Christmas Time's A-Comin' Explained

"Christmas Time's A-Comin'" is a popular bluegrass Christmas standard song written by Bell Labs engineer Benjamin "Tex" Logan.

Originally recorded by Bill Monroe in 1951, the song was covered in 1994 by American country music singer Sammy Kershaw on his album of the same name, charting in 1995 and 1998 on the Billboard country charts, respectively reaching #50 and #53 those years.

Covers

The song has also been recorded by (among others):

• Johnny Cash, The Johnny Cash Family Christmas, 1972
• Emmylou Harris, Light of the Stable, 1979
• Raffi, Raffi's Christmas Album, 1983
• Patty Loveless, , 2002
• Rhonda Vincent, Beautiful Star: A Christmas Collection, 2006
• Peter Rowan, Sugar Plums: Holiday Treats From Sugar Hill, 1993 (compilation album only?)
• Sammy Kershaw, Christmas Time's A-Comin', 1994
• Diamond Rio, , 2007
• Charlie Daniels with The Grascals, , 2009
• The Oak Ridge Boys, Christmas Time's A-Coming, 2012
• The Waltons cast, A Walton's Christmas: Together Again, 1999
• Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, "Christmas Time's A-Comin'", 1987 (single release)