The Christmas Album (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)
Appearance
The Christmas Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1997 | |||
Genre | Country, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass | |||
Length | 35:49 | |||
Label | Rising Tide | |||
Producer | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | |||
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Christmas Album is the 1997 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. This album reached 93 on the US Country charts.[citation needed]
Track listing
[edit]- "Colorado Christmas" (Steve Goodman) – 3:39
- "We Three Kings" (John Henry Hopkins Jr., traditional arrangement) – 3:02
- "Christmas Dinner" (Ernest Ford) – 2:12
- "One Christmas Tree" (Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna) – 4:06
- "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr, traditional arrangement) – 3:54
- "This Christmas Morning" (Bob Carpenter) – 3:40
- "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, traditional arrangement) – 2:55
- "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" (Edmund Sears, Arthur Sullivan, Richard Storrs Willis, traditional arrangement) – 3:16
- "Love Has Brought Him Here" (Bob Carpenter, Tom Kell) – 3:04
- "Little Drummer Boy" (Harry Simeone, Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, traditional arrangement) – 3:04
- "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]
- ^ Thom Owens. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ A Christmas Album, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rising Tide rtd-53048 (1997) CD