Christmas (Sons of the San Joaquin album) explained

Christmas
Type:	Album
Artist:	Sons of the San Joaquin
Cover:	christmas sons of the san joaquin.jpg
Released:	1998
Genre:	Western, Christmas
Label:	Independent
Producer:	Jeff Hall, Lon Hannah
Prev Title:	Gospel Trails
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Horses, Cattle and Coyotes
Next Year:	1999

Christmas is the seventh album released by the Sons of the San Joaquin. It marks the first independently produced and released Sons recording since 1991's Bound for the Rio Grande. The songs are all Christmas standards. There would not be an original Sons-related Christmas recording until member Lon Hannah's solo album featured a lone Christmas song called "Cowboy Christmas," which was a reworking by Sons associate Bill Thornbury of Percy Faith and Spencer Maxwell's "Christmas Is."

Personnel

Sons of the San Joaquin

• Jack Hannah
• Joe Hannah
• Lon Hannah

Additional personnel

• Kip Lewis - drums
• Darrell Devaurs - piano
• John Lauffenburger - bass
• Eddie Gordon - harmonica
• Ray Appleton - harmonica
• Mike Dana - acoustic guitar, Tacoma papoose, orchestral arrangements
• Dennis Mack - acoustic guitar, Tacoma papoose, accordion
• Lon Hannah - acoustic guitar, Tacoma papoose
• Richard Chon - fiddle
• FAT City Strings - strings
• FAT City Brass - brass
• Ron Catalano - clarinet

Production

• Sons of the San Joaquin - executive producers
• Jeff Hall - executive producer, producer, engineer
• Lon Hannah - producer
• Vince Warner - engineer
• WagonMaster - photography
• Ed. Kesterson - cover design

Notes

• Songwriting credits are as printed on the CD insert. In some cases, these credits may be incorrect. For example, Martin Luther is listed as coauthor of "Away in a Manger." According to the song's Wikipedia entry, this is a "fable." Please refer to each song's individual Wikipedia entry for more detailed information, including proper songwriting attribution.

External links

• Official site