Christmas Time’s A-Comin’: A Hillbilly Christmas

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

t25 title is misprinted as "Always in a Manger"

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Tracklist

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1Old Fashioned Christmas
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
J.D. Crowe (on 1960-08-17)
double bass:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (on 1960-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Willie Ackerman (US studio drummer) (on 1960-08-17)
fiddle:
Herb Hooven (on 1960-08-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1960-08-17)
mandolin:
Paul Williams (US bluegrass/gospel mandolin player, tenor vocalist) (on 1960-08-17)
background vocals:
Douglas G. Kirkham (on 1960-08-17), Culley Holt (on 1960-08-17), Millie Kirkham (on 1960-08-17) and Marijohn Wilkin (on 1960-08-17)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-08-17)
Jimmy Martin2:37
2Christmas Ain’t Like Christmas Anymore
recording of:
Christmas Ain't Like Christmas Anymore
writer:
Roy Botkin and George Gray (songwriter)
Kitty Wells2:57
3Jingle Bells
Dallas Frazier with Joe “Fingers” Carr2:31
4That’s Santa Claus
Jimmy Wakely2:20
5Up on the Housetop (Ho, Ho, Ho)
Gene Autry with Carl Cotner’s Orchestra2:54
6(Before You Know It) Christmas Will Be Here
recording of:
(Before You Know It) Christmas Will Be Here (on 1952-06-11)
writer:
Seger Ellis
Elton Britt and The Beaver Valley Sweethearts2:23
7Jingle-O the Brownie
Tennessee Ernie Ford2:08
8I’m Trimming My Christmas Tree With Teardrops
Ernest Tubb2:33
9Blue Christmas
Ernest Tubb2:48
10Christmas Time Is Here
Martha Carson2:14
11New Baby for Christmas
George Jones2:14
12Santa Claus’ Boogie Song
The Ridge Runners2:47
13Silver Bells
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely2:59
14Lonely Christmas Call
George Jones2:29
15Christmas Carols by the Old Corral
Wesley Tuttle2:17
16Dasher (with a Light Upon His Tail)
Kitty Wells2:18
17North Pole Boogie
Billy Briggs with String Band2:48
18My Angel Isn’t on My Christmas Tree
Jimmie Heap and The Melody Masters2:46
19Christmas Time’s A-Comin’
Bill Monroe2:48
20The Winter Song (Look Out the Window)
Tex Williams2:08
21White Christmas
Ernest Tubb2:49
22Here Comes Santa Claus
Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra2:31
23Santa Baby
Homer and Jethro2:39
24Christmas Is Just Another Day for Me
Ernest Tubb2:44
25Away in a Manger
recording of:
Away in a Manger (Mueller variation)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Carl Mueller and James Ramsey Murray (in 1885)
Kitty Wells2:27
26Blue Snowfall
George Morgan2:23
27Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Roy Drusky2:07
28Why, Daddy?
Rex Allen with Janice Klein2:15
29A Year Ago This Christmas
Bill Haley and the Saddlemen2:35
30Christmas in the Country
Dick Thomas with The Travelaires2:21