Brad Paisley Christmas
| Brad Paisley Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album by Brad Paisley | ||||
| Released | October 10, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Christmas-country | |||
| Length | 45:41 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Producer | Frank Rogers | |||
| Brad Paisley chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |  [1] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
Brad Paisley Christmas is the first Christmas album, released in 2006, by American country music artist Brad Paisley. His first album of Christmas music, it features a mix of traditional Christmas songs and newly written songs. The track "Born on Christmas Day" was written by Paisley when he was thirteen years old, and the recording features elements from a recording Paisley made of the song in 1985. Also included is a cover of Buck Owens' "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Dick Smith | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" | Buck Owens, Don Rich | 4:14 |
| 3. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Away in a Manger" | James R. Murray, Dr. John McFarland | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Penguin, James Penguin" | Brad Paisley, Frank Rogers | 3:18 |
| 6. | "364 Days to Go" | Paisley, Kevin Marcy | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Jingle Bells" (instrumental) | Traditional | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Silent Night" | Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Born on Christmas Day" | Paisley | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Silver Bells" | Ray Evans, Jay Livingston | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday" (featuring the Kung Pao Buckaroos) | Paisley, Rogers | 5:23 |
| 12. | "Little Jimmy Dickens Outtake" (hidden track) | 0:34 | |
Total length: |
45:41 | ||
Credits
- Brad Paisley - lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Jim "Moose" Brown - organ, keyboards
- Randle Currie - steel guitar
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Little Jimmy Dickens - vocals on "Little Jimmy Dickens Outtake"
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt - bass guitar, upright bass
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- Mike Johnson - Dobro, steel guitar
- Manny Rogers - background vocals
- Ben Sesar - drums
- Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Justin Williamson - fiddle
Additional credits
- Bill Anderson, George Jones, Little Jimmy Dickens - The "Kung Pao Buckaroos" on "Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday"
- Nashville String Machine - string section, conducted by John Hobbs
- Erica Haines Cantrell, Addie Davis, Thomas Griffith, Shannon Love Hartt, Allison Smith - Children's Chorus, under direction of Sarah Valley
Chart performance
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 47 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums | 2 |
References
- ↑ Coleman, Kathy. "Brad Paisley - Brad Paisley Christmas". About.com. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Brad Paisley Christmas - Brad Paisley". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (December 1, 2006). "Got a Creche on You". Entertainment Weekly (909). Retrieved July 3, 2013.
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