Morningtown Ride to Christmas

Morningtown Ride to Christmas
Studio album by The Seekers
Released	November 2001
Recorded	May-June 2001, 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)

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]

The Seekers make two in-store appearances to promote the album in December at Mall Music, Sydney and Toombull Music, Brisbane.^[2]

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	18

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Platinum	70,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
2. "MUSIC & MEDIA BUSINESS NEWS". The Music AU. January 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
3. "Australiancharts.com – The Seekers – Morningtown Ride to Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 September 2016.