The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (album) explained
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show is a soundtrack album by American country singer Kacey Musgraves, released on November 28, 2019 by MCA Nashville. The album accompanies the Prime Video special of the same name, and is Musgraves' second Christmas album, following 2016's A Very Kacey Christmas.
Reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that the album "builds upon the retro charms of A Very Kacey Christmas, replicating its affectionately tongue-in-cheek blend of old-fashioned show biz corn and seasonal warmth". "Glittery" was praised as a highlight, with Ellen Johnson of Paste calling it "a new romantic holiday staple à la Ella Fitzgerald’s recording of "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm," or a much less problematic version of "Baby It's Cold Outside."[1]
Track listing
All songs produced by Ben Winston, Emma Conway, Fulwell 73 Productions, Jason Owen, Kacey Musgraves, and Kyle Ryan.[2]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal[2]
Vocals
Musicians
- Crystal Brooke Alforque — violin
- Emily Cohavi — violin
- Matt Endahl — piano
- John Estes — upright bass
- Adam Keafer — vocal bass
- Timothy McKay — baritone saxophone
- Scott Quintana — drums, bells, conga, percussion, triangle
- Brett Resnick — pedal steel
- Kyle Ryan — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon-string guitar, ukulele, piano, toy piano, bells, glockenspiel, mellotron, tambourine, vibraphone
- Nat Smith — cello, mellotron, celesta, tenor guitar
- Kristin Weber — violin
- Kai Welch — trumpet, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, mellotron, moog bass, organ
- Leah Zeger — violin
Technical
- Mike Abbott — recording engineer
- David Ives — mastering engineer
- Gena Johnson — recording engineer, mixing
- Rachael Moore — assistant recording engineer
- Kyle Ryan — recording engineer, mixing
- Darrell Thorp — mixing
Charts
Year-end charts
Release history
Notes and References
- Web site: The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show Is Holiday Camp Done Right. Johnson. Ellen. Paste. December 2, 2019. November 4, 2020. October 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022220929/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kacey-musgraves/kacey-musgraves-christmas-special-review/. live.
- Web site: Credits / The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show / Kacey Musgraves. Tidal. November 4, 2020. October 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020032530/https://listen.tidal.com/oldBrowser.html. live.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 13, 2021.
- Web site: The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (CD). Amazon. November 4, 2020. October 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020032452/https://www.amazon.com/Kacey-Musgraves-Christmas-Show/dp/B08FP3SMWZ/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1604527310&sr=1-2. live.