A Paul Brandt Christmas: Shall I Play for You?

A Paul Brandt Christmas: Shall I Play for You?
Studio album by Paul Brandt
Released	November 17, 1998
Genre	Country
Length	34:43
Label	Reprise
Producer	Josh Leo
Paul Brandt chronology
Outside the Frame (1997) A Paul Brandt Christmas: Shall I Play for You? (1998) That's the Truth (1999)

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A Paul Brandt Christmas: Shall I Play for You? is the first Christmas album by Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt. While some of the tracks are covers of traditional songs, others are covers of more modern Christmas material. "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy", a duet with Terri Clark, is a cover of the Buck Owens song, and "Run Run Rudolph" is a cover of the Johnny Marks song. Additionally, "Six Tons of Toys" is a cover of a Dave Dudley song, which itself is a rewrite of Dudley's signature song "Six Days on the Road".

Track listing

1. "Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) – 4:10
2. "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" (Buck Owens, Don Rich) – 2:15
   • with Terri Clark
3. "What Child Is This" (William Chatterton Dix) – 5:01
   • with Union Station
4. "Run Run Rudolph" (Marvin Brodie, Johnny Marks) – 2:53
   • with Kim Richey
5. "A Star Is Born" (Paul Brandt) – 3:29
6. "The Way in a Manger" (Paul Brandt) – 3:54
   • with Union Station
7. "Jingle Bells" (J.S. Pierpont) – 2:58
8. "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:30
9. "Six Tons of Toys" (Dave Dudley) – 3:09
10. "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) – 3:34

Personnel

• Barry Bales - upright bass on "What Child Is This" and "The Way in a Manger"
• Paul Brandt - lead vocals
• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
• Terri Clark - vocals on "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy"
• Rodney Covington - background vocals
• Juniata Edwards - background vocals
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• John Hobbs - keyboards
• Yvonne Hodges - background vocals
• Pamela Holman - background vocals
• Jeff King - electric guitar
• Alison Krauss - vocals on "What Child Is This" and "The Way in a Manger"
• Josh Leo - electric guitar
• Gayle Mayes - background vocals
• Greg Morrow - drums
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Larry Neal - background vocals
• Robin Neal - background vocals
• Kim Richey - vocals on "Run Run Rudolph"
• Steve Rosen - keyboards
• Demetria Slayden - background vocals
• Duawne Starling - background vocals
• Adam Steffey - mandolin on "What Child Is This" and "The Way in a Manger"
• Dan Tyminski - acoustic guitar and background vocals on "What Child Is This" and "The Way in a Manger"
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
• John Willis - acoustic guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Albums	27

External links

• allmusic.com