"Christmas Party" is the 13th and final studio album by the American pop rock band the Monkees, released on October 12, 2018, by Rhino Records. Produced mainly by Adam Schlesinger, with Michael Nesmith's tracks produced by his sons Christian and Jonathan, this album focuses on Christmas themes and follows the success of their 2016 album Good Times! It features surviving members Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, and Peter Tork, along with two posthumous contributions from Davy Jones. This was the last Monkees studio album released before the deaths of Tork and Nesmith in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
The album includes a mix of covers of classic Christmas songs, such as "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Wonderful Christmastime," alongside newer holiday tunes written for the album by contributors from Good Times!, including Andy Partridge of XTC, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, and Schlesinger. Notably, this is the only Monkees album without any songs written by the band members themselves.
A Target store exclusive version features two additional tracks, "Riu Chiu" and "Christmas Is My Time of Year," which are vintage recordings remastered and remixed by original producer Chip Douglas.
The album cover was illustrated by comics artist Michael Allred, a longtime Monkees fan, who described his creative process as being on a "crazy high," trying to fit as much detail into the artwork as possible.
