Merry, Merry Christmas

Merry, Merry Christmas
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1989
Recorded1988–1989
GenrePop, holiday
Length42:17
LabelColumbia
ProducerMaurice Starr
New Kids on the Block chronology
Hangin' Tough
(1988)
Merry, Merry Christmas
(1989)
Step by Step
(1990)
Singles from Merry, Merry Christmas
  1. "This One's for the Children"
    Released: October 12, 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Smash Hits8/10[2]

Merry, Merry Christmas is the third studio and only Christmas album by pop band New Kids on the Block, released in the United States by Columbia Records on September 19, 1989. It features seasonal songs, both cover versions and original material. Released at a time when the band was peaking, it went double platinum and spawned the top-ten single, "This One's for the Children", which Maurice Starr produced and recorded at Tony Rose’s Hit City Recording Studio in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

The deathcore band I Declare War used the same album cover image for a Christmas themed EP they released titled Bring the Season (2007).

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Merry, Merry Christmas - New Kids On The Block". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  2. ^ Andrews, Marc. "Review: New Kids On The Block: Merry Merry Christmas (Epic)". Smash Hits (28 November–11 December 1990). EMAP Metro: 60.