Question: who wrote if we make it through december
Answer: `` If We Make It Through December '' Single by Merle Haggard and The Strangers from the album If We Make It Through December B - side `` Bobby Wants a Puppy Dog for Christmas '' Released October 27 , 1973 Format 7 '' Recorded 1973 Genre Country Length 2 : 42 Label Capitol 3746 Songwriter ( s ) Merle Haggard Producer ( s ) Ken Nelson Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology `` Everybody 's Had the Blues '' ( 1973 ) `` If We Make It Through December '' ( 1973 ) `` Things Are n't Funny Anymore '' ( 1974 )