Disc 1
1. If We Make It Through December
2. Santa Claus and Popcorn
3. Bobby Wants a Puppy For Christmas
4. Daddy Won't Be Home For Christmas
5. Grandma's Christmas Card
6. White Christmas
7. Silver Bells
8. Winter Wonderland
9. Silent Night
10. Jingle Bells

Label: Curb Records (USA)
Release Date: 08/15/1990
Original Release Date: 1973
Recording Mode: Stereo
Recording Type: Studio
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

First released in 1973, this C&W holiday evergreen has not only held up well but also gained stature with time. The Hag's aching, mellifluous baritone is in as fine a form as it was at any point in his long, prolific career, and his grumpy, blue-collar heart betrays the soft and sentimental core he's battled to hide for years.
The showpiece, of course, is Haggard's towering, belt-tightening anthem, "If We Make It Through December;" a song that marries familial dedication, Woody Guthrie-esque socio-political relevance, a sublime arrangement, and a crackerjack melody for a rare Christmas song of year-round usefulness. Merle's remaining four originals cite Santa, popcorn, puppy dogs, a missing daddy, and a card from grandma with such unflinching sincerity that only a Grinch could doubt him. The five standards are all first-rate, but Haggard's "Silver Bells" is positively definitive. At just over 25 minutes, A CHRISTMAS PRESENT is a bit brief but perfect from front to back.

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