If We Make It Through December
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"If We Make It Through December" is a classic country song by Merle Haggard that poignantly portrays economic hardship and emotional struggle during the holiday season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| If We Make It Through December canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album |
If We Make It Through December
self-link
ⓘ
Merle Haggard's Christmas Present ⓘ |
| artist | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Strangers ⓘ |
| bSide | Every Fool Has a Rainbow ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOccupation | factory worker ⓘ |
| chartPeakPosition |
1 on Billboard Hot Country Singles
ⓘ
28 on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ 3 on Billboard Easy Listening ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
Christmas music
ⓘ
country ⓘ |
| hasISRC | USCP27300045 ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original contemporary music video ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Merle Haggard's Christmas Present
ⓘ
surface form:
Merle Haggard's Christmas Present (album)
|
| key | E major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:42 ⓘ |
| lyricalSetting |
Christmas time
ⓘ
December ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Alan Jackson
ⓘ
Faron Young ⓘ Joey + Rory ⓘ Marty Robbins ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of Christmas and non-seasonal themes
ⓘ
poignant portrayal of working-class hardship ⓘ |
| performer | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
| producer | Ken Nelson ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-10 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
hope for a better future
ⓘ
inability to provide Christmas gifts ⓘ laid off from job ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to mid-tempo ballad ⓘ |
| theme |
Christmas
ⓘ
economic hardship ⓘ family struggle ⓘ holiday season ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| writer | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
| yearEndRanking | Billboard Year-End Hot Country Singles 1974 number-one song ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.