Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life explained

Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life
Type:studio
Artist:Cyndi Lauper
Cover:Cyndi Lauper Merry Christmas.jpg
Recorded:1993–1998
Genre:Christmas music
Length:41:59
Label:Epic
Prev Title:Sisters of Avalon
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Shine
Next Year:2002

Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life is the sixth studio album and first Christmas album released by Cyndi Lauper. It combines original compositions by Lauper and collaborator Jan Pulsford with traditional Christmas songs. "Feels Like Christmas" previously appeared on Lauper's 1993 album Hat Full of Stars.The album has sold 26,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[1] The album was released for the first time on (limited green) vinyl, 1,000 pressings, in November 2019.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Home on Christmas Day" (Rob Hyman, Cyndi Lauper, William Wittman) – 4:06
  2. "Early Christmas Morning" (Lauper, Jan Pulsford) – 5:07 (Previously released on Sisters of Avalon Japanese Edition, this version uses different backing vocals)
  3. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Johnny Marks) – 2:45
  4. "Christmas Conga" (Lauper, Pulsford) – 3:31
  5. "Minnie and Santa" (Lauper, Pulsford) – 3:55
  6. "Feels Like Christmas" (Eric Bazilian, Hyman, Lauper) – 4:30 (Previously released on Hat Full of Stars)
  7. "Three Ships" (Traditional) – 2:08
  8. "New Year's Baby (First Lullaby)" (Lauper) – 4:27
  9. "December Child" (Lauper, Pulsford) – 3:11
  10. "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Gustav Holst, Christina Rossetti) – 4:02
  11. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr) – 4:18

All tracks produced by Cyndi Lauper, Jan Pulsford and William Wittman except:

Personnel

Chatterton Elementary School Choir, Merrick, NY
("Early Christmas Morning" and "Silent Night")

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalog
Japan[4] 21 October 1998CDSony Music JapanESCA 7362
United States27 October 1998Sony Music, Epic RecordsEK 69611
CassetteET 69611
Austria2 November 1998CD492544 2
United Kingdom16 November 1998
Australia23 November 1998
BrazilNovember 1998758.498/2-492544
Japan20 November 2002Sony Music JapanEICP-7081
United States25 May 2004Sony Music, Epic Records92714
Japan3 November 2004Sony Music JapanMHCP-512
United States25 October 2005Sony BMG94340
1 November 2019LP[5] Sony, Real Gone Music

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ask Billboard | Billboard.com . billboard.com . Keith. Barth . January 8, 2012.
  2. Web site: FALL ARTS 2019: ALBUMS — 'Judy' soundtrack, Lana, Taylor and more. Washington Blade. Thom . Murphy. 12 September 2019. September 12, 2019.
  3. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/79864/ranking/cd_album/. ja:シンディ・ローパーのアルバム売り上げランキング. Japanese. Oricon. May 8, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024044213/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/79864/ranking/cd_album/. October 24, 2012.
  4. Web site: Cyndi Lauper - Merry Christmas... Have a Nice Life!. https://web.archive.org/web/20050313115938/http://www.cyndilauper.com/album_det.php?shname=mchanl. 2005-03-13.
  5. Web site: Merry Christmas...Have a Nice Life! Limited Green Vinyl Edition. Amazon .

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