All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan is the seventh studio album by Americancountry music singerKenny Chesney, released on October 7, 2003. The album was certifiedgold by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. As of December 2016, the album has sold 922,900 copies in the United States .[3]
In addition to original tracks and tropical renditions of traditional Christmas music, the album features three covers. "Christmas in Dixie" was originally recorded byAlabama and features Alabama's lead singer,Randy Owen, as a duet partner. "Thank God for Kids" was previously recorded byThe Oak Ridge Boys (and originally byEddy Raven), while "Pretty Paper" was originally recorded byWillie Nelson. Chesney's rendition of "Silent Night" features his mother and her twin sister, who are credited as the Grigsby Twins.