artist Alan Jackson, and was released on October 12, 1993. The title track, "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "I Only Want You for Christmas" charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.

"Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" was originally recorded by John Denver for his 1973 album Farewell Andromeda. Jackson's version of "A Holly Jolly Christmas" first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, while "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" was also included on the 1994 Alvin and the Chipmunks album A Very Merry Chipmunk.

"Honky Tonk Christmas" was released on vinyl for the first time in October 2023 for the album's 30th anniversary.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ ^[2]
Los Angeles Times	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Duet partner (s)	Length
1.	"Honky Tonk Christmas"	Buddy Brock, Zack Turner, Kim Williams		2:53
2.	"The Angels Cried"	Harley Allen, Debbie Nims	Alison Krauss	2:51
3.	"If We Make It Through December"	Merle Haggard		2:45
4.	"If You Don't Wanna See Santa Claus Cry"	Keith Stegall		3:14
5.	"I Only Want You for Christmas"	Tim Nichols, Turner		3:20
6.	"Merry Christmas to Me"	Alan Jackson		2:53
7.	"A Holly Jolly Christmas"	Johnny Marks		2:16
8.	"There's a New Kid in Town"	Don Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley	Keith Whitley	4:09
9.	"Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck"	Don Rich, Red Simpson	Alvin and the Chipmunks	4:08
10.	"Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)"	Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert		3:20
Total length:				31:49

Personnel

Alan Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals
Vanessa Adiar – choir
Harley Allen – mandolin
Cindy Ashcraft – choir
Ross Bagdasarian Jr. – speaking part
Eddie Bayers – drums
Ashley Berry – choir
Mark Casstevens – banjo
Angela Chancellor – choir
Alvin and the Chipmunks – vocals on "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck"
Jennifer Cockrell – choir
Eric Darken – percussion
Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
Joe Fisher – choir
Rhonda Forlaw – choir
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
Kelly Giedt – choir
Dottie Hahn – choir
Frank Hamlin – choir
Chris Harris – backing vocals
Mike Haynes – backing vocals
Steve Hood – choir
Jim Horn – saxophone
Roy Huskey Jr. – bass
Dick Kaiser – choir
Janice Karmen – speaking part
Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals
Alison Krauss – vocals on "The Angels Cried"
Jimmy Kull – choir
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Richard Morris – choir
Weldon Myrick – pedal steel guitar
Kerri Pauley – choir
Jon Robbin – choir
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano, backing vocals
Kara Ross – choir
Bruce Rutherford – backing vocals
John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
Roxane Stueve – choir
Kris Sultemeir – choir
Tom Thornton – choir
Jim Vest – pedal steel guitar
Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Keith Whitley – vocals on "There's a New Kid in Town"
Glenn Worf – bass

Charts and certifications

Honky Tonk Christmas peaked at No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and No. 7 on the Top Country Albums. In January 1998, Honky Tonk Christmas was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It has sold 1,324,800 copies in the U.S. as of November 2017.^[5]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200^[6]	43
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums^[6]	7
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums	4

Sales and certifications[edit]

Region	Provider	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States	RIAA	Platinum^[7]	1,324,800^[5]

References

^ Honky Tonk Christmas at AllMusic
^ Browne, David (November 12, 1993). "Christmas CD Roundup Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
^ Willman, Chris (December 12, 1993). "Holiday Recordings : HOLIDAY : It's Ring-a-Ling Recordings Time : Those Seasonal Sugarplums and Lumps O' Coal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 409. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone alan jackson album guide.
^ ^a ^b Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Alan Jackson - Chart history
^ "Gold & Platinum - February 16, 2010". RIAA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2010.

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