Brad Paisley Christmas Explained
Brad Paisley Christmas is the first Christmas album and fifth studio album by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released on October 10, 2006, by Arista Nashville. His first album of Christmas music, features a mix of traditional Christmas songs and newly written songs. The track "Born on Christmas Day" was written by Paisley when he was thirteen years old, and the recording features elements from a recording Paisley made of the song in 1985. Also included is a cover of Buck Owens' "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy". Also included is "Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday", a parody on political correctness.
Personnel
Musicians
- Bill Anderson, George Jones and Little Jimmy Dickens – The "Kung Pao Buckaroos" (11.1)
- Addie Davis, Thomas Griffith, Erica Haines, Shannon Love Hartt and Allison Smith – kids choir (5)
- Little Jimmy Dickens – lead vocals (12)
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Wes Hightower – backing vocals
- Mike Johnson – dobro, steel guitar
- Gordon Mote – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ
- Brad Paisley – lead vocals (1-6, 8-11), acoustic guitar, electric guitars, arrangements (4, 7, 8)
- Frank Rogers – arrangements (4, 7, 8)
- Manny Rogers – kid voice (6)
- Ben Sesar – drums
- Justin Williamson – fiddle
The Nashville String Machine
- David Angell, Kirsten Cassel, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Pamela Sixfin and Kristin Wilkinson – string players
- John Hobbs and Kristin Wilkinson – arrangements
- John Hobbs – conductor
Production
- Richard Barrow – recording
- Drew Bollman – additional recording, mix assistant
- Brady Barnett – digital editing
- Neal Cappellino – additional recording
- The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
- Judy Forde-Blair – creative production, liner notes
- Tyler Moles – digital editing
- Justin Niebank – mixing
- Brad Paisley – cover design, package design
- Katy Robbins – stylist
- Frank Rogers – producer
- Jim Shea – photography
- David Schober – additional recording, recording assistant
- Steve Short – recording assistant
- Katherine Stratton – package design
- Lori Turk – grooming
- Hank Williams – mastering
- Brian David Willis – additional recording, digital editing
- Mixed and Edited at Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee).
Chart performance
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 23, 2020.
