A Classic Christmas (Wynonna Judd album) explained

A Classic Christmas
Type:	studio
Artist:	Wynonna Judd
Cover:	AClassicChristmasWynonna.jpg
Studio:	The Blue Room (Nashville, Tennessee); The Soul Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee).
Genre:	Country
Length:	44:35
Label:	Curb
Producer:	Brent Maher Don Potter
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Sing: Chapter 1
Next Year:	2009

A Classic Christmas is the first Christmas album from American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It features her renditions of traditional Christmas tunes, and one newly written track, "It's the Messiah". Her version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "Winter Wonderland" respectively reached #3 and #18 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts in 2006.

Personnel

• Wynonna Judd – lead vocals
• David Huntsinger – acoustic piano
• Steve Nathan – pianos
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
• Craig Nelson – upright bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Paul Leim – drums
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica
• Calvin Smith – French horn
• Bill Woodworth – English horn, oboe
• Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – harp
• Lisa Cochran – backing vocals
• Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
• Mark Ivey – backing vocals
• Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals
• Elijah Judd – backing vocals
• Grace Judd – backing vocals
• Jenna Maher – backing vocals
• Lisa Silver – backing vocals
• Bergen White – backing vocals

The Nashville String Machine

• Bergen White – string arrangements and conductor
• Lori Casteel, Mike Casteel and Eberhard Ramm – music copyists
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
• David Angell, Monisa Angell, Janet Askey, Bruce Christensen, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Julia Emahsier, Carl Gorodetzky, Jim Grosjean, Jack Jezzro, Anthony LaMarchina, Cate Myer, Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz, Keith Nicholas, Lynn Peithman, Joel Reist, Sarighani Reist, Pamela Sixfin, Calvin Smith, Julie Tanner, Alan Umstead, Catherine Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – string players

Choir

• Lisa Cochran, Travis Cottrell, Vicki Hampton, Mark Ivey, Marabeth Jordan, Shane McConnell, Louis Dean Nunley, Lisa Silver and Kira Small

Production

• Brent Maher – producer, arrangements, engineer, mixing
• Don Potter – producer, arrangements
• Brian Krause – engineer
• Charles Yingling – engineer
• Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Crystal Hooper – production coordinator
• Joy Patterson – set designer
• Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
• Kristin Barlowe – photography
• Kerry Hansen – management
• Tami Olin – management
• Jennifer Witherell – management
• Mitch Barry – hair stylist
• Angela Cay Hall – make-up
• Renee Layher – wardrobe stylist

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	10
U.S. Billboard 200	53
U.S. Billboard Holiday Albums	14

External links

• Wynonna Looks Backward for a Classic Christmas