I Wish I Was Santa Claus
# I Wish I Was Santa Claus

I Wish I Was Santa Claus is the fifty-sixth studio album by American country music singer and songwriter Merle Haggard. It was released on October 26, 2004 on the Smith Music Group label.

## Reception

The AllMusic review states "It sounds pretty much as you'd expect, especially given the cover art, but this collision of Bakersfield country music and traditional Christmas material has a certain charm..."

## Track listing

* "El Niño" (Moore, Willie Nelson) – 2:36
* "I Wish I Were Santa Claus" (Raymond McDonald) – 2:33
* "Christmas in Cabo San Lucas" (Colosio, Dyer, Joss, Williams) – 3:15
* "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:18
* "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont) – 2:16
* "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:15
* "Blue Christmas" (Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson) – 2:46
* "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kent Gannon, James Gannon, Buck Ram) – 2:58
* "Santa Claus & Popcorn" (Haggard) – 2:06
* "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) – 2:34
* "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:37
* "If We Make It Through December" (Haggard) – 2:41

## Personnel

* Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
* Don Markham – horn, trumpet, background vocals
* April Anderson – background vocals
* Theresa Lane Haggard – background vocals
* Johnnie Barber – drums
* Doug Colosio – piano, background vocals
* Scott Joss – fiddle, guitar, background vocals
* Abe Manuel Jr. – guitar
* Joe Manuel – guitar
* Randy Mason – guitar
* Norman Stevens – guitar, background vocals
* Kevin Williams – bass, background vocals
