The Christmas Album (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)

The Christmas Album is the 1997 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. This album reached 93 on the US Country charts.

The Christmas Album
Studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Released	1997
Genre	Country, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass
Length	35:49
Label	Rising Tide
Producer	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Acoustic (1994) The Christmas Album (1997) Bang, Bang, Bang (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

1. "Colorado Christmas" (Steve Goodman) – 3:39
2. "We Three Kings" (John Henry Hopkins Jr., traditional arrangement) – 3:02
3. "Christmas Dinner" (Ernest Ford) – 2:12
4. "One Christmas Tree" (Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna) – 4:06
5. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr, traditional arrangement) – 3:54
6. "This Christmas Morning" (Bob Carpenter) – 3:40
7. "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, traditional arrangement) – 2:55
8. "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" (Edmund Sears, Arthur Sullivan, Richard Storrs Willis, traditional arrangement) – 3:16
9. "Love Has Brought Him Here" (Bob Carpenter, Tom Kell) – 3:04
10. "Little Drummer Boy" (Harry Simeone, Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati, traditional arrangement) – 3:04
11. "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont, traditional arrangement) – 2:57

Personnel

• Jeff Hanna – vocals, guitar
• Jim Ibbotson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass
• Jimmie Fadden – drums, harmonica
• Bob Carpenter – vocals, keyboards

With

• Chris Engleman – electric bass
• Gary Lunn – electric bass

Special Guest Musicians

• Alison Krauss – vocals on "Colorado Christmas", fiddle on "We Three Kings"
• John McEuen – 5-string banjo on "Colorado Christmas" and "We Three Kings", mandolin on "Colorado Christmas"
• Richie Furay – vocals on "One Christmas Tree" and "This Christmas Morning"
• Vassar Clements – fiddle on "Christmas Dinner"

Production

• Producer – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

References

All information from album liner notes unless otherwise noted.