A Travis Tritt Christmas: Loving Time of the Year

A Travis Tritt Christmas: Loving Time of the Year
Studio album by Travis Tritt
Released	September 29, 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Country
Length	40:15
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Gregg Brown
Travis Tritt chronology
T-R-O-U-B-L-E (1992) A Travis Tritt Christmas: Loving Time of the Year (1992) Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

A Travis Tritt Christmas: Loving Time of the Year is the first Christmas music album by American country music singer Travis Tritt. It was released September 29, 1992 via Warner Bros. Records. The album includes a mix of traditional songs, cover songs and new material.

Content

This album includes three covers of country Christmas songs. "Christmas in My Hometown" was originally recorded by Sonny James on his 1966 album My Christmas Dream. "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" and "All I Want for Christmas Dear Is You" were both recorded by Buck Owens on his 1965 album Christmas with Buck Owens and His Buckaroos. "Loving Time of the Year" and "Christmas Just Ain't Christmas Without You" are the only new tracks on this album.

Track listing

1. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) – 2:50
2. "Christmas in My Hometown" (Sonny James, John Skye) – 2:43
3. "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" (Buck Owens, Don Rich) – 2:28
4. "All I Want for Christmas Dear Is You" (Owens, Rich) – 3:04
5. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 4:55
6. "Loving Time of the Year" (Travis Tritt) – 4:06
7. "Christmas Just Ain't Christmas Without You" (Johnny Neel) – 4:33
8. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Johnny Marks) – 4:10
9. "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 5:18
10. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 6:05

Personnel

• Sam Bacco - bells, bell tree, cymbals, finger cymbals, orchestra bells, sleigh bells, tambourine, wind gong
• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
• Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar, slide guitar
• John Cowan - background vocals
• Terry Crisp - dobro, steel guitar, baritone steel guitar
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle
• John Jorgenson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, slide guitar, soloist
• Billy Livsey - clavinet, Fender Rhodes, harmonium, melodica, Hammond organ, vox organ
• Dana McVicker - background vocals
• Mark O'Connor - fiddle
• Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
• Jimmy Joe Ruggiere - harmonica
• Travis Tritt - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Steve Turner - drums
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Reggie Young - electric guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	23
U.S. Billboard 200	75
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums	17

References

1. A Travis Tritt Christmas: Loving Time of the Year at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Travis Tritt". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-23.