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Merry Christmas Wherever You Are
Merry Christmas Wherever You Are
Studio album by George Strait
Released	September 21, 1999
Recorded	1999
Studio	Ocean Way Nashville, Emerald Studio B and Sound Emporium (Nashville, TN).
Genre	Honky-tonk
Length	28:34
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Tony Brown; George Strait
George Strait chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Austin Chronicle	^[3]
Chicago Tribune	(mixed) ^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B ^[4]

Merry Christmas Wherever You Are is the second Christmas album by George Strait. It was released by MCA Records. It has his versions of many classic Christmas songs, as well as the newly penned tracks "I Know What I Want for Christmas", "Old Time Christmas", "Noel Leon", "Santa's on His Way" and the title track.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Know What I Want for Christmas"	Charlie Black, Dana Hunt Black	3:21
2.	"Old Time Christmas"	Aaron Barker, John Barlow Jarvis	3:18
3.	"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"	Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	2:19
4.	"Jingle Bell Rock"	Joe Beal, Jim Boothe	2:12
5.	"Merry Christmas (Wherever You Are)"	Jerry Laseter, Mack Vickery	2:59
6.	"All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth"	Donald Gardner	2:34
7.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells	3:58
8.	"Noel Leon"	Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Ricky Ray Rector	2:53
9.	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"	Johnny Marks	2:54
10.	"Santa's on His Way"	David Anthony	2:06

Personnel

George Strait – lead vocals
Jim Cox – keyboards, acoustic piano
Steve Nathan – keyboards, acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ
Steve Gibson – acoustic guitars
Dean Parks – electric guitars
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Glenn Worf – bass
Eddie Bayers – drums
Eric Darken – percussion
Larry Franklin – fiddle
The Nashville String Machine – strings
Russell Mauldin – string and group vocal arrangements, conductor
Wes Hightower – backing vocals
Liana Manis – backing vocals

Group vocals

Lisa Cochran
Travis Cottrell
Tim Davis
Stephanie Hall
Jon Mark Ivey
Marabeth Jordon
Lisa Silver
Dennis Wilson

Production

Tony Brown – producer
George Strait – producer
Chuck Ainlay – recording, mixing
Mark Rolston – second engineer
Tim Waters – second engineer
Greg Fogie – assistant engineer
Justin Niebank – overdub recording
Eric Conn – digital editing
Carlos Grier – digital editing
Denny Purcell – mastering
Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN) – editing and mastering location
Jessie Noble – project coordinator
Team Design – art direction, design
Slick Lawson – photography
Virginia Team – photography

Chart positions

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	10
U.S. Billboard 200	78

References

^ ^a ^b Kot, Greg; Reich, Howard; von Rhein, John; Hurst, Jack; Royko, David (1999-12-12). "Holiday CDs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
^ Merry Christmas Wherever You Are at AllMusic
^ Gray, Christopher (1999-12-24). "Garth Brooks, The Magic of Christmas (sic) (Capitol); George Strait; Merry Christmas Wherever You Are (MCA)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
^ Willman, Chris (1999-12-10). "Christmas Music Roundup". Entertainment Weekly: 108. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

[CT-1] Kot, Greg; Reich, Howard; von Rhein, John; Hurst, Jack; Royko, David (1999-12-12). "Holiday CDs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

[2] Merry Christmas Wherever You Are at AllMusic

[3] Gray, Christopher (1999-12-24). "Garth Brooks, The Magic of Christmas (sic) (Capitol); George Strait; Merry Christmas Wherever You Are (MCA)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-05-15.

[4] Willman, Chris (1999-12-10). "Christmas Music Roundup". Entertainment Weekly: 108. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

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