''The Christmas Album'' is the 1997 album from the
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country rock band formed in 1966. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California. Between 1976 and 1981, the band performed and recorded as the Dirt Band.
Constant ...
. This album reached 93 on the US Country charts.
Track listing
# "Colorado Christmas" (Steve Goodman) – 3:39
# "
We Three Kings" (
John Henry Hopkins Jr.
John Henry Hopkins Jr. (October 28, 1820 – August 14, 1891) was an American clergyman and hymnodist, most famous for composing the song " We Three Kings of Orient Are" in 1857 (even though it does not appear in print until his ''Carols, Hymns ...
, traditional arrangement) – 3:00
# "Christmas Dinner" (Ernest Ford) – 2:12
# "One Christmas Tree" (Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna) – 4:04
# "
Silent Night" (
Franz Gruber,
Joseph Mohr, traditional arrangement) – 3:53
# "This Christmas Morning" (Bob Carpenter) – 3:39
# "
Silver Bells" (
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison, March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a song-writing duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote music and Evans t ...
,
Ray Evans
Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Living ...
, traditional arrangement) – 2:54
# "
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (
Edmund Sears
Edmund Hamilton Sears (April 6, 1810 – January 14, 1876) was an American Unitarian parish minister and author who wrote a number of theological works influencing 19th-century liberal Protestants. Today, Sears is primarily known as the man w ...
,
Arthur Sullivan
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer. He is best known for 14 comic opera, operatic Gilbert and Sullivan, collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including ''H.M.S. Pinaf ...
,
Richard Storrs Willis, traditional arrangement) – 3:15
# "Love Has Brought Him Here" (Bob Carpenter, Tom Kell) – 3:03
# "
Little Drummer Boy
"The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by American composer Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. First recorded in 1951 by the Trapp Family, the song was further popularized by a 19 ...
" (
Harry Simeone
Harry Moses Simeone (May 9, 1910 – February 22, 2005) was an American music arranger, conductor and composer who popularized the Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy", for which he received co-writing credit.
Early years
Simeone was born ...
,
Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, traditional arrangement) – 3:04
# "
Jingle Bells" (
James Lord Pierpont, traditional arrangement) – 2:57
Personnel
* Jeff Hanna – vocals, guitar
* Jim Ibbotson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass
* Jimmie Fadden – drums, harmonica
* Bob Carpenter – vocals, keyboards
With
* Chris Engleman – electric bass
* Gary Lunn – electric bass
Special Guest Musicians
*
Alison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of 8 and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with ...
– vocals on "Colorado Christmas", fiddle on "We Three Kings"
*
John McEuen – 5-string banjo on "Colorado Christmas" and "We Three Kings", mandolin on "Colorado Christmas"
*
Richie Furay – vocals on "One Christmas Tree" and "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.
[''A Christmas Album'', Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rising Tide rtd-53048 (1997) CD]
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band albums
1997 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by American artists
Country Christmas albums