Mr. Christmas (Joe Diffie album)

For the Wiltshire, UK, man who celebrates Christmas every day, see Andy Park (Mr. Christmas).

Mr. Christmas
Studio album by
Joe Diffie
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1995
Genre
Length40:01
LabelEpic
Producer
Joe Diffie chronology
Third Rock from the Sun
(1994) 		Mr. Christmas
(1995) 		Life's So Funny
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Mr. Christmas is the first Christmas album and fifth studio album by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released on September 19, 1995, through Epic Records. The song "Leroy the Redneck Reindeer" was released as a single, peaking at #33 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts that year. Otherwise, the album features a mix of traditional Christmas music and newly penned songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mr. Christmas"
3:14
2."The Christmas Song"
4:23
3."Leroy the Redneck Reindeer"
  • Diffie
  • Stacey Slate
  • Steve Pippin
3:17
4."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
3:51
5."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
2:46
6."Wrap Me in Your Love"
  • Slate
  • Wyatt Easterling
3:14
7."All Because of a Baby Boy"
  • Slate
  • Easterling
3:27
8."Silent Night"
2:58
9."Praise and Alleluia to the Savior"
  • Diffie
  • Bogan
3:47
10."Magazine Angels"
  • Raymond C. Davis Jr.
  • Gene Pistilli
4:01
11."O Holy Night"
4:58
Total length:40:01

Personnel

Credits listed from AllMusic.[2]

Vocals
  • Danny Bailey – background vocals
  • Lea Jane Berinati – background vocals
  • Lee Bogan – background vocals
  • Joe Diffie – lead vocals, background vocalist
  • Janie Fricke – background vocals
  • Ricky Skaggs – guest vocals
  • Larry Keith – background vocals
Musicians
Production
  • Mike Bradley – engineer, mixing
  • Madeline Bridges – director
  • Mark Capps – engineer
  • Joe Diffie – arranger, audio production, producer
  • Caroline Greyshock – photography
  • Marilyn Shadinger – director
  • Johnny Slate – arranger, audio production, producer

Chart performance

Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 24
U.S. Billboard 200 129
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums 32

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r229321
  2. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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