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Snowed In is the fourth album and first Christmas album by the band Hanson, based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma released in 1997.

Snowed In was also the best-selling holiday album for 1997 in the United States, selling 863,000 copies that year according to Nielsen SoundScan. It has since sold a total of 1,081,000 copies in the US.

Content[]

The album contains a mixture of classic Christmas songs as well as three original songs.

"Little Saint Nick" was originally recorded by The Beach Boys. In 2018, Mike Love of The Beach Boys and co-author of "Little Saint Nick" covered the Hanson song, "Finally It's Christmas" taken from the album of the same name on his solo Christmas album Reason for the Season bringing it full circle.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson except where noted.

  1. "Merry Christmas Baby" — 3:12 (by Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore)
  2. "What Christmas Means to Me" — 3:43 (by Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, and George Gordy)
  3. "Little Saint Nick" — 3:33 (by Brian Wilson and Mike Love)
  4. "At Christmas" — 5:17
  5. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" — 3:20 (by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, and Phil Spector)
  6. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" — 2:38 (by Johnny Marks)
  7. "Christmas Time" — 3:59
  8. "Everybody Knows the Claus" — 4:47
  9. "Run Rudolph Run" — 3:11 (by Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie)
  10. "Silent Night Medley: O Holy Night/Silent Night/O Come All Ye Faithful" — 5:26 (by Adolphe Adam, Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr)
  11. "White Christmas" — 1:49 (by Irving Berline)

Personnel[]

Hanson
  • Isaac Hanson — Vocals, Guitar
  • Taylor Hanson — Vocals, Organ, Keyboard, Piano, Wurlitzer
  • Zac Hanson — Vocals, Drums, Percussion
Additional Musicians
  • Matthew Cordle — Piano
  • Laurence Cottle — Bass
  • Ian Kirkham — Saxophone
  • Nadia Lanman — Cello
  • Chris Taylor — Bass
  • Andy Wright — Keyboards, Programming
  • Mark Hudson — Guitar
Production
  • Hanson – Arranger, Producer, Executive Producer
  • Danny Clinch — Photography
  • Margery Greenspan – Art Direction
  • Mark Hudson – Arranger, Producer
  • Ted Jensen – Mastering
  • Tom Lord-Alge – Mixing
  • Richard Patrick – Design
  • Iain Roberton – Engineer
  • Paul Wright – Engineer


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