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Christmas in Tahoe

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Christmas in Tahoe
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 13, 2015
RecordedBear Creek Studio, Sunken Forest Studio (May & June, 2015)[1]
GenreChristmas
Length
  • 52 minutes
  • 63 minutes (extended deluxe version)
LabelSunken Forest[2]
ProducerJohn Goodmanson
Train chronology
Bulletproof Picasso
(2014)
Christmas in Tahoe
(2015)
Train Does Led Zeppelin II
(2016)

Christmas in Tahoe is the eighth studio album and first Christmas album by American rock band Train, released on November 13, 2015 by Sunken Forest Records. The album was made digitally available exclusively on Amazon at the time of its release, as well as being released on CD to most retailers.[3] The album features renditions of twelve traditional Christmas songs and three originals written by the band.[1]

The album was released by other digital retailers on October 27, 2017, and a deluxe edition was made available on CD.[4] The non-deluxe stock release contains a lyric sheet that mirrors the first 12 songs but not the last three. The tracks that are on this CD are the first 12 listed on the deluxe edition.

In 2021, the Hallmark Channel aired a film, Christmas in Tahoe, based on the album. Pat Monahan of Train co-starred and was executive producer on the film.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Christmas"Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor3:25
2."Christmas Must Be Tonight"Robbie Robertson3:20
3."River"Joni Mitchell3:40
4."Christmas Island"Pat Monahan, Jerry Becker3:55
5."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane4:28
6."Merry Christmas Everybody"Noddy Holder, Jim Lea3:14
7."Santa, Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"Aaron Schroeder, Claude Demetrius2:36
8."What Christmas Means to Me"Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy2:53
9."Wait for Mary, Christmas"Monahan, Becker3:35
10."O Holy Night"Adolphe Adam3:18
11."Shake Up Christmas"Butch Walker, Monahan4:07
12."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"John Lennon, Yoko Ono3:33
13."2000 Miles"Chrissie Hynde3:49
14."Tinsel and Lights"Tracey Thorn3:13
15."Mele Kalikimaka"Robert Alexander Anderson3:00
Total length:52:06
Christmas in Tahoe (Deluxe Edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Christmas"Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor3:25
2."Christmas Must Be Tonight"Robbie Robertson3:20
3."River"Joni Mitchell3:40
4."Christmas Island"Pat Monahan, Jerry Becker3:55
5."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane4:28
6."Merry Christmas Everybody"Noddy Holder, Jim Lea3:14
7."What Christmas Means to Me"Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy2:53
8."Wait for Mary, Christmas"Monahan, Becker3:35
9."O Holy Night"Adolphe Adam3:18
10."Shake Up Christmas"Butch Walker, Monahan4:07
11."2000 Miles"Chrissie Hynde3:49
12."Tinsel and Lights"Tracey Thorn3:14
13."Merry Christmas Baby"Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore3:21
14."The Cherry Tree Carol"Joan Baez3:47
15."Please Come Home for Christmas"Charles Brown, Gene Redd3:52
16."Run Run Rudolph"Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie2:57
17."Blue Christmas"Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson2:58
Total length:59:58

Personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic[6]

Train
  • Pat Monahan – vocals, arrangement
  • Jerry Becker – keyboards
  • Hector Maldonado – bass, percussion, and background vocals
  • Luis Carlos Maldonado – guitar and background vocals
  • Drew Shoals – drums
  • Nikita Houston – background vocals
  • Sakai Smith – background vocals

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 151
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 9
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[9] 10

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label
United States November 13, 2015
  • CD
  • digital download
Universal Music Group

References

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  1. ^ a b Graff, Gary (November 3, 2015). "Train's Pat Monahan Talks Getting Into the Holiday Spirit With 'Christmas In Tahoe' Album: Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Holiday albums from Kenny Rogers, Kylie Minogue and more". Associated Press.
  3. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (October 16, 2015). "Train Are Releasing Their Christmas Album Exclusively On Amazon". Forbes. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. ^ train (@train) (October 24, 2017). "Got a special treat for you later this week, Christmas in Tahoe will be available for the 1st time ever on your favorite digital retailers!".
  5. ^ "Train's Pat Monahan Explains How the Band's Christmas Album Became a Hallmark Movie". PEOPLE.com. November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Christmas in Tahoe – Train – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "Train Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Train Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Train – Chart history". Billboard Top Holiday Albums for Train.