Country christmas cd in Country Music

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"Classic Country Christmas (Time/Life)" (09/23/2003) Country Various Artists, Time/Life MusicIncludes liner notes by Charles McCardell. This is part of Time Life's "Classic Country" series. This collection easily lives up to its name by featuring a stellar lineup of musicians performing time-honored holiday songs. Tammy Wynette sets the mood with a gorgeous rendition of "White Christmas," followed by Elvis Presley's signature take on "Blue Christmas." Dolly Parton sings achingly of a "Hard Candy Christmas," while Willie Nelson contributes his own classic tune, "Pretty Paper." Willie's dear friend Johnny Cash lends his unmistakable baritone voice to an excellent 1959 version of "The Little Drummer Boy," in which the Man in Black leaves the "a-rum-pa-pa-pum" refrain to his back-up singers. Elsewhere, Emmylou Harris saunters through "Christmas Time's A-Comin'," and Buck Owens offers up his humorous "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy." Although many of these recordings were made before 1980, country of the late '80s and early '90s is represented by artists such as Randy Travis, Dwight Yoakam, and the Judds.

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"Country Christmas Volume 2" (03/14/2006) Country Various Artists, Collectables Records

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"A Country Superstar Christmas 3" (10/03/2000) Country Various Artists, Hip-O RecordsThe selections on A COUNTRY SUPERSTAR CHRISTMAS III are like a pile of presents under the Christmas tree; you won't know which to open first. Typical of the fare on offer is George Strait taking a humorous look at a culinary aspect of the holidays on "Christmas Cookies," while Chely Wright's version of "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!" nods to the '60s countrypolitan sound. If not for the gentle two-step beat added to the classic pop orchestration of "I'll Be Home for Christmas," Martina McBride might be taken for a '50s crooner, whereas Randy Travis's take on the old Willie Nelson tune "Pretty Paper" is pure country through and through. With its mixture of Latin-tinged percussion and moody pop, Alecia Elliott's "What Child is This?" ventures farther from the country tradition than any other track on the album. Sammy Kershaw and Toby Keith's contributions add some honky tonk roadhouse flavor to this compilation, before things end on a reverent note via Reba McEntire's unadorned recording of "Silent Night."

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"Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters: All-Star Country Christmas" (09/21/2004) Country Various Artists, Hip-O Records

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"Billboard Greatest Country Christmas Hits" (10/02/1990) Country Various Artists, Rhino Records (USA)Also available as part of the BILLBOARD CHRISTMAS FOUR-PACK! and BILLBOARD CHRISTMAS FIVE-PACK! box sets. Includes liner notes by Joel Whitburn. Digitally remastered by Bill Inglot and Ken Perry.

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"16 Biggest Hits: Country Christmas Vol. 2" (10/12/2004) Country Various Artists, Legacy RecordingsLiner Note Author: John Morthland.

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"All-Star Country Christmas" (10/05/1999) Country Various Artists, Hip-O Records

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"Country Christmas (EMI/Capitol Special Markets)" (n/a) Country Various Artists, Emi-capitol Special Market

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"Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters" (09/21/2004) Country McEntire, Reba, MCA Nashville

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"Country Christmas (Madacy Christian)" (07/19/2005) Country Various Artists, Madacy Christian

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"A Very Country Christmas" (09/01/2003) Country Various Artists, Alliance Entertainment Special Prod

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"A Country Superstar Christmas 2" (10/06/1998) Country Various Artists, Hip-O Records

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"Christmas" (09/11/1993) Country Oak Ridge Boys (The), Universal Special Products

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"Christmas Truck Stop" (10/03/2000) Country Dudley, Dave, Music MillPersonnel include: Dave Dudley (vocals); Harold Bradley (guitar); Hal Rugg (steel guitar); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Bobby Dyson (bass guitar); Jim Isbell (drums).

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"Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters" (09/21/2004) Country Lee, Brenda, MCA Nashville

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"Music of Your Life: Country Christmas" (2005) Country Various Artists, BCI Eclipse Records

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"Christmas Country Classics (BCI)" (09/01/2004) Country Various Artists, BCI Music (Brentwood Communication)Performers include: Waylon Jennings, Glenn Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Bill Anderson.

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"Shimmy Down the Chimney" (10/12/2004) Country Various Artists, Capitol/EMI RecordsThough there are hundreds of holiday albums to suit just about every conceivable musical taste, country's trademark embrace of hearth, home, and old-time religion has always made it particularly well suited to Christmas records. SHIMMY DOWN THE CHIMNEY is no exception, as it collects a particularly warm and fuzzy selection of down-home chestnuts from the Capitol Records Nashville catalog. Acts from several different decades are showcased here, from crossover superstar Glen Campbell, who contributes a soothing "I'll Be Home for Christmas," complete with orchestral backing, to bluegrass diva Alison Krauss, who here goes the modern-pop route with the funkified title track. Shedaisy delivers a super-slick dance-floor-ready "Deck the Halls," while Willie Nelson checks in with his melancholy 1979 classic "Pretty Paper." A compilation that touches on an extremely wide variety of country holiday music, SHIMMY DOWN THE CHIMNEY is one of those rare Christmas discs that provides something for the whole family.

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"Merry Christmas to All" (10/07/2003) Country Daniels, Charlie, Audium Entertainment

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"Christmas With Eddy Arnold" (09/01/2005) Country Arnold, Eddy, BMG Special ProductsRecorded at RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio, Nashville. All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.

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"Christmas Grass: A Celebration of Christmas, Bluegrass Style" (10/07/2003) Country Various Artists, Audium Entertainment

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"Bluegrass & White Snow" (10/29/2002) Country Loveless, Patty, Epic (USA)Personnel includes: Patty Loveless, Ricky Skaggs, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Trisha Yearwood, Rebeccca Lynn Howard, Jim Horn, Rob Ickes, Stuart Duncan. Having returned to her childhood musical roots with 2001's MOUNTAIN SOUL, Patty Loveless continues in that vein and gives this journey a holiday twist with the warm embrace of BLUEGRASS & WHITE SNOW: A MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS. Infused with plenty of trilling mandolin, fiddle, and dobro, with nary a drum or electric guitar in sight, this is the kind of collection that's tailor-made for an evening in front of the fireplace trimming the tree. Aided by producer/hubby Emory Gordy Jr., Loveless tucks into a mix of covers and originals steeped more in the religious aspects of the holidays. Among the more familiar songs featured are a stripped-down "Silent Night," a virtually a capella duet of "Joy To The World" with Jon Randall, and a Celtic-flavored "Little Drummer Boy" (with Rebecca Lynn Howard). Other highlights include a chiming instrumental "Carol of the Bells" spearheaded by the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble and the folksy "Christmas Time's A Comin'" ringing with the background vocals of Carmella Ramsey and Tim Hensley. Serving as a perfect complement to this Tex Logan chestnut are Loveless's own chugging twangfest "Christmas Day At My House" and the rich title track gilded by the puzzle-piece harmonies of Ricky Skaggs and Dolly Parton.