Holiday Harmony
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Holiday Harmony is the fifteenth original studio album by American folk rock duo America, released by Rhino Records in 2002. Produced by Andrew Gold, it is a Christmas album. The album contains a number of traditional Christmas standards, some of which were recorded with distinct parallels to America's hits. For example, the "la-la-la" refrain in "Winter Wonderland" is strongly reminiscent of "A Horse With No Name," while "White Christmas" uses a guitar strumming style similar to that in "Tin Man." The album contains three new songs: "A Christmas To Remember," "Winter Holidays," and the "Ventura Highway"-themed "Christmas In California". "Winter Wonderland" became a minor hit during the Christmas season in 2002, reaching 26 on the Radio & Records Adult Contemporary chart.
In November 2010, the album was re-released on CD and digital download format as a "Collector's Edition." This edition contained a bonus track, "A Holly Jolly Christmas."
Track listing
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"Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Dick Smith |
3:16 |
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"Let It Snow" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne |
2:46 |
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"White Christmas" | Irving Berlin |
3:55 |
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"A Christmas To Remember" | Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell |
3:56 |
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"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin |
3:44 |
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"Sleigh Ride" | Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish |
4:03 |
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"Silver Bells" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans |
4:54 |
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"Christmas In California" | Bunnell, Andrew Gold |
3:24 |
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"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" | Meredith Willson |
2:39 |
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"Winter Holidays" | Beckley, Bunnell |
3:43 |
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"Frosty The Snowman" | Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins |
2:31 |
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"Silent Night" | Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber |
4:38 |
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"The First Noel" | Traditional |
2:28 |
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"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (2010 Collector's Edition bonus track) | Johnny Marks |
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