The Christmas Album (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)

Summary

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
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 edit

  1. "Colorado Christmas" (Steve Goodman) – 3:39
  2. "We Three Kings" (John Henry Hopkins Jr., traditional arrangement) – 3:00
  3. "Christmas Dinner" (Ernest Ford) – 2:12
  4. "One Christmas Tree" (Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna) – 4:04
  5. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr, traditional arrangement) – 3:53
  6. "This Christmas Morning" (Bob Carpenter) – 3:39
  7. "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, traditional arrangement) – 2:54
  8. "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (Edmund Sears, Arthur Sullivan, Richard Storrs Willis, traditional arrangement) – 3:15
  9. "Love Has Brought Him Here" (Bob Carpenter, Tom Kell) – 3:03
  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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • Producer – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

References edit

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