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Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life

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Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life
Studio album by
Cyndi Lauper
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
Recorded1993–1998
GenreChristmas music
Length41:59
LabelEpic
Producers
Cyndi Lauper chronology
Sisters of Avalon
(1996)		 Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life
(1998)		 Shine
(2002)
Singles from Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life
  1. "Early Christmas Morning"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStarHalf star[2]

Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life is the sixth studio album and first Christmas album released by Cyndi Lauper. It combines original compositions by Lauper and collaborator Jan Pulsford with traditional Christmas songs. "Feels Like Christmas" previously appeared on Lauper's 1993 album Hat Full of Stars. The album has sold 26,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3] The album was released for the first time on (limited green) vinyl, 1,000 pressings, in November 2019.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Home on Christmas Day" (Rob Hyman, Cyndi Lauper, William Wittman) – 4:06
  2. "Early Christmas Morning" (Lauper, Jan Pulsford) – 5:07 (Previously released on Sisters of Avalon Japanese Edition, this version uses different backing vocals)
  3. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Johnny Marks) – 2:45
  4. "Christmas Conga" (Lauper, Pulsford) – 3:31
  5. "Minnie and Santa" (Lauper, Pulsford) – 3:55
  6. "Feels Like Christmas" (Eric Bazilian, Hyman, Lauper) – 4:30 (Previously released on Hat Full of Stars)
  7. "Three Ships" (Traditional) – 2:08
  8. "New Year's Baby (First Lullaby)" (Lauper) – 4:27
  9. "December Child" (Lauper, Pulsford) – 3:11
  10. "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Gustav Holst, Christina Rossetti) – 4:02
  11. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr) – 4:18

All tracks produced by Cyndi Lauper, Jan Pulsford and William Wittman except:

  • "Early Christmas Morning" produced by Cyndi Lauper, Jan Pulsford and Mark Saunders
  • "Home on Christmas Day" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" produced by Cyndi Lauper and William Wittman
  • "Feels Like Christmas" produced by Cyndi Lauper and Junior Vasquez

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 75

Release history

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Country Date Label Format Cat No. Ref.
Japan 21 October 1998 Sony Music Japan CD ESCA 7362 [6]
United States 27 October 1998
  • CD
  • Cassette
  • EK 69611
  • ET 69611
 [6]
Austria 2 November 1998 CD 492544 2 [6]
United Kingdom 16 November 1998
  • CD
  • Cassette
  • 492544 2
  • 492544 4
 [7]
Australia 23 November 1998 CD [6]
Brazil November 1998 CD 758.498/2-492544 [6]
Japan 20 November 2002 Sony Music Japan CD EICP-7081 [6]
United States 25 May 2004 CD 92714 [6]
Japan 3 November 2004 Sony Music Japan CD MHCP-512 [6]
United States 25 October 2005 Sony BMG CD 94340 [6]
1 November 2019
  • Sony Music
  • Real Gone Music
 LP (Green vinyl)
  • RGM-0930
  • 19075976061
 [8]
LP (Red vinyl)
  • RGM-0930
  • 19075986711-S1
2020 LP (White vinyl)
  • RGM-0930
  • 19075976061
5 November 2021 LP (Clear vinyl with red and white swirl)
  • RGM-0930
  • 19075986711-S2

References

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  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Cyndi Lauper: Merry Christmas...Have a Nice Life" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Randy (December 3, 1998). "Choose Your Artist for the Season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ Barth, Keith. "Ask Billboard | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ Murphy, Thom (September 12, 2019). "FALL ARTS 2019: ALBUMS — 'Judy' soundtrack, Lana, Taylor and more". Washington Blade. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ シンディ・ローパーのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Cyndi Lauper - Merry Christmas... Have a Nice Life!". Archived from the original on March 13, 2005.
  7. ↑ "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. November 14, 1998. p. 28.
  8. ↑ "Merry Christmas...Have a Nice Life! Limited Green Vinyl Edition". Amazon.
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