''Christmas'' is the first Christmas album by

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band

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

. The album was released on RCA Nashville in 1985. It was certified double platinum for shipment of 2 million units by the

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on July 11, 1996. Since 1991 when SoundScan started to collate sales data, 515,300 copies have been sold in the United States. The album is Alabama's first Christmas album and includes one of their more popular holiday songs, 1982's "

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," which charted on two of ''Billboard'' magazine's music popularity charts in six different calendar years. "Christmas in Dixie" peaked at No. 35 on ''Billboard'''s Hot Country Singles chart in January 1983, and also reached No. 3 on ''Billboard'''s special, year-end, weekly Christmas Singles chart in December 1983.

Track listing

# "Santa Claus (I Still Believe In You)" ( John Jarrard,

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, Randy Owen, Greg Fowler, Linda Gentry) – 4:07 # "Joseph and Mary's Boy" (

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) – 4:06 # "Happy Holidays" (

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, Swain Schaefer) – 3:18 # "Christmas Memories" (

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, John Greenebaum, Randy Albright) – 3:21 # "Tonight Is Christmas" (Keith Worsham, Stan Munsey Jr., Don Matthews, Steve Baccus) – 4:19 # "Thistlehair The Christmas Bear" (Donny Lowery) – 4:06 # "Tennessee Christmas" ( Gary Chapman, Amy Grant) – 3:40 # "A Candle In The Window" (Susan Longacre,

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, Gary Baker) – 3:51 # "Homecoming Christmas" (Rogers) – 3:52 # "

" (Mark Herndon, Randy Owen,

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, Teddy Gentry) – 3:37

Personnel

Alabama

*Jeff Cook-

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, background vocals *

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, background vocals * Randy Owen- electric guitar, lead vocals Mark Herndon, Alabama's drummer, does not play on this album.

Additional Musicians

* Eddie Bayers-

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*Kenny Bell-

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* David Briggs-

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*Shane Keister-

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*Farrell Morris-

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*Larry Paxton- bass guitar * Brent Rowan- electric guitar Strings performed by the "A" Strings, arranged by Bergen White.

Chart performance

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Christmas (Alabama Album) 1985 Christmas albums Christmas albums by American artists Alabama (American band) albums Albums produced by Harold Shedd RCA Records Christmas albums Country Christmas albums