Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys

Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys
Studio album (unreleased) by
The Beach Boys
Recorded1970–1977
GenreChristmas
Length33:38
ProducerBrian Wilson, Al Jardine, Ron Altbach, Dennis Wilson, Terry Jacks
The Beach Boys recording chronology
Adult/Child
(1977) 		Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys
(1977) 		M.I.U. Album
(1978)

Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys is an unreleased studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys. Planned for issue in November/December 1978,[1] the content was a mixture of original songs penned by the group and traditional standards, similar to their 1964 release The Beach Boys' Christmas Album.

The album was produced by Brian Wilson[2] during the same sessions as M.I.U. Album (1978),[1] but ultimately rejected by Warner Bros. Records[3] who were reportedly "highly skeptical" that Wilson was anywhere on it.[4] Some of its recordings were later released on the 1998 compilation Ultimate Christmas.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ESQ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Preiss, Byron (1979). The Beach Boys. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-27398-7.
  3. ^ Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
  4. ^ Musician. Amordian Press. 1985. p. 47.
  5. ^ Lambert, Philip (2007). Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: The Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-4411-0748-0.