The Christmas Album (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)

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Released 1997 Artist Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Label Rising Tide Records		Producer Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Release date 1997

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The Christmas Album is the 1997 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (a.k.a. The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles. This album reached 93 on the US Country charts.

Track listing

"Colorado Christmas" (Steve Goodman) - 3:39
"We Three Kings" (Trad Arr) - 3:00
"Christmas Dinner" (Ernest Ford) - 2:12
"One Christmas Tree" (Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna) - 4:04
"Silent Night" (Trad Arr) - 3:53
"This Christmas Morning" (Bob Carpenter) - 3:39
"Silver Bells" (Trad Arr) - 2:54
"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (Trad Arr) - 3:15
"Love Has Brought Him Here" (Bob Carpenter, Tom Kell) - 3:03
"Little Drummer Boy" (Trad Arr) - 3:04
"Jingle Bells" (Trad Arr) - 2:57

Personnel

Jeff Hanna - Vocals, Guitars

Jim Ibbotson - Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Bass

Jimmie Fadden - Drum, Harmonica

Bob Carpenter - Vocals, Keyboards

With

Chris Engleman - Electric Bass

Gary Lunn - Electric Bass

Special Guest

Alison Krauss - Vocals on "Colorado Christmas", Fiddle "We Three Kings"

John McEuen - 5-String Banjo on "Colorado Christmas" & "We Three Kings", Mandolin "Colorado Christmas"

Richie Furay - Vocals on "One Christmas" & "This Christmas Morning"

Vassar Clements - Fiddle on "Christmas Dinner"

Production

Producer - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Discography

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band discography

Songs

1Colorado Christmas3:39
2We Three Kings3:01
3Christmas Dinner2:13

References

The Christmas Album (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album) Wikipedia

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