Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life

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. Reportedly much of the vocal was recorded in Lauper's cedar closet as it had a reverb that she liked. "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]

Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life
Studio album by
Cyndi Lauper
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
Recorded1998
Genre
Length41:59
LabelEpic
Producer
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
AllMusic[1]
Los Angeles Times[2]

Track listing
  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

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

Release history
Country Date Format Label Catalog
Japan[6] 21 October 1998 CD Sony Music Japan ESCA 7362
United States[6] 27 October 1998 Sony Music, Epic Records EK 69611
Cassette ET 69611
Austria[6] 2 November 1998 CD 492544 2
United Kingdom[6] 16 November 1998
Australia[6] 23 November 1998
Brazil[6] November 1998 758.498/2-492544
Japan[6] 20 November 2002 Sony Music Japan EICP-7081
United States[6] 25 May 2004 Sony Music, Epic Records 92714
Japan[6] 3 November 2004 Sony Music Japan MHCP-512
United States[6] 25 October 2005 Sony BMG 94340
1 November 2019 LP[7] Sony, Real Gone Music

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Cyndi Lauper: Merry Christmas...Have a Nice Life" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  2. Lewis, Randy (1998-12-03). "Choose Your Artist for the Season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  3. Barth, Keith. "Ask Billboard | Billboard.com". billboard.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  4. Murphy, Thom. "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. "Cyndi Lauper - Merry Christmas... Have a Nice Life!".
  7. https://www.amazon.com/Merry-Christmas-Limited-Green-Vinyl/dp/B07XDDGNH6/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=cyndi+lauper&qid=1573401881&s=music&sr=1-2
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