Christmas in Tahoe

Christmas in Tahoe is the eighth studio album and first Christmas album by American rock band Train, released on November 13, 2015 by Sunken Forest Records. The album was made digitally available exclusively on Amazon at the time of its release, as well as being released on CD to most retailers.[3] The album features renditions of twelve traditional Christmas songs and three originals written by the band.[1]

Christmas in Tahoe
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 13, 2015
RecordedBear Creek Studio, Sunken Forest Studio (May & June, 2015)[1]
GenreChristmas
Length
  • 52:06
  • 59:58 (deluxe version)
LabelSunken Forest[2]
ProducerJohn Goodmanson
Train chronology
Bulletproof Picasso
(2014)
Christmas in Tahoe
(2015)
Train Does Led Zeppelin II
(2016)

The album was released by other digital retailers on October 27, 2017, and a deluxe edition was made available on CD.[4]The non-deluxe stock release contains a lyric sheet that mirrors the first 12 songs but not the last three. The tracks that are on this CD are the first 12 listed on the deluxe edition.

In 2021, the Hallmark Channel aired a film, Christmas in Tahoe, based on the album. Pat Monahan of Train co-starred and was executive producer on the film.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Christmas"Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor3:25
2."Christmas Must Be Tonight"Robbie Robertson3:20
3."River"Joni Mitchell3:40
4."Christmas Island"Pat Monahan, Jerry Becker3:55
5."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane4:28
6."Merry Christmas Everybody"Noddy Holder, Jim Lea3:14
7."Santa, Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"Aaron Schroeder, Claude Demetrius2:36
8."What Christmas Means to Me"Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy2:53
9."Wait for Mary, Christmas"Monahan, Becker3:35
10."O Holy Night"Adolphe Adam3:18
11."Shake Up Christmas"Butch Walker, Monahan4:07
12."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"John Lennon, Yoko Ono3:33
13."2000 Miles"Chrissie Hynde3:49
14."Tinsel and Lights"Tracey Thorn3:13
15."Mele Kalikimaka"Robert Alexander Anderson3:00
Total length:52:06
Christmas in Tahoe (Deluxe Edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Christmas"Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor3:25
2."Christmas Must Be Tonight"Robbie Robertson3:20
3."River"Joni Mitchell3:40
4."Christmas Island"Pat Monahan, Jerry Becker3:55
5."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane4:28
6."Merry Christmas Everybody"Noddy Holder, Jim Lea3:14
7."What Christmas Means to Me"Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy2:53
8."Wait for Mary, Christmas"Monahan, Becker3:35
9."O Holy Night"Adolphe Adam3:18
10."Shake Up Christmas"Butch Walker, Monahan4:07
11."2000 Miles"Chrissie Hynde3:49
12."Tinsel and Lights"Tracey Thorn3:14
13."Merry Christmas Baby"Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore3:21
14."The Cherry Tree Carol"Joan Baez3:47
15."Please Come Home for Christmas"Charles Brown, Gene Redd3:52
16."Run Run Rudolph"Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie2:57
17."Blue Christmas"Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson2:58
Total length:59:58

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[6]

Train
  • Pat Monahan — vocals, arrangement
  • Jerry Becker – keyboards
  • Hector Maldonado – bass, percussion, and background vocals
  • Luis Carlos Maldonado — guitar and background vocals
  • Drew Shoals – drums
  • Nikita Houston – background vocals
  • Sakai Smith – background vocals

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7]151
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8]9
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[9]10

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
United StatesNovember 13, 2015
  • CD
  • digital download
Universal Music Group

References