Christmas in Tahoe

Christmas in Tahoe is a Christmas album by American rock band Train, released on November 13, 2015. The album was made digitally available exclusively on Amazon at the time of its release, as well as it being released on CD to most retailers.[2] It's the band's eighth studio album and first full-length Christmas album. The album features renditions of twelve traditional Christmas songs and three originals written by the band.[1]

Christmas in Tahoe
Studio album by Train
Released	November 13, 2015
Recorded	Bear Creek Studio, Sunken Forest Studio (May & June, 2015)[1]
Genre	Christmas
Length	52:06
Label	Universal
Producer	John Goodmanson
Train chronology
Bulletproof Picasso (2014) Christmas in Tahoe (2015) Train Does Led Zeppelin II (2016)

The album was released on other digital retailers for the first time on October 27, 2017, in addition to the deluxe edition being made available on CD for the first time.[3] 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Christmas"	Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor	3:25
2.	"Christmas Must Be Tonight"	Robbie Robertson	3:20
3.	"River"	Joni Mitchell	3:40
4.	"Christmas Island"	Pat Monahan, Jerry Becker	3:55
5.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane	4:28
6.	"Merry Christmas Everybody"	Noddy Holder, Jim Lea	3:14
7.	"Santa, Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"	Aaron Schroeder, Claude Demetrius	2:36
8.	"What Christmas Means to Me"	Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy	2:53
9.	"Wait for Mary, Christmas"	Monahan, Becker	3:35
10.	"O Holy Night"	Adolphe Adam	3:18
11.	"Shake Up Christmas"	Butch Walker, Monahan	4:07
12.	"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"	John Lennon, Yoko Ono	3:33
13.	"2000 Miles"	Chrissie Hynde	3:49
14.	"Tinsel and Lights"	Tracey Thorn	3:13
15.	"Mele Kalikimaka"	Robert Alexander Anderson	3:00
Total length:			52:06

Christmas in Tahoe (Deluxe Edition)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Christmas"	Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor	3:25
2.	"Christmas Must Be Tonight"	Robbie Robertson	3:20
3.	"River"	Joni Mitchell	3:40
4.	"Christmas Island"	Pat Monahan, Jerry Becker	3:55
5.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane	4:28
6.	"Merry Christmas Everybody"	Noddy Holder, Jim Lea	3:14
7.	"What Christmas Means to Me"	Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy	2:53
8.	"Wait for Mary, Christmas"	Monahan, Becker	3:35
9.	"O Holy Night"	Adolphe Adam	3:18
10.	"Shake Up Christmas"	Butch Walker, Monahan	4:07
11.	"2000 Miles"	Chrissie Hynde	3:49
12.	"Tinsel and Lights"	Tracey Thorn	3:14
13.	"Merry Christmas Baby"	Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore	3:21
14.	"The Cherry Tree Carol"	Joan Baez	3:47
15.	"Please Come Home for Christmas"	Charles Brown, Gene Redd	3:52
16.	"Run Run Rudolph"	Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie	2:57
17.	"Blue Christmas"	Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson	2:58
Total length:			59:58

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[4]

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

Other musicians Mike Davis — horn, trombone Jeff Kievit — horn, trumpet Lisa Kim — concertmaster, strings David Mann — horn, alto saxophone Rob Mathes — horn, strings Suzanne Ornstein — leader, strings, violin Victoria Parker — violin Phillip A. Peterson — cello, strings Robert Rinehart — leader, strings, viola Roger Rosenberg — horn, baritone saxophone Andy Snitzer — horn, tenor saxophone Alan Stepansky — cello, leader, strings Aidan James — ukulele

Technical John Goodmanson — production Alex Venguer — engineer Michael Brauer — mixing Casey Catelli — photography Joe LaPorta — mastering Rob Mathes — conductor, string arrangements Mikey Ortiz — package design Sandra Park — contractor Phillip A. Peterson — arrangement Steve Vealey — mixing assistant

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	151
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6]	9
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[7]	10

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label
United States	November 13, 2015	CD digital download	Universal Music Group

References

1. Graff, Gary (November 3, 2015). "Train's Pat Monahan Talks Getting Into the Holiday Spirit With 'Christmas In Tahoe' Album: Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
2. McIntyre, Hugh (October 16, 2015). "Train Are Releasing Their Christmas Album Exclusively On Amazon". Forbes. Forbes, Inc. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
3. train (@train) (October 24, 2017). "Got a special treat for you later this week, Christmas in Tahoe will be available for the 1st time ever on your favorite digital retailers!".
4. "Christmas in Tahoe - Train - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
5. "Train Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
6. "Train Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
7. "Train – Chart history". Billboard Top Holiday Albums for Train.