''Christmas'' is the seventh album released by the

Sons of the San Joaquin The Sons of the San Joaquin is an American Western family band. Jack and Joe Hannah are brothers, while third member Lon Hannah is Joe's son. They began performing together in 1987 at a birthday party for Lon's grandfather. They have been credited ...

. It marks the first independently produced and released Sons recording since 1991's '' Bound for the Rio Grande''. The songs are all Christmas standards. There would not be an original Sons-related Christmas recording until member Lon Hannah's solo album featured a lone Christmas song called "Cowboy Christmas," which was a reworking by Sons associate Bill Thornbury of

Percy Faith Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listenin ...

and Spencer Maxwell's "Christmas Is."

Track listing

Personnel

Sons of the San Joaquin *Jack Hannah *Joe Hannah *Lon Hannah Additional personnel *Kip Lewis - drums *Darrell Devaurs - piano *John Lauffenburger - bass *Eddie Gordon - harmonica *Ray Appleton - harmonica *Mike Dana - acoustic guitar, Tacoma papoose, orchestral arrangements *Dennis Mack - acoustic guitar, Tacoma papoose, accordion *Lon Hannah - acoustic guitar, Tacoma papoose *Richard Chon - fiddle *FAT City Strings - strings *FAT City Brass - brass *Ron Catalano - clarinet

Production

*Sons of the San Joaquin - executive producers *Jeff Hall - executive producer, producer, engineer *Lon Hannah - producer *Vince Warner - engineer *WagonMaster - photography *Ed. Kesterson - cover design

Notes

*Songwriting credits are as printed on the CD insert. In some cases, these credits may be incorrect. For example,

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...

is listed as coauthor of "Away in a Manger." According to the song's Wikipedia entry, this is a "fable." Please refer to each song's individual Wikipedia entry for more detailed information, including proper songwriting attribution.

External links

Official site

References

{{Sons of the San Joaquin Sons of the San Joaquin albums 1998 Christmas albums Christmas albums by American artists Country Christmas albums