| Honky Tonk Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album (Christmas) by | ||||
| Released | October 12, 1993 | |||
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| Length | 31:43 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Keith Stegall | |||
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Honky Tonk Christmas is the fourth studio album and the first Christmas album by country music artist Alan Jackson, and was released on October 12, 1993. The title track, "A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "I Only Want You for Christmas" charted on the Hot Country Songs charts.
"Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" was originally recorded by John Denver for his 1973 album Farewell Andromeda. Jackson's version of "A Holly Jolly Christmas" first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, while "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" was also included on the 1994 Alvin and the Chipmunks album A Very Merry Chipmunk.
"Honky Tonk Christmas" was released on vinyl for the first time in October 2023 for the album's 30th anniversary.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
- ^ Honky Tonk Christmas at AllMusic
- ^ Browne, David (November 12, 1993). "Christmas CD Roundup Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Willman, Chris (December 12, 1993). "Holiday Recordings : HOLIDAY : It's Ring-a-Ling Recordings Time : Those Seasonal Sugarplums and Lumps O' Coal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 409. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
rolling stone alan jackson album guide.