Merry, Merry Christmas

Merry, Merry Christmas
Studio album by New Kids on the Block
Released	September 19, 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	Pop, holiday
Length	42:17
Label	Columbia
Producer	Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block chronology
Hangin' Tough (1988) Merry, Merry Christmas (1989) Step by Step (1990)
Singles from Merry, Merry Christmas
"This One's for the Children" Released: October 12, 1989 "Funky, Funky Xmas" Released: December 20, 1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	(8/10)[2]

Merry, Merry Christmas is the third album by pop act New Kids on the Block, released in the United States by Columbia Records on September 19, 1989 (see 1989 in music). It is a holiday one, featuring 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". On October 14, 2008 it was released to iTunes.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"This One's for the Children"	Maurice Starr	Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg	3:58
2.	"Last Night I Saw Santa Claus"	Al Lancellotti, Starr	Donnie Wahlberg	3:31
3.	"I'll Be Missin You Come Christmas (A Letter to Santa)"	Kenny Nolan, Starr	Donnie Wahlberg, Joe McIntyre, Jordan Knight	5:06
4.	"I Still Believe In Santa Claus"	Al Lancellotti, Starr	Danny Wood, Joe McIntyre	3:24
5.	"Merry, Merry Christmas"	Al Lancellotti, Starr	Jordan Knight	4:08
6.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells	Jordan Knight	4:18
7.	"Funky, Funky Xmas"	Donnie Wahlberg, Starr	Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, Joe McIntyre, Jordan Knight	5:06
8.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	Jonathan Knight	3:40
9.	"The Little Drummer Boy"	Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine K. Davis	Danny Wood	4:14
10.	"This One's for the Children" (reprise)	Starr	Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg	1:12
Total length:				36:58

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 34 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 13 Canadian RPM Albums Chart[5] 15 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] 76 European Albums Chart 31 Finnish Albums Chart[7] 19 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 30 Japanese Albums Chart 33 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 16 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 43 UK Albums (OCC)[11] 13 US Billboard 200[12] 9

Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/Sales Canada (Music Canada)[13] 2× Platinum 200,000^^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[14] Gold 28,609[14] United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Gold 100,000^^ United States (RIAA)[16] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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. EMAP Metro (28 November–11 December 1990): 60.
3. "Australiancharts.com – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
4. "Austriancharts.at – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
5. Top Albums/CDs - Volume 51, No. 6, December 09 1989 at the Wayback Machine (archived December 31, 2013). Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
7. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
8. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
9. "Norwegiancharts.com – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
11. "New Kids on the Block | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved March 6, 2016.
12. "New Kids on the Block – Chart history" Billboard 200 for New Kids on the Block. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
13. "Canadian album certifications – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Music Canada.
14. "New Kids on the Block" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
15. "British album certifications – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Merry, Merry Christmas in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
16. "American album certifications – New Kids on the Block – Merry, Merry Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH