Christmas Country

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hard Candy Christmas
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1982)
cover recording of:
Hard Candy Christmas
lyricist, writer and composer:
Carol Hall (musical theatre songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Dolly Parton4.53:37
2Santa Baby
producer:
Blake Chancey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 2007)
Kellie Pickler3:26
3All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer), Kenny Chesney and Norris “Norro” Wilson
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan
lyricist and composer:
Paul Overstreet (country singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Scarlet Moon Music Inc
Kenny Chesney4.54:37
4Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
background vocals:
Wes Hightower
cover recording of:
Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
composer:
Buck Owens and Don Rich
Brad Paisley24:12
5O Holy Night
producer:
Martina McBride and Paul Worley
editor:
Carlos Grier
acoustic guitar:
Biff Watson (American country producer and guitarist.)
bass guitar:
Joe Chemay
drums (drum set):
Shannon Forrest
percussion:
Sam Bacco
piano:
Jim Medlin and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
synthesizer:
Steve Nathan
background vocals:
James Ferguson (Christian Worship Artist), MaraBeth Jordan, Louis Nunley and Lisa Silver
conductor:
Dennis Burnside
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Martina McBride43:44
6Merry Christmas From the Family
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 2007)
Montgomery Gentry3:59
7Christmas in Dixie
engineer:
Gene Rice
recorded at and mixed at:
Music Mill in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Christmas in Dixie (in 1982-07)
writer:
Jeff Cook (US country vocalist/guitarist/fiddler, member of Alabama), Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon and Randy Owen
publisher:
Maypop Music (in 1982)
Alabama33:34
8Frosty the Snowman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
Willie Nelson2.52:23
9Medley: Winter Wonderland / Sleigh Ride
medley including a recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
medley including a recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Dolly Parton43:41
10Tonight Is Christmas
engineer:
Jim Cotton and Joe Scaife
recorded at and mixed at:
Music Mill in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Tonight Is Christmas
writer:
Steve Baccus, Don Matthews, Stan Munsey, Jr. and Keith Worsham
publisher:
Desert Rose Music (in 1985) and Millhouse Music (in 1985)
Alabama4:19
11The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Martina McBride33:39
12Pretty Paper
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-11)
producer:
Fred Foster
vocals:
Roy Orbison (on 1963-09-11)
orchestra:
The Barry Booth Orchestra (on 1963-09-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1967)
cover recording of:
Pretty Paper (on 1963-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020) and Tree Publishing Inc.
Roy Orbison42:44
13Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
recording engineer:
Ann Mincieli
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
LeAnn Rimes (US country & pop singer)
recorded at:
Germano Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
Elvis Presley1:58
14It Won’t Be Christmas Without You
producer:
Kix Brooks, Greg Droman (American producer, mixing and audio engineer) and Ronnie Dunn (American country music singer-songwriter and record producer)
recording of:
It Won’t Be Christmas Without You
writer:
Steve Busch, Ronnie Dunn (American country music singer-songwriter and record producer) and Jerry Williams (country songwriter)
Brooks & Dunn3:43
15Winter Wonderland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 2007)
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Brad Paisley33:29
16I Only Want You for Christmas
recording of:
I Only Want You for Christmas
writer:
Tim Nichols and Zach Turner
Alan Jackson3.53:20
17Jingle Bells
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer), Kenny Chesney and Norris “Norro” Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 2007)
cover recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Kenny Chesney22:51
18Honky Tonk Christmas
recording of:
Honky Tonk Christmas
writer:
Buddy Brock (American songwriter), Zack Turner (American singer / songwriter) and Kim Williams (songwriter)
Alan Jackson3.52:52
19Christmas for Cowboys
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
recording of:
Christmas for Cowboys
lyricist and composer:
Steve Weisberg
John Denver3.52:27
20White Christmas
cover recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Dolly Parton53:03
21It’s Gonna Be a Cold Cold Christmas
recording of:
It’s Gonna Be a Cold Cold Christmas
writer:
Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens
Darleens4:37
22Leroy the Redneck Reindeer
Joe Diffie3:16
23It’s Christmas
Ronnie Milsap2:59
24Rockin’ Little Christmas
producer:
Kix Brooks, Greg Droman (American producer, mixing and audio engineer) and Ronnie Dunn (American country music singer-songwriter and record producer)
recording of:
Rockin' Little Christmas
writer:
Deborah Allen (country music singer-songwriter) and Bruce Channel
Brooks & Dunn3:06
25Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)
cover recording of:
Please, Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)
writer:
Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
Alan Jackson43:21
26I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
arranger:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
cover recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet)
composer:
John Baptiste Calkin (composer)
is based on:
Christmas Bells
Johnny Cash2:27
27Penguin, James Penguin
recording of:
Penguin, James Penguin
composer:
Brad Paisley and Frank Rogers
Brad Paisley23:16
28Here Comes Santa Claus
Willie Nelson1:52
29I’ll Be Home for Christmas
producer:
Kix Brooks, Greg Droman (American producer, mixing and audio engineer) and Ronnie Dunn (American country music singer-songwriter and record producer)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Brooks & Dunn2:40
30Bells Are Ringing
recording of:
Bells are Ringing
writer:
Carpenter and Jennings (supporting guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter)
Mary Chapin Carpenter43:31
31Goin’ Home for Christmas
Merle Haggard2:26
32Silent Night
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
The Johnny Cash Family2:00
33Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
cover recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell, D. Davis & Co. Pty Ltd, EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited and St. Nicholas Music
Lynn Anderson2:02
34Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (78rpm version)
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 30), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 35), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 37)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Gene Autry with The Pinafores3.53:08
35My Christmas Tree Is Hung With Tears
Sarah Brown3:06
36O Come All Ye Faithful
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Sara Evans34:50
37Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (US songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
The Browns with Jim Ed Brown2:39
38Merry Christmas From Texas Y’all
Tracy Byrd2:36
39Good King Wenceslas
recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
The Ames Brothers2:17
40Country Christmas
Roger Whittaker2:50
41Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Lonestar4:22
42Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter) and Ken Suesov (engineer)
producer:
Fuzzy Owens, Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Roy Nichols and Lewis Talley
background vocals:
Doug Clements, Louis Nunley, Donna Sheridon, Leona Williams (American country singer) and Curtis Young (country singer)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Merle Haggard12:14
43Joy to the World
George Jones1:50
44(Merry Christmas) We Must Be Having One
recording of:
(Merry Christmas) We Must Be Having One
writer:
Danny Walls (Songwriter) and Norris “Norro” Wilson
Tammy Wynette2:31
45If Every Day Could Be Christmas
Lonestar4:35
46It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Rosanne Cash3:54
47The Greatest Christmas Gift
recording of:
The Greatest Christmas Gift
writer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) and Earl Montgomery (Songwriter and musicians)
cover recording of:
The Greatest Christmas Gift
writer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician) and Earl Montgomery (Songwriter and musicians)
Tammy Wynette2:21
48Christmas as I Knew It
recording of:
Christmas as I Knew It
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Jan Howard
Johnny Cash3:38
49Away in a Manger
cover 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)
Kenny Chesney2:56
50Please Come Home for Christmas
cover recording of:
Please Come Home for Christmas
writer:
Charles Brown (blues musician) and Gene Redd (Senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Lark Music Inc., C. Mose Music (in 1960), Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1960) and Trio Music Company (in 1960)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Ricky Van Shelton22:33
51Merry Christmas Darling (single version)
Tammy Cochran3:34
52Away in a Manger
cover 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)
Tammy Wynette2:23
53They Shined Up Rudolph’s Nose
recording of:
They Shined Up Rudolph’s Nose
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
Johnny Horton2:10
54We Three Kings (Star of Wonder)
BlackHawk3:04
55O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Marty Robbins3:11
56Jingle Bells
cover recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Ray Price1:41
57Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Charley Pride1:50
58East Tennessee Christmas
Chet Atkins2:46
59The First Noel
B.J. Thomas3:37
60Silent Night, Christmas Blue
The Tractors3:41