Robert earl keen christmas
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Merry Christmas from the Family
1994 song by Robert Earl Keen
| "Merry Christmas from the Family" | |
|---|---|
| Released | 1994 |
| Recorded | 1994 |
| Genre | Holiday song, alternative country |
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Earl Keen |
'"Merry Christmas from the Family" is a holiday song written by alternative country artist Robert Earl Keen.
Robert earl keen christmas song
The song was first recorded for Keen's 1994 album, Gringo Honeymoon. A live version also appears on his 1996, No. 2 Live Dinner. The popularity of the song led Keen to write a sequel song, "Happy Holidays Y'all", for his 1998 album Walking Distance, and to publish a book, Merry Christmas from the Family, in 2001.
Robert earl keen christmas
The original song, the book, and the sequel all center around the same cast of characters in Keen's humorous vision of a Texas style Christmas.
The song
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Robert Earl Keen didn't often see snow at Christmas time.
He says "I didn't even know what a chestnut looked like until I was 30 years old and saw it