Christmas (The Oak Ridge Boys album) explained
Christmas is the seventh country studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1982. It is a holiday / Christmas album released via MCA Records. The album produced one single in "Thank God for Kids", which made number three on the Hot Country Songs charts.[1]
Track listing
- "Jesus Is Born Today (It Is His Birthday)"
- "Christmas Is Paintin' the Town"
- "Christmas Carol"
- "Silver Bells"
- "Santa's Song"
- "White Christmas"
- "Happy Christmas Eve"
- "Thank God for Kids" (Eddy Raven)
- "Silent Night"
- "Little One"
- "Mary Christmas"
- "Oh Holy Night"
Personnel
Group members
Other musicians
- Jimmy Capps - acoustic guitar
- Gene Chrisman - drums
- Ferrell Morris - percussion
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Ron Oates - keyboards
- Cindy Reynolds - harp
- Billy Sanford - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jack Williams - bass guitar
- Reggie Young - electric guitar
- Backing vocals
- Dee Allen
- Jamie Allen
- Monica Boulanger
- Jamie Burris
- Melissa Burris
- Julie Horne
- Desiree Ladd
- Teri Martin
- Dale Miller
- Mindy Miller
- Robbie Mitchell
- Ginger Morgan
- Christopher Sterban
- Tara Slate
- Ginna Tarbutton
- Horns
- Billy Puett
- Bobby Taylor
- Don Sheffield
- George Tidwell
- Rex Peer
- Roger Bissell
- Strings
- George Binkley III
- John David Boyle
- Marvin D. Chantry
- Roy Christensen
- Virginia Christensen
- Margaret Estill
- Lawrence Evans Harvin
- Pauli Ewing
- Daniel Furth
- Carl Gorodetzky
- Lennie Haight
- Phyllis E. Hiltz
- Rebecca Lynch
- Dennis W. Malchan
- Craig Nelson
- Walter Schwede
- Harris Shilakowsky
- Garry Vanosdale
- Pamela Vanosdale
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1982) | Peak
position |
|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 73 | |
Singles
Notes and References
- Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 303. 978-0-89820-177-2.
