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A Classic Christmas (Wynonna Judd album)

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A Classic Christmas
Studio album by
Wynonna Judd
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
StudioThe Blue Room (Nashville, Tennessee); The Soul Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee).
GenreCountry
Length44:35
LabelCurb
ProducerBrent Maher
Don Potter
Wynonna Judd chronology
Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime
(2005) 		A Classic Christmas
(2006) 		Sing: Chapter 1
(2009)
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A Classic Christmas is the first Christmas album from American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It features her renditions of traditional Christmas tunes, and one newly written track, "It's the Messiah". Her version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "Winter Wonderland" respectively reached #3 and #18 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts in 2006.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Christmas Song"Mel Tormé, Bob Wells4:19
2."Winter Wonderland"Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith4:22
3."White Christmas"Irving Berlin3:51
4."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Walter Kent4:02
5."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie3:18
6."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane4:17
7."Ave Maria"Franz Schubert3:52
8."O come, O come, Emmanuel"John Mason Neale4:20
9."O Holy Night"Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight4:15
10."Silent Night"Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber4:31
11."It's the Messiah"Don Potter4:05

Personnel

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The Nashville String Machine

  • Bergen White – string arrangements and conductor
  • Lori Casteel, Mike Casteel and Eberhard Ramm – music copyists
  • Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
  • David Angell, Monisa Angell, Janet Askey, Bruce Christensen, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Julia Emahsier, Carl Gorodetzky, Jim Grosjean, Jack Jezzro, Anthony LaMarchina, Cate Myer, Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz, Keith Nicholas, Lynn Peithman, Joel Reist, Sarighani Reist, Pamela Sixfin, Calvin Smith, Julie Tanner, Alan Umstead, Catherine Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – string players

Choir

  • Lisa Cochran, Travis Cottrell, Vicki Hampton, Mark Ivey, Marabeth Jordan, Shane McConnell, Louis Dean Nunley, Lisa Silver and Kira Small

Production

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  • Brent Maher – producer, arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Don Potter – producer, arrangements
  • Brian Krause – engineer
  • Charles Yingling – engineer
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Crystal Hooper – production coordinator
  • Joy Patterson – set designer
  • Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
  • Kristin Barlowe – photography
  • Kerry Hansen – management
  • Tami Olin – management
  • Jennifer Witherell – management
  • Mitch Barry – hair stylist
  • Angela Cay Hall – make-up
  • Renee Layher – wardrobe stylist

Charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 10
U.S. Billboard 200 53
U.S. Billboard Holiday Albums 14
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