1983 Merle Haggard – Goin’ Home For Christmas
Goin’ Home for Christmas is the 36th studio album by American country singer Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers, released in 1982. A Christmas album, it reached Number 41 on the Billboard Country album chart. It was re-issued on Epic in 1984 with a completely different sleeve. Subsequent re-issues have reverted to variations of the original sleeve, but with a bonus track, “White Christmas” added. This extra track was recorded in 1986 and released in 1988 on the various artist collection “Nashville’s Greatest Christmas Hits”. It was co-produced by Roy Nichols, lead guitarist of The Strangers.
Tracks
1 Goin’ Home for Christmas (Merle Haggard) 02:29
2 Grandma’s Homemade Christmas Card (Merle Haggard) 02:19
3 Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town (Haven Gillespie; Fred Coots) 02:16
4 Santa Claus And Popcorn (Merle Haggard) 02:33
5 Daddy Won’t Be Home Again For Christmas (Merle Haggard) 03:25
6 If We Make It Through December (Merle Haggard) 02:41
7 Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas (Merle Haggard) 02:11
8 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Johnny Marks) 02:49
9 Blue Christmas (Jay Johnson) 02:09
10 Lonely Night (Freddy Powers; Mary Lou Butler) 02:56
11 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 03:09
Biography
Musicians
| Musician | Clay Caire |
| Musician | Farrell Morris |
| Musician | Hal Rugg |
| Musician | Henry Strzelecki |
| Musician | Jimmy Capps |
| Musician | Mark Casstevens |
| Musician | Ron Oates |
| Musician | Steve Chapman |
| Musician | Biff Adam |
| Musician | Dennis Hromek |
| Musician | Don Markham |
| Musician | Jim Belkins |
| Musician | Mark Yeary |
| Musician | Norman Hamlet |
| Musician | Billy Moore |
| Musician | Roy Nichols |
| Background Vocals | Curtis Young |
| Background Vocals | Donna Sheridan |
| Background Vocals | Doug Clements |
| Background Vocals | Louis Nunley |
| Vocals | Merle Haggard |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bill Walker, Lewis Talley, Merle Haggard
Arranged By – Bill Walker
Engineer – Ken Suesov, Russell Bracher
Recorded By – Lou Bradley
Art Direction – Virginia Team
Photography By – Norman Seeff
Mastered At K Disc Mastering
Recorded At CBS Studios, Nashville
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
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