Studio Album · No. 2
Snowed In Songwriting Credits by Hanson
Produced by Mark Hudson, Hanson · Engineered by Iain Roberton
Mercury
ChristmasPop Rock
Co-Performer
27%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 3 of 11 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 3 / 11 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Hanson carries a lyricist or composer credit.
3 trackswritten by Hanson
8 tracksoutside writers
Hanson's roles on this album
Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist27%
Composer27%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
11
Tracks
20
Lyricists
4
Producers
1997
Released
Data Insight
Eight of the eleven tracks are other people's songs, which makes this the only Hanson album where the brothers wrote a minority of it. The three they did write, "At Christmas", "Christmas Time" and "Everybody Knows the Claus", are all their own except for Mark Hudson's name on one.
Snowed In came out on Mercury in November 1997, six months after Middle of Nowhere, and is certified platinum by the RIAA. It is a Christmas record, mostly of standards.
Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Merry Christmas Baby
|
Lou BaxterJohnny Moore | Lou BaxterJohnny Moore | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
| 2 |
What Christmas Means to Me
|
Anna Gordy GayeGeorge GordyAllen Story | Anna Gordy GayeGeorge GordyAllen Story | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
| 3 |
Little Saint Nick
|
Mike LoveBrian Wilson | Mike LoveBrian Wilson | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
| 4 |
At Christmas
|
Isaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
| 5 |
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
|
Jeff BarryEllie GreenwichPhil Spector | Jeff BarryEllie GreenwichPhil Spector | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
| 6 |
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
|
Johnny Marks | Johnny Marks | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
| 7 |
Christmas Time
|
Isaac HansonTaylor HansonZac HansonMark Hudson | Isaac HansonTaylor HansonZac HansonMark Hudson | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
| 8 |
Everybody Knows the Claus
|
Isaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
| 9 |
Run Rudolph Run
|
Marvin BrodieJohnny Marks | Marvin BrodieJohnny Marks | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
| 10 |
Silent Night Medley: O Holy Night/Silent Night/O Come All Ye Faithful
|
Placide CappeauJoseph MohrTraditional | Adolphe AdamFranz Xaver GruberTraditional | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
| 11 |
White Christmas
|
Irving Berlin | Irving Berlin | Mark HudsonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonZac Hanson | Isaac Hanson (Performer)Taylor Hanson (Performer)Zac Hanson (Performer) |
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 22 contributors
IH
Isaac Hanson
Writer · Producer · Performer
TH
Taylor Hanson
Writer · Producer · Performer
ZH
Zac Hanson
Writer · Producer · Performer
JM
Johnny Marks
Writer
MH
Mark Hudson
Writer · Producer
AA
Adolphe Adam
Writer
AS
Allen Story
Writer
AG
Anna Gordy Gaye
Writer
BW
Brian Wilson
Writer
EG
Ellie Greenwich
Writer
FX
Franz Xaver Gruber
Writer
GG
George Gordy
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions Snowed In
Who wrote Snowed In?
Three of the eleven tracks are by the brothers. The other eight are Christmas standards by other writers.
Which songs are theirs?
"At Christmas", "Christmas Time" and "Everybody Knows the Claus". Mark Hudson co-wrote the second.
How did it sell?
It is certified platinum by the RIAA and 2x platinum in Australia. The discography publishes no sales figure.
Did any single chart in America?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Who engineered it?
Iain Roberton.
Why a Christmas album so soon?
It came out in November 1997, six months after their first major-label album.
How long is the album?
41:10 across eleven tracks.
Data note: The album article lists no writer for the closing medley. The credit here comes from the three carols it strings together: "O Holy Night" (words Placide Cappeau, music Adolphe Adam), "Silent Night" (words Joseph Mohr, music Franz Xaver Gruber) and "O Come, All Ye Faithful", whose authorship is disputed and so sits as Traditional.