''Once Again It's Christmas'' is a holiday album, the 28th and final studio album by

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. It features such musical acts as

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, Winfield's Locket and

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.Kenny Rogers on Christmas Album, New Hotel and 'Obsessive' Career Moves
/ref> As of January 2016, 34,900 copies were sold in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

* Kenny Rogers – lead vocals * Pat Coil – acoustic piano (1, 3, 4, 8),

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(2), synthesizers (2, 11), Hammond B3 organ (5, 6, 11) * John Hobbs – Rhodes (1, 3–6, 8), acoustic piano (2, 11), synthesizers (4) *

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voc ...

– acoustic piano (7) *

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– acoustic piano (10) * Troy Welstad – Hammond B3 organ (10) * Steve Sundholm – programming (10) *

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– electric guitar (1-6, 11) * John Willis – acoustic guitar (1-8, 11) *

Bryan Sutton Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs. Biography Early career Sutton's grandfather and ...

– acoustic guitar (2, 5, 7),

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(4) * Randy Dorman – electric guitar (8) * Tim Ellis – acoustic guitar (10), electric guitar (10) * Keith Sommers – electric guitar (10) * Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar (2, 5) * Paul Brainard – pedal steel guitar (10) *

Viktor Krauss Viktor Krauss is an American musician who plays acoustic and electric bass. He has released solo albums and has worked as a sideman with many musicians, including his sister, singer and fiddler Alison Krauss. Music career Krauss was born to Fre ...

– bass (1-8, 11) * Colby Hendricks – bass (10) * Steve Brewster – drums (2-6, 8, 11) * Mike Braun – drums (10) * Eric Darken – percussion (1, 5, 7, 8, 11) * Pat Bergeson – harmonica (1) * Denis Solee – tenor saxophone (6) * George Tidwell – trumpet (6) * Warren Hartman – arrangements (1-7, 9, 11) * Larry Hall – orchestra (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), orchestral arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8) * Bergen White – orchestral arrangements (2, 11), harmony vocal arrangements (4) * Darren Rust – arrangements (9) * Ted Sampson – additional vocal concept arrangement (11) * Winfield's Locket – vocals (2) *

– vocals (3) *

– vocals (7) * Home Free – vocals (9) ;Harmony vocals: * Tania Hancheroff (1, 4, 5, 6, 11) * Mark Ivey (1, 4, 11) * Shane McConnell (1, 4, 11) * Lisa Silver (1, 4, 11) * Kira Small (1, 4, 11) * Bergen White (1, 4, 11) * Perry Coleman (2, 5) * Vicki Hampton (5, 6) * Cindy Walker (5, 6) * Rachel Hamar (10) * Michelle Sundholm (10) * Steve Sundholm (10)

Production

* Producers – Warren Hartman and Kyle Lehning (Tracks 1-8 & 11); Darren Rust and Steve Sundholm (Track 9); Jim Brickman (Track 10). * A&R Direction – Rebekah Gordon, Jason Henke and Cris Lacy. * Production Coordination – Paige Connors * Recorded by Casey Wood (Tracks 1-8 & 11) and Darren Rust (Track 9). * Assistant Recording – Chris Ashburn, Shawn Daugherty, Justin Francis and Jason Mott (Tracks 1-8 & 11); Jordan Lehning (Track 9). * Additional Recording on Tracks 1-8 & 11 – Kevin Sokolnicki * Vocal Recording on Tracks 1-8 & 11 – Jordan Lehning and Kevin Sokolnicki * Recorded at Blackbird Studios, The Compound and Soundstage Studios (Nashville, TN); Skyland Studios (Lakeville, MN); Kung Fu Bakery (Portland, OR). * Digital Editing on Tracks 1-8 & 11 – Jordan Lehning * Mixing – Kyle Lehning at The Compound (Tracks 1-8 & 11); Darren Rust at Skyland Studios (Lakeville, MN; Track 9); Steve Sundholm at Kung Fu Bakery (Portland, OR; Track 10). * Mastered by Hank Williams at MasterMix (Nashville, TN). * Art Direction and Design – Katherine Petillo * Creative Director – Shane Tarleton * Photography – Piper Ferguson * Cover Photography – Kenny Rogers * Management – Bob Burwell, Jason Henke and Ken Levitan at Vector Management. * Business Management – Kevin Dalton and Dwight Wiles at Smith Wiles & Co. * Brand Management – Lisa Ray * Booking – Greg Oswald at WME Entertainment

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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