The Christmas Album (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)

The Christmas Album is the 1997 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (a.k.a. The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles. This album reached 93 on the US Country charts.[2]

The Christmas Album
Studio album by
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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
  1. "Colorado Christmas" (Steve Goodman) - 3:39
  2. "We Three Kings" (John Henry Hopkins Jr., Trad Arr) - 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, Trad Arr) - 3:53
  6. "This Christmas Morning" (Bob Carpenter) - 3:39
  7. "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Trad Arr) - 2:54
  8. "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (Edmund Sears, Arthur Sullivan, Richard Storrs Willis, Trad Arr) - 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, Trad Arr) - 3:04
  11. "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont, Trad Arr) - 2:57

Personnel
  • Jeff Hanna - Vocals, Guitars
  • Jim Ibbotson - Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Bass
  • Jimmie Fadden - Drum, Harmonica
  • Bob Carpenter - Vocals, Keyboards

With

  • Chris Engleman - Electric Bass
  • Gary Lunn - Electric Bass

Special Guest

  • Alison Krauss - Vocals on "Colorado Christmas", Fiddle "We Three Kings"
  • John McEuen - 5-String Banjo on "Colorado Christmas" & "We Three Kings", Mandolin "Colorado Christmas"
  • Richie Furay - Vocals on "One Christmas" & "This Christmas Morning"
  • Vassar Clements - Fiddle on "Christmas Dinner"

Production
  • Producer - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

References

All information from album liner notes unless otherwise noted.[3]

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