''Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys'' is an unreleased studio album by American rock band

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. Planned for issue in November/December 1978, the content was a mixture of original songs penned by the group and traditional standards, similar to their 1964 release ''

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''. The album was produced by Brian Wilson during the same sessions as '' M.I.U. Album'' (1978), but ultimately rejected by

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who were reportedly "highly skeptical" that Wilson was anywhere on it. Some of its recordings were later released on the 1998 compilation ''

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''.

Recording

''Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys'' was mostly recorded between November and December 1977 at the

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in Iowa. Exceptions are "

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", " Santa's On His Way", " Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore", "

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" and " Christmas Time Is Here Again", all of which were variously recorded between 1970 and 1976. Other songs worked on during these sessions were alternate versions of tracks included on ''M.I.U. Album''. These include that album's "Belles of Paris" ("Bells of Christmas") and "Kona Coast" ("Melekalikimaka" or "Kona Christmas").

Track listing

Track sequencing adapted from Andrew Doe.

References

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Recording

Track listing

See also

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