Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all is the 14th studio album and first Christmas album by American western swing band Asleep at the Wheel. Recorded at Bismeaux Studio in Austin, Texas, it was produced by the band's frontman Ray Benson and released on September 30, 1997 by High Street Records. The album includes a mix of traditional and original songs, which feature guests including Willie Nelson, fiddler Johnny Gimble and former Asleep at the Wheel pianist Floyd Domino. Asleep at the Wheel's first Christmas album received positive reviews from a wide range of critics, who praised the band's "fun" renditions of traditional holiday songs, as well as its original compositions. The album registered at number 75 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart in Christmas week 1997. The band issued a second Christmas album, Santa Loves to Boogie, in 2007, followed by a third, Lone Star Christmas Night, in 2016, featuring some of the same songs. Background Asleep at the Wheel recorded its first Christmas album at Bismeaux Studios in the summer of 1997. Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all features recordings of traditional Christmas songs such as "Feliz Navidad", "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and "Here Comes Santa Claus", in addition to several original songs written primarily by the band's frontman Ray Benson. Willie Nelson features as a guest vocalist on his own composition "Pretty Paper" and the recording of "Silent Night", the latter of which also features Don Walser. The other featured vocalist is Tish Hinojosa, who performed on opening track "Feliz Navidad". Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all was issued on September 30, 1997 as Asleep at the Wheel's only release on High Street Records, a subsidiary of Windham Hill. No singles were released from the album, although a music video was produced for "Xmas in Jail". In 2006 the band released a second Christmas album, Santa Loves to Boogie, which featured new recordings of two songs from Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all: "Pretty Paper" and "Silent Night". A third Christmas album followed in 2016, Lone Star Christmas Night, for which the group re-recorded three tracks: "Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all", "Xmas in Jail" and "Feliz Navidad". Reception Media response to Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all was largely positive. AllMusic's Ross Boissoneau wrote that "Ray Benson and company have outdone themselves, with nods to traditional country ... as well as the band's stock in trade, Western swing. All in all, it's