''Let There Be Peace on Earth'' is the first Christmas album from American

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. It was released in 1993 on

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. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," one of the album's tracks, peaked at #54 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Though panned by music critics, the album had broad appeal to the public. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums for 1993, eventually going

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. The album had sold 1,787,000 copies as of December 2012.

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. *

– lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

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– acoustic piano,

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, synthesizers *

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– acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizers * Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

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– acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

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– steel guitar *

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– bass *

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– drums * Tom Roady – percussion * Stuart Duncan – fiddle *

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– harmonica, mouth harp *

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– string arrangements, vocal arrangements * Bob Bailey – backing vocals * Kim Fleming – backing vocals * Jenny Gill – lead vocals on "Let There Be Peace on Earth" * Donna McElroy – backing vocals * Jamie Robbins – backing vocals * Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals * Additional backing vocals by the Gene Merlino Singers:

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, John Bahler, Dick Bolks,

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, Myrna Matthews, Melissa Mackay, Bobbi Page and Amick Byram.

Production

* Tony Brown – producer * John Guess – recording, mixing, mastering * Derek Bason – second engineer * Robert Charles – second engineer * Marty Williams – second engineer, overdub recording * Glenn Meadows – mastering * Jessie Noble – project coordinator * Jim Kemp – art direction, design * Victoria Pearson – art direction, design, photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

{{Authority control Vince Gill albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Albums arranged by Marty Paich Christmas albums by American artists 1993 Christmas albums Country Christmas albums