''Christmas with Buck Owens and his Buckaroos'' is a Christmas album by
Buck Owens and
his Buckaroos, released in 1965. The album charted for 10 weeks peaking at #12 on ''
Billboard
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s Best Bets For Christmas December 25, 1965.
["Billboard Top Christmas Sellers." Billboard, vol. 77, no. 52, December 25, 1965, p. 12. worldradiohistory.com.] It was re-issued on CD by
Sundazed Records in 1999, and again via
digital download in 2011.
Reception
In his
Allmusic review, critic
Cub Koda wrote of the CD reissue, "this is prime Buck Owens and His Buckaroos in the holiday mode. Featured here are "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy," "Santa's Gonna Come in a Stagecoach," and enough Yule-time weepers to make you realize that the holidays have a mighty dark side, too."
Track listing
Side one
# "
Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
"Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" is a Christmas song co-written and recorded by Buck Owens. After its recording in 1965, the song has been covered by several country music artists, including Garth Brooks, Travis Tritt, and Brad Paisley.
History
The ...
" (Buck Owens,
Don Rich) – 2:15
# "Blue Christmas Lights" (Owens,
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Biography
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) – 2:42
# "Christmas Ain't Christmas Dear Without You" (Owens, Simpson) – 2:21
# "
Jingle Bells" (
James Pierpont) – 2:17
(instrumental)
# "All I Want for Christmas, Dear, Is You" (Owens, Rich) – 2:14
# "Santa's Gonna Come in a Stagecoach" (Rich, Simpson) – 2:02
Side two
# "Christmas Time's a Comin'" (Owens, Simpson) – 1:53
# "Blue Christmas Tree" (Eddie Miller, Bob Morris) – 2:30
# "Here Comes Santa Claus Again" (Owens, Simpson) – 2:08
# "Christmas Morning" (Owens, Rich) – 1:40
(instrumental)
# "It's Christmas Time for Everyone But Me" (Dixie Dean, Ray King) – 2:15
# "Because It's Christmas Time" (Owens, Simpson) – 2:11
References
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1965 Christmas albums
Buck Owens albums
Christmas albums by American artists
Capitol Records Christmas albums
Albums produced by Ken Nelson (United States record producer)
Country Christmas albums
Albums recorded at Capitol Studios