The album 'Honky Tonk Christmas' was released on October 12, 1993, by Arista Nashville. Produced by Keith Stegall, it is Alan Jackson's first Christmas album and his fourth studio album overall. It features a traditional country sound with holiday themes.
The album includes covers of Christmas classics such as 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town' and 'Silver Bells', as well as original songs written by Jackson, like 'Honky Tonk Christmas' and 'If You Don't Wanna See Santa Claus Cry'. No commercial singles were released from this album, but 'Honky Tonk Christmas' received some airplay on country radio during the holiday seasons.
The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1994, selling over one million copies in the United States. It is considered one of the most successful country Christmas albums of the 1990s.