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James Taylor at Christmas (2006)

Where the lyrics of James Taylor at Christmas take you, and where it was really made.

This Christmas album is a 2006 reissue of a 2004 Hallmark release, with a new title and a different track listing.

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James Taylor at Christmas: 17th studio album and second Christmas album by singer-songwriter James Taylor
Released by Columbia Records in 2006 (2006-10-06)
Last release for Columbia, since Taylor signed with the label in 1977
Essentially a reissue of James Taylor: A Christmas Album, with a new title and slightly altered track listing
Offers a new title and cover compared with the 2004 original

The 2004 original was a limited edition distributed by Hallmark Cards
River and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas were not on the Hallmark release
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas had first appeared on Taylor's October Road in 2002
Deck the Halls, on the original, is not on the standard Columbia CD
The Barnes & Noble chain issued a version of the new title with Deck the Halls as a bonus track
The album was reissued on the UMe label in 2012 with two added tracks
Mon Beau Sapin, a French translation of O Christmas Tree, is a new recording available only on this album
Here Comes the Sun, with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, was added from Ma's 2008 holiday album Songs of Joy & Peace

1	Winter Wonderland	3:34
2	Go Tell It on the Mountain	3:42
3	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	2:58
4	Jingle Bells	3:53
5	Baby, It's Cold Outside	4:18
6	River	3:34
7	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	3:25
8	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)	3:53
9	Some Children See Him	4:37
10	Who Comes This Night	4:12
11	In the Bleak Midwinter	4:12
12	Auld Lang Syne	3:39

Born March 12, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts; raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Learned guitar in 1960, influenced by hymns, carols and Woody Guthrie.
Spent time in a psychiatric hospital and struggled with heroin addiction in his youth.

Formed the Flying Machine in New York in 1966; the group broke up after a single.
Signed to Apple Records in 1968 as the first non-British act on the label.
Breakthrough with Sweet Baby James (1970) and the hit "Fire and Rain", both reaching No. 3.
First No. 1 hit with "You've Got a Friend" (1971), written by Carole King.
Greatest Hits (1976) is one of the best-selling albums in US history, certified Diamond.
Won six Grammy Awards; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Before This World (2015) after a 45-year wait.
Continues to tour actively as of 2026.

Released by Columbia Records in 2006, Taylor's last release for the label since signing in 1977
The original 2004 Hallmark edition had 11 tracks
The 2006 edition has 12 tracks, including River and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Italian Wikipedia introduces it as a reissue of the 2004 album with River and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas added

Nominated for Best Traditional Pop Album at the 50th Grammy Awards
The 2012 UMe reissue expanded the track listing to 14 tracks
Compared with the original, the 2006 edition dropped Deck the Halls from the standard release

The Barnes & Noble edition of the new title carried Deck the Halls as a bonus track, which the standard Columbia CD did not include.
Mon Beau Sapin is a French translation of O Christmas Tree and a new recording that appears only on the 2012 reissue.
Here Comes the Sun, sung with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, was taken from Ma's 2008 album Songs of Joy & Peace.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas had already been released on October Road in 2002.
Guest vocalists include Chris Botti on Winter Wonderland, Natalie Cole on Baby, It's Cold Outside, and Toots Thielemans on The Christmas Song.