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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
| name = The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
| type = soundtrack
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Kacey Musgraves]]
| artist = [[Kacey Musgraves]]
| cover = kacey musgraves christmas show album.jpg
| cover = kacey musgraves christmas show album.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2019|11|28}}
| released = {{Start date|2019|11|28}}
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre =
| genre =
| length = 40:22
| length = 40:22
| label = [[Universal Music Group Nashville|MCA Nashville]]
| label = [[Universal Music Group Nashville|MCA Nashville]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
| producer =
*[[Ben Winston]]
* [[Ben Winston]]
*Emma Conway
* Emma Conway
*[[Fulwell 73|Fulwell 73 Productions]]
* [[Fulwell 73|Fulwell 73 Productions]]
*[[Jason Owen (talent manager)|Jason Owen]]
* [[Jason Owen (talent manager)|Jason Owen]]
*[[Kacey Musgraves]]
* [[Kacey Musgraves]]
*Kyle Ryan
* Kyle Ryan

⚫
}}
| prev_title = [[Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves album)|Golden Hour]]
| prev_title = [[Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves album)|Golden Hour]]
| prev_year = 2018
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_title = [[Star-Crossed (album)|Star-Crossed]]
| next_year =
| next_year = 2021
}}
}}
'''''The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show''''' is a [[soundtrack album]] by American country singer [[Kacey Musgraves]], released on November 28, 2019 by [[MCA Nashville]]. The album accompanies the [[The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show|Prime Video special of the same name]], and is Musgraves' second Christmas release, following 2016's ''[[A Very Kacey Christmas]]''.
'''''The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show''''' is a [[soundtrack album]] by American country singer [[Kacey Musgraves]], released on November 28, 2019 by [[MCA Nashville]]. The album accompanies the [[The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show|Prime Video special of the same name]], and is Musgraves' second [[Christmas album]], following 2016's ''[[A Very Kacey Christmas]]''.


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-kacey-musgraves-christmas-show-mw0003340649|title=The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show - Album Review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=Allmusic|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-kacey-musgraves-christmas-show-mw0003340649|title=The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show - Album Review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=Allmusic|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
| rev2 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AS">{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/album-review-the-kacey-musgraves-christmas-show/|title=Album Review: 'The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show'|last=Levenson|first=Luke|website=American Songwriter|date=December 4, 2019|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AS">{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/album-review-the-kacey-musgraves-christmas-show/|title=Album Review: 'The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show'|last=Levenson|first=Luke|website=American Songwriter|date=December 4, 2019|accessdate=September 10, 2021|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020032508/https://americansongwriter.com/album-review-the-kacey-musgraves-christmas-show/|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of ''[[Allmusic]]'' said that the album "builds upon the retro charms of ''A Very Kacey Christmas'', replicating its affectionately tongue-in-cheek blend of old-fashioned show biz corn and seasonal warmth". "Glittery" was praised as a highlight, with Ellen Johnson of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' calling it "a new romantic holiday staple à la [[Ella Fitzgerald]]’s recording of "[[I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm]]," or a much less problematic version of "[[Baby It's Cold Outside]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kacey-musgraves/kacey-musgraves-christmas-special-review/|title=The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show Is Holiday Camp Done Right|last=Johnson|first=Ellen|website=Paste|date=December 2, 2019|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of ''[[Allmusic]]'' said that the album "builds upon the retro charms of ''A Very Kacey Christmas'', replicating its affectionately tongue-in-cheek blend of old-fashioned show biz corn and seasonal warmth". "Glittery" was praised as a highlight, with Ellen Johnson of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' calling it "a new romantic holiday staple à la [[Ella Fitzgerald]]’s recording of "[[I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm]]," or a much less problematic version of "[[Baby It's Cold Outside]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kacey-musgraves/kacey-musgraves-christmas-special-review/|title=The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show Is Holiday Camp Done Right|last=Johnson|first=Ellen|website=Paste|date=December 2, 2019|accessdate=November 4, 2020|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022220929/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kacey-musgraves/kacey-musgraves-christmas-special-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs produced by [[Ben Winston]], Emma Conway, [[Fulwell 73|Fulwell 73 Productions]], [[Jason Owen (talent manager)|Jason Owen]], Kacey Musgraves, and Kyle Ryan.<ref name="Tidal">{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/123253364/credits|title=Credits / The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show / Kacey Musgraves|website=Tidal|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
All songs produced by [[Ben Winston]], Emma Conway, [[Fulwell 73|Fulwell 73 Productions]], [[Jason Owen (talent manager)|Jason Owen]], Kacey Musgraves, and Kyle Ryan.<ref name="Tidal">{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/123253364/credits|title=Credits / The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show / Kacey Musgraves|website=Tidal|accessdate=November 4, 2020|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020032530/https://listen.tidal.com/oldBrowser.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 40:22
| total_length = 40:22
| title1 = [[Let It Snow]]
| title1 = [[Let It Snow]]
| note1 = featuring [[James Corden]]
| note1 = featuring [[James Corden]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Jule Styne]]|[[Sammy Cahn]]}}
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Jule Styne]]|[[Sammy Cahn]]}}
| length1 = 3:53
| length1 = 3:53
| title2 = Countdown
| title2 = Countdown
| note2 = Interlude
| note2 = Interlude
| writer2 = Werner Tautz
| writer2 = Werner Tautz
| length2 = 0:29
| length2 = 0:29
| title3 = [[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]
| title3 = [[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|[[Hugh Martin]]|[[Ralph Blane]]}}
| writer3 = {{hlist|[[Hugh Martin]]|[[Ralph Blane]]}}
| length3 = 2:41
| length3 = 2:41
| title4 = Getting Ready
| title4 = Getting Ready
| note4 = Interlude
| note4 = Interlude
| writer4 = [[Todd Carlon]]
| writer4 = Todd Carlon
| length4 = 1:45
| length4 = 1:45
| title5 = Present Without a Bow
| title5 = Present Without a Bow
| note5 = featuring [[Leon Bridges]]
| note5 = featuring [[Leon Bridges]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|[[Austin Jenkins]]|[[Kacey Musgraves]]|[[Leon Bridges]]|[[Luke Laird]]}}
| writer5 = {{hlist|[[Austin Jenkins]]|[[Kacey Musgraves]]|[[Leon Bridges]]|[[Luke Laird]]}}
| length5 = 3:40
| length5 = 3:40
| title6 = Making a List
| title6 = Making a List
| note6 = Interlude
| note6 = Interlude
| writer6 = Heinz Kitschenberg
| writer6 = Heinz Kitschenberg
| length6 = 0:49
| length6 = 0:49
| title7 = [[Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree]]
| title7 = [[Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree#Kacey Musgraves and Camila Cabello version|Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree]]
| note7 = featuring [[Camila Cabello]]
| note7 = featuring [[Camila Cabello]]
| writer7 = [[Johnny Marks]]
| writer7 = [[Johnny Marks]]
| length7 = 2:04
| length7 = 2:04
| title8 = (Not So) Silent Night
| title8 = (Not So) [[Silent Night]]
| note8 = featuring [[Fred Armisen]]
| note8 = featuring [[Fred Armisen]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Franz Xaver Gruber]]|[[Joseph Mohr]]}}
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Franz Xaver Gruber]]|[[Joseph Mohr]]}}
| length8 = 5:05
| length8 = 5:05
| title9 = Christmas Makes Me Cry
| title9 = Christmas Makes Me Cry
| writer9 = {{hlist|[[Brandy Clark]]|Musgraves|[[Shane McAnally]]}}
| writer9 = {{hlist|[[Brandy Clark]]|Musgraves|[[Shane McAnally]]}}
| length9 = 3:03
| length9 = 3:03
| title10 = Amp It Up, Dan
| title10 = Amp It Up, Dan
| note10 = Interlude
| note10 = Interlude
| writer10 = Kyle Ryan
| writer10 = Kyle Ryan
| length10 = 1:16
| length10 = 1:16
| title11 = Christmas Fail
| title11 = Christmas Fail
| note11 = Interlude
| note11 = Interlude
| writer11 =
| writer11 =
| length11 = 0:39
| length11 = 0:39
| title12 = [[Mele Kalikimaka]]
| title12 = [[Mele Kalikimaka]]
| note12 = featuring [[Zooey Deschanel]]
| note12 = featuring [[Zooey Deschanel]]
| writer12 = [[Robert Alexander Anderson (composer)|R. Alex Anderson]]
| writer12 = [[Robert Alexander Anderson (composer)|R. Alex Anderson]]
| length12 = 3:04
| length12 = 3:04
| title13 = Cookies
| title13 = Cookies
| note13 = Interlude
| note13 = Interlude
| writer13 = Tautz
| writer13 = Tautz
| length13 = 0:53
| length13 = 0:53
| title14 = Glittery
| title14 = Glittery
| note14 = featuring [[Troye Sivan]]
| note14 = featuring [[Troye Sivan]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|[[Daniel Tashian]]|Musgraves}}
| writer14 = {{hlist|[[Daniel Tashian]]|Musgraves}}
| length14 = 2:23
| length14 = 2:23
| title15 = I'll Be Home Intro
| title15 = I'll Be Home Intro
| note15 = Interlude
| note15 = Interlude
| writer15 = Ryan
| writer15 = Ryan
| length15 = 0:36
| length15 = 0:36
| title16 = [[I'll Be Home for Christmas]]
| title16 = [[I'll Be Home for Christmas]]
| note16 = with [[Lana Del Rey]]
| note16 = with [[Lana Del Rey]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|[[Kim Gannon]]|[[Walter Kent]]}}
| writer16 = {{hlist|[[Kim Gannon]]|[[Walter Kent]]}}
| length16 = 2:12
| length16 = 2:12
| title17 = NANA!
| title17 = NANA!
| note17 = Interlude
| note17 = Interlude
| writer17 = {{hlist|[[Henrik Wikström]]|[[Steve Martin]]}}
| writer17 = {{hlist|[[Henrik Wikström]]|[[Steve Martin]]}}
| length17 = 2:05
| length17 = 2:05
| title18 = Ribbons and Bows
| title18 = Ribbons and Bows
| writer18 = {{hlist|[[Julia Michaels]]|[[Justin Tranter]]|Musgraves}}
| writer18 = {{hlist|[[Julia Michaels]]|[[Justin Tranter]]|Musgraves}}
| length18 = 3:45
| length18 = 3:45
}}
}}


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==Charts==
==Charts==
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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===Weekly charts===
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! scope="col"| Chart (2019–2020)
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|-
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{{album chart|Billboard200|120|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|120|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}
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{{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|9|artist=Kacey Musgraves|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}
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|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 13, 2021}}</ref>
| 92
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|}
{{col-end}}


===Release history===
==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
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}}
| rowspan="2"|[[MCA Nashville]]
| rowspan="2"|[[MCA Nashville]]
|<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Kacey-Musgraves-Christmas-Show/dp/B08FP3SMWZ/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1604527310&sr=1-2|title=The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (CD)|website=Amazon|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>
|<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Kacey-Musgraves-Christmas-Show/dp/B08FP3SMWZ/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1604527310&sr=1-2|title=The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (CD)|website=Amazon|accessdate=November 4, 2020|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020032452/https://www.amazon.com/Kacey-Musgraves-Christmas-Show/dp/B08FP3SMWZ/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1604527310&sr=1-2|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| September 17, 2020
| September 17, 2020

Latest revision as of 13:59, 22 March 2024

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
Soundtrack album by
Kacey Musgraves
ReleasedNovember 28, 2019 (2019-11-28)
Length40:22
LabelMCA Nashville
Producer
Kacey Musgraves chronology
Golden Hour
(2018) 		The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
(2019) 		Star-Crossed
(2021)

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show is a soundtrack album by American country singer Kacey Musgraves, released on November 28, 2019 by MCA Nashville. The album accompanies the Prime Video special of the same name, and is Musgraves' second Christmas album, following 2016's A Very Kacey Christmas.

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
American Songwriter[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that the album "builds upon the retro charms of A Very Kacey Christmas, replicating its affectionately tongue-in-cheek blend of old-fashioned show biz corn and seasonal warmth". "Glittery" was praised as a highlight, with Ellen Johnson of Paste calling it "a new romantic holiday staple à la Ella Fitzgerald’s recording of "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm," or a much less problematic version of "Baby It's Cold Outside."[3]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs produced by Ben Winston, Emma Conway, Fulwell 73 Productions, Jason Owen, Kacey Musgraves, and Kyle Ryan.[4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let It Snow" (featuring James Corden)
3:53
2."Countdown" (Interlude)Werner Tautz0:29
3."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
2:41
4."Getting Ready" (Interlude)Todd Carlon1:45
5."Present Without a Bow" (featuring Leon Bridges)
3:40
6."Making a List" (Interlude)Heinz Kitschenberg0:49
7."Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (featuring Camila Cabello)Johnny Marks2:04
8."(Not So) Silent Night" (featuring Fred Armisen)
5:05
9."Christmas Makes Me Cry"
3:03
10."Amp It Up, Dan" (Interlude)Kyle Ryan1:16
11."Christmas Fail" (Interlude) 0:39
12."Mele Kalikimaka" (featuring Zooey Deschanel)R. Alex Anderson3:04
13."Cookies" (Interlude)Tautz0:53
14."Glittery" (featuring Troye Sivan)
2:23
15."I'll Be Home Intro" (Interlude)Ryan0:36
16."I'll Be Home for Christmas" (with Lana Del Rey)
2:12
17."NANA!" (Interlude)
2:05
18."Ribbons and Bows"
3:45
Total length:40:22

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal[4]

Vocals

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Musicians

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  • Crystal Brooke Alforque — violin
  • Emily Cohavi — violin
  • Matt Endahl — piano
  • John Estes — upright bass
  • Adam Keafer — vocal bass
  • Timothy McKay — baritone saxophone
  • Scott Quintana — drums, bells, conga, percussion, triangle
  • Brett Resnick — pedal steel
  • Kyle Ryan — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon-string guitar, ukulele, piano, toy piano, bells, glockenspiel, mellotron, tambourine, vibraphone
  • Nat Smith — cello, mellotron, celesta, tenor guitar
  • Kristin Weber — violin
  • Kai Welch — trumpet, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, mellotron, moog bass, organ
  • Leah Zeger — violin

Technical

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  • Mike Abbott — recording engineer
  • David Ives — mastering engineer
  • Gena Johnson — recording engineer, mixing
  • Rachael Moore — assistant recording engineer
  • Kyle Ryan — recording engineer, mixing
  • Darrell Thorp — mixing

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various November 28, 2019
MCA Nashville [10]
September 17, 2020
[10]

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show - Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Levenson, Luke (December 4, 2019). "Album Review: 'The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show'". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Johnson, Ellen (December 2, 2019). "The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show Is Holiday Camp Done Right". Paste. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Credits / The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show / Kacey Musgraves". Tidal. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kacey Musgraves Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Kacey Musgraves Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Kacey Musgraves Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Kacey Musgraves Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (CD)". Amazon. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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