All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan explained

All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Kenny Chesney
Cover:	AllIWantForChristmas.jpg
Genre:	Country, Christmas
Length:	42:50
Label:	BNA
Producer:	Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney Norro Wilson
Prev Title:	No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	When the Sun Goes Down
Next Year:	2004

All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Kenny Chesney, released on October 7, 2003. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. As of December 2016, the album has sold 922,900 copies in the United States .^[1]

In addition to original tracks and tropical renditions of traditional Christmas music, the album features three covers. "Christmas in Dixie" was originally recorded by Alabama and features Alabama's lead singer, Randy Owen, as a duet partner. "Thank God for Kids" was previously recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys (and originally by Eddy Raven), while "Pretty Paper" was originally recorded by Willie Nelson. Chesney's rendition of "Silent Night" features his mother and her twin sister, who are credited as the Grigsby Twins.

Personnel

• Wyatt Beard – background vocals
• Shannon Brown – background vocals
• Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
• Melonie Cannon – background vocals
• Mark Casstevens – ukulele
• Karen Chandler – background vocals
• Kenny Chesney – lead vocals
• Chip Davis – background vocals
• Grigsby Twins – vocals on "Silent Night"
• Tim Hensley – banjo, background vocals
• Wes Hightower – background vocals
• John Hobbs – Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer
• Nicholas Hoffman – fiddle, background vocals
• John Jorgenson – electric guitar, ukulele
• Paul Leim – cabasa, drums, percussion, shaker, timbales
• Randy McCormick – Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, background vocals
• Liana Manis – background vocals
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Willie Nelson – vocals on "Pretty Paper"
• Paul Overstreet – background vocals
• Randy Owen – vocals on "Christmas in Dixie"
• Steve Patrick – trumpet
• Larry Paxton – bass guitar, upright bass, string arrangements
• Gary Prim – Wurlitzer
• Glen Rose – background vocals
• Shaun Silva – background vocals
• Allison Stewart – background vocals
• Kyle Stewart – background vocals
• Mark Tamburino – background vocals
• Kris Wilkinson – string arrangements
• John Willis – acoustic guitar, gut string guitar

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	75
Chart (2004)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	44

Notes and References

1. News: *Special Report*: Country Catalog Chart for December 14, 2016 . Matt . Bjorke . December 14, 2016 . Roughstock .
2. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003. Billboard. October 31, 2020.
3. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. November 7, 2020.