Morningtown Ride to Christmas explained

Morningtown Ride to Christmas
Type:	Studio
Artist:	The Seekers
Cover:	Mornington Ride to Christmas by The Seekers.jpg
Released:	November 2001
Recorded:	May–June 2001
Studio:	Melbourne
Genre:	Easy listening, Christmas
Label:	Sony Music Australia
Prev Title:	1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Night of Nights... Live!
Next Year:	2002

Morningtown Ride to Christmas is the twelfth studio and first Christmas album by Australian band, The Seekers. The album was recorded in Melbourne and released in November 2001 and was certified platinum in Australia.^[1]

The Seekers made two in-store appearances to promote the album in December at Mall Music, Sydney and Toombull Music, Brisbane.^[2] In 2019 the album was reissued under the title We Wish You a Merry Christmas, with a newly recorded version of the song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" as track one, followed by the tracks from the original album.^[3]

Track listing

"Morningtown Ride (To Christmas)" – 2:37
"Mary Had a Baby" – 3:46
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" – 3:22
"Silent Night" – 4:01
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:55
"When a Child is Born" – 2:58
"Jingle Bells – 2:43
"Once in Royal David's City" – 3:15
"The Little Drummer Boy" – 3:24
"There Are No Lights on Our Christmas Tree" – 4:21
"The First Noël" – 3:58
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 2:51
"Away in a Manger" – 3:53
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" – 3:18
"Children, Go Where I Send Thee" – 5:03

Notes and References

Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums. ARIA. 28 September 2016.
Web site: MUSIC & MEDIA BUSINESS NEWS. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020131130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10761/20020201-0000/www.themusic.com.au/im_m/archive/011204_286/old/eliezer_.html. dead. 2002-01-31. The Music AU. January 2002 . 28 September 2016.
Web site: The Seekers Announce Christmas Album WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS. . 23 October 2019. BroadwayWorld. 8 November 2019.