Morningtown Ride to Christmas

Morningtown Ride to Christmas is the twelfth studio and first Christmas album by Australian band, The Seekers. The album was recorded in Melbourne and released in November 2001 and was certified platinum in Australia.^[1]

Morningtown Ride to Christmas
Studio album by The Seekers
Released	November 2001
Recorded	May–June 2001
Studio	Melbourne
Genre	Easy listening, Christmas
Label	Sony Music Australia
The Seekers chronology
1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular (1999) Morningtown Ride to Christmas (2001) Night of Nights... Live! (2002)

The Seekers made two in-store appearances to promote the album in December at Mall Music, Sydney and Toombull Music, Brisbane.^[2] In 2019 the album was reissued under the title We Wish You a Merry Christmas, with a newly recorded version of the song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" as track one, followed by the tracks from the original album.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Morningtown Ride (To Christmas)" – 2:37
2. "Mary Had a Baby" – 3:46
3. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" – 3:22
4. "Silent Night" – 4:01
5. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:55
6. "When a Child is Born" – 2:58
7. "Jingle Bells – 2:43
8. "Once in Royal David's City" – 3:15
9. "The Little Drummer Boy" – 3:24
10. "There Are No Lights on Our Christmas Tree" – 4:21
11. "The First Noël" – 3:58
12. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 2:51
13. "Away in a Manger" – 3:53
14. "O Come, All Ye Faithful" – 3:18
15. "Children, Go Where I Send Thee" – 5:03

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	18

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5]	Platinum	70,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.