The Christmas Album (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)

The Christmas Album is the 1997 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. This album reached 93 on the US Country charts.[citation needed]

The Christmas Album
Studio album by
Released1997
GenreCountry, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass
Length35:49
LabelRising Tide
ProducerNitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Acoustic
(1994)
The Christmas Album
(1997)
Bang, Bang, Bang
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Colorado Christmas" (Steve Goodman) – 3:39
  2. "We Three Kings" (John Henry Hopkins Jr., traditional arrangement) – 3:02
  3. "Christmas Dinner" (Ernest Ford) – 2:12
  4. "One Christmas Tree" (Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna) – 4:06
  5. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr, traditional arrangement) – 3:54
  6. "This Christmas Morning" (Bob Carpenter) – 3:40
  7. "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, traditional arrangement) – 2:55
  8. "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" (Edmund Sears, Arthur Sullivan, Richard Storrs Willis, traditional arrangement) – 3:16
  9. "Love Has Brought Him Here" (Bob Carpenter, Tom Kell) – 3:04
  10. "Little Drummer Boy" (Harry Simeone, Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, traditional arrangement) – 3:04
  11. "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont, traditional arrangement) – 2:57

Personnel

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  • Jeff Hanna – vocals, guitar
  • Jim Ibbotson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass
  • Jimmie Fadden – drums, harmonica
  • Bob Carpenter – vocals, keyboards

With

  • Chris Engleman – electric bass
  • Gary Lunn – electric bass

Special Guest Musicians

  • Alison Krauss – vocals on "Colorado Christmas", fiddle on "We Three Kings"
  • John McEuen – 5-string banjo on "Colorado Christmas" and "We Three Kings", mandolin on "Colorado Christmas"
  • Richie Furay – vocals on "One Christmas Tree" and "This Christmas Morning"
  • Vassar Clements – fiddle on "Christmas Dinner"

Production

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  • Producer – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

References

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All information from album liner notes unless otherwise noted.[2]

  1. ^ Thom Owens. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. ^ A Christmas Album, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rising Tide rtd-53048 (1997) CD