Christmas Is Almost Here
Christmas Is Almost Here is the 19th studio album, and first Christmas album, by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Rhino Entertainment, on October 22, 2002.
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| Released | October 22, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | in Room 139, The Peninsula Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 2002 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Length | 36:40 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Don Was & Carly Simon | |||
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Featuring a mixture of seasonal classics and original compositions, the album features Willie Nelson in a duet on "Pretty Paper", and Simon's son Ben Taylor in a duet on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen". Simon's former brother-in-law Livingston Taylor wrote the title track. Simon co-wrote the track "Heaven" with her sister Lucy Simon. "The Land of Christmas (Mary)" was written by Simon the night before recording on the album began.
The album peaked at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart. Simon embarked on a promotional tour in support of the album that included a handful of television appearances, including Good Morning America, The Caroline Rhea Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, Howard Stern, and The Today Show. Simon's son, Ben Taylor, accompanied her on many of these promotional appearances.