What I Really Want for Christmas
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| Studio album by Brian Wilson | ||
| Released | October 18, 2005 | |
| Recorded | April – May 2005 | |
| Genre | Rock/Holiday | |
| Length | 46:04 | |
| Label | Arista Records | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson | |
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| Brian Wilson chronology | ||
| Smile (2004) |
What I Really Want for Christmas (2005) |
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What I Really Want for Christmas is Brian Wilson's ninth official solo album and his first seasonal release. It was released by Arista Records in October 2005 and features many traditional Christmas songs, as well some of Wilson's originals, including remakes of The Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick" and "The Man with All the Toys". As a bonus, Wilson elected to include a sampling of seasonal recordings initially available on his website a few years earlier.
The album eventually peaked at #200 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US, with "Deck the Halls" becoming a surprise Top 10 Adult Contemporary hit.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Man with All the Toys" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) – 2:59
- "What I Really Want for Christmas" (Wilson, Bernie Taupin) – 3:50
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (traditional) – 3:27
- "O Holy Night" (traditional) – 4:28
- "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (traditional) – 2:36
- "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" (traditional) – 3:34
- "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (traditional) – 3:08
- "The First Noel" (traditional) – 4:47
- "Christmasey" (Wilson, Jimmy Webb) – 4:08
- "Little Saint Nick" (Wilson, Love) – 2:11
- "Deck the Halls" (traditional) – 2:36
- "Auld Lang Syne" (traditional) – 1:29
- "On Christmas Day" (Wilson) – 3:23
- "Joy to the World" (traditional) – 2:06
- "Silent Night" (traditional) – 0:49
- Tracks 13–15 are bonus tracks, 13 and 15 having originally appeared on Wilson's website during 2000 and 2001
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