Christmas Is Almost Here

Christmas Is Almost Here
Studio album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedOctober 22, 2002
Recordedin Room 139, The Peninsula Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 2002
GenreChristmas music
Length36:40
LabelRhino
ProducerDon Was & Carly Simon
Carly Simon chronology
The Bedroom Tapes
(2000) 		Christmas Is Almost Here
(2002) 		Anthology
(2002)

Christmas Is Almost Here is the 19th studio album, and first Christmas album, by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Rhino Entertainment, on October 22, 2002.[1]

Featuring a mixture of seasonal classics and original compositions, the album features Willie Nelson in a duet on "Pretty Paper",[2] and Simon's son Ben Taylor in a duet on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen". Simon's former brother-in-law Livingston Taylor wrote the title track. Simon co-wrote the track "Heaven" with her sister Lucy Simon. "The Land of Christmas (Mary)" was written by Simon the night before recording on the album began.

The album peaked at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart.[3] Simon embarked on a promotional tour in support of the album that included a handful of television appearances, including Good Morning America,[4][5] The Caroline Rhea Show,[6] Live with Regis and Kelly,[7] Howard Stern, and The Today Show. Simon's son, Ben Taylor, accompanied her on many of these promotional appearances.

  1. ^ "News (2002)". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Pretty Paper - Carly Simon & Willie Nelson". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Carly Simon – Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Carly Simon - Silent Night". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Twelve Gates To The City - Carly Simon". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "I'll Be Home For Christmas - Carly Simon". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Carly Simon with Regis and Kelly". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.