Christmas (The Oak Ridge Boys album)

Christmas
Christmas
Studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys
Released	September 23, 1982
Genre	Country, religious
Label	MCA
Producer	Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Singles from Christmas
	"Thank God for Kids"; Released: November 20, 1982;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	^[1]

Christmas is a holiday album released via MCA Records by The Oak Ridge Boys in 1982. It yielded one single in "Thank God for Kids", which hit number three on the Hot Country Songs charts.^[2]

Track listing

"Jesus Is Born Today (It Is His Birthday)"
"Christmas Is Paintin' the Town"
"Christmas Carol"
"Silver Bells"
"Santa's Song"
"White Christmas"
"Happy Christmas Eve"
"Thank God for Kids"
"Silent Night"
"Little One"
"Mary Christmas"
"Oh Holy Night"

Personnel

Group members

Other musicians

Jimmy Capps - acoustic guitar
Gene Chrisman - drums
Ferrell Morris - percussion
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Ron Oates - keyboards
Cindy Reynolds - harp
Billy Sanford - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Jack Williams - bass guitar
Reggie Young - electric guitar

Backing vocals

Dee Allen
Jamie Allen
Monica Boulanger
Jamie Burris
Melissa Burris
Julie Horne
Desiree Ladd
Teri Martin
Dale Miller
Mindy Miller
Robbie Mitchell
Ginger Morgan
Christopher Sterban
Tara Slate
Ginna Tarbutton

Horns

Billy Puett
Bobby Taylor
Don Sheffield
George Tidwell
Rex Peer
Roger Bissell

Strings

George Binkley III
John David Boyle
Marvin D. Chantry
Roy Christensen
Virginia Christensen
Margaret Estill
Lawrence Evans Harvin
Pauli Ewing
Daniel Furth
Carl Gorodetzky
Lennie Haight
Phyllis E. Hiltz
Rebecca Lynch
Dennis W. Malchan
Craig Nelson
Walter Schwede
Harris Shilakowsky
Garry Vanosdale
Pamela Vanosdale

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	9
U.S. Billboard 200	73

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country
1982	"Thank God for Kids"	3	24

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Christmas". Allmusic. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Christmas". Allmusic. Retrieved August 16, 2022.

[whitburn-2] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

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Duane Allen William Lee Golden Richard Sterban Ben James Joe Bonsall Steve Sanders
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Other albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Greatest Hits 3
Notable singles	"Y'all Come Back Saloon" "You're the One" "I'll Be True to You" "Cryin' Again" "Come On In" "Sail Away" "Dream On" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Trying to Love Two Women" "Heart of Mine" "Beautiful You" "Elvira" "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" "Bobbie Sue" "So Fine" "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Thank God for Kids" "American Made" "Love Song" "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" "Everyday" "Make My Life with You" "Little Things" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" "Juliet" "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" "This Crazy Love" "Time In" "True Heart" "Gonna Take a Lot of River" "Bridges and Walls" "Beyond Those Years" "An American Family" "No Matter How High" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" "Lucky Moon" "Change My Mind" "Seven Nation Army"
Guest singles	"Same Ole Me" (with George Jones) "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell) "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall) "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)
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