| Happy Holidays | ||||
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| Released | 4 December 2006 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Christmas | |||
| Length | 46:37 [1] | |||
| Label | Bodog Music | |||
| Producer | Billy Idol, Brian Tichy | |||
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Happy Holidays is a Christmas album and the seventh studio album by Billy Idol. [1] It includes renditions of many traditional Christmas songs and two original Christmas songs, "Happy Holiday" and "Christmas Love". Music videos were released for " Jingle Bell Rock", "Happy Holiday", " White Christmas" and " Winter Wonderland".
A remixed version with new cover and different tracklist was released on November 5, 2021, and was also issued on vinyl for the first time. [2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Frosty the Snowman" | Walter "Jack" Rollins, Steve Nelson | 2:28 |
| 2. | " Silver Bells" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Happy Holiday" | Billy Idol | 2:04 |
| 4. | " Merry Christmas Baby" | Johnny Moore; Lou Baxter | 4:09 |
| 5. | " White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:34 |
| 6. | " Here Comes Santa Claus" | Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman | 2:02 |
| 7. | " God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" | Traditional | 2:58 |
| 8. | " Santa Claus Is Back in Town" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 3:22 |
| 9. | " Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 2:29 |
| 10. | " Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 2:21 |
| 11. | " Run Rudolph Run" | Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie | 3:03 |
| 12. | " Blue Christmas" | Bill Hayes; Jay Johnson | 2:28 |
| 13. | " Jingle Bell Rock" | Jim Boothe; Joe Beal | 2:04 |
| 14. | "Christmas Love" | Billy Idol | 4:01 |
| 15. | " O Christmas Tree" | Melchior Franck | 4:33 |
| 16. | " Silent Night" | Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr | 2:19 |
| 17. | " Auld Lang Syne" | Robert Burns [1] | 1:21 |
Notes
- The 2021 rerelease adds a new song, "On Christmas Day", but deletes the tracks "Merry Christmas Baby", "Blue Christmas", and "Christmas Love".
Personnel
- Billy Idol – lead vocals
- Brian Tichy – guitars, bass guitar, drums
- Derek Sherinian – keyboards
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [3] | 50 |
| Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [4] | 76 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Happy Holidays: A Very Special Christmas Album - Billy Idol | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ Major, Michael (29 October 2021). "Billy Idol to Release Remastered 'Happy Holidays' Album". Broadway World. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Idol – Happy Holidays" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Billy Idol – Happy Holidays". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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