A Cherry Cherry Christmas
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.
| A Cherry Cherry Christmas | ||||
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| Released | October 13, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 (4, 6, 8–9) 1994 (2–3, 7, 10–11) 2009 (1, 5, 12–14) | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 45:10 | |||
| Label | American, Columbia | |||
| Producer | DJ Ashba | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
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."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Cherry Cherry Christmas" | Neil Diamond | New song made for this album | 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 song made for this album | 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 song made for this album | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Meditations on a Winter Night (instrumental)" | DJ Ashba | New song made for this album | 0:55 |
| 14. | "The Chanukah Song" | Adam Sandler | New song made for this album | 3:54 |
Personnel
- Neil Diamond – vocals
Promotion
A music video ecard was also released for the song "The Chanukah Song".
References
- [A Cherry Cherry Christmas at AllMusic Allmusic review]
- "The Chanukah Song Songfacts". Retrieved March 7, 2011.
External links
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