So Country Christmas 2016

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Driving Home for Christmas
cover recording of:
Driving Home for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Lee Kernaghan4:10
2I'll Be Home for Christmas
Joe Nichols2:06
3Candy Cane Christmas
Darius Rucker13:23
4Santa's Coming Over to Your House
producer:
Kix Brooks, Greg Droman (American producer, mixing and audio engineer) and Ronnie Dunn (American country music singer-songwriter and record producer)
recording of:
Santa's Coming Over to Your House
writer:
Kix Brooks and Don Cook (US country producer/songwriter)
Brooks & Dunn2:33
5Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart
LeAnn Rimes3:24
6All I Want for Christmas is a Real Good Tan
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer), Kenny Chesney and Norris “Norro” Wilson
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan
lyricist and composer:
Paul Overstreet (country singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Scarlet Moon Music Inc
Kenny Chesney4.54:38
7Away in a Manger
recording of:
Away in a Manger (Mueller variation)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Carl Mueller and James Ramsey Murray (in 1885)
cover recording of:
Away in a Manger (Mueller variation)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Carl Mueller and James Ramsey Murray (in 1885)
Reba McEntire12:26
8O Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist) and Michael Omartian
background vocals:
Steve Amerson, Morgan Ames, Amick Byram, Alvin Chea, Donna Davidson, Edie Lehmann-Boddicker, Ian Freebairn‐Smith, Debbie Hall (Vocalist), Sandie Hall, Walt Harrah, Terry Harriton, Ron Hicklin, Bob Joyce, Melissa Mackay, Gene Merlino, Bobbi Page, Don Shelton (clarinetist, flutist, alto saxophonist and jazz vocalist), Sally Stevens, Mervyn Warren, John West (singer, backing vocalist, voice actor, TV personality based in California) and Ann White
conductor:
Patrick Williams (composer, arranger)
arranger:
Patrick Williams (composer, arranger)
vocals arranger:
Gene Puerling (American vocalist and vocal arranger)
cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Gene Puerling)
arrangement of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
Vince Gill4:10
9Christmas is for Children
Glen Campbell3:21
10Pretty Paper
producer:
Chet Atkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
recording of:
Pretty Paper (on 1964-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020) and Tree Publishing Inc.
Willie Nelson3.52:25
11Mele Kalikimaka
cover recording of:
Mele Kalikimaka
lyricist and composer:
Robert Alex Anderson (in 1949)
publisher:
Lichelle Music Company, Lovely Hula Hands Music LLC, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Jake Owen2:54
12Blue Christmas
Tyler Farr2:29
13Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1958-10-19)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 13), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 19), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 33), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 60), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 67), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 70), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 80), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 92) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell, D. Davis & Co. Pty Ltd, EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited and St. Nicholas Music
Brenda Lee42:05
14If We Make It Through December
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 14)
recording of:
If We Make It Through December
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Merle Haggard42:43
15O Come All Ye Faithful
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Sara Evans34:49
16Silent Night
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Lee Ann Womack2:30
17Mr. Christmas
Joe Diffie3:15
18A Joyful Noise
Jo Dee Messina3:49
19Santa Man
Jasmine Rae3:18
20Mary's Boy Child
cover recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Tommy Emmanuel3:17
21Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Adam Harvey2:19
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hard Candy Christmas
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1982)
cover recording of:
Hard Candy Christmas
lyricist, writer and composer:
Carol Hall (musical theatre songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Dolly Parton4.53:38
2Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
engineer:
Thorne Nogar
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1957-09-06)
double bass:
Bill Black (US bassist/leader for Elvis/Bill Black's Combo) (on 1957-09-06)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (on 1957-09-06)
electric guitar:
Scotty Moore (American guitarist and recording engineer) (on 1957-09-06)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (on 1957-09-06)
background vocals:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group) (on 1957-09-06) and Millie Kirkham (on 1957-09-06)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-09-06)
cover recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (on 1957-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
Elvis Presley3.51:55
3The First Noel
Josh Turner4:26
4The Christmas Song
Trace Adkins3:24
5Kentucky Homemade Christmas
recording of:
Kentucky Homemade Christmas
writer:
Bill Caswell and Kin Vassy (singer and songwriter)
Kenny Rogers4:16
6All My Love for Christmas
Lonestar2:21
7Santa Claus is Back in Town
The Mavericks3:19
8Santa Baby
producer:
Blake Chancey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 2007)
Kellie Pickler3:28
9Country Christmas
recording of:
Country Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn2:08
10Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Martina McBride21:47
11Holly Jolly Christmas
Burl Ives2:17
12Joy to the World
cover recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
Tammy Wynette2:16
13The Little Drummer Boy
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1963) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Johnny Cash52:34
14What Child is This?
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
Tanya Tucker4:07
15Merry Christmas from the Family
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 2007)
Montgomery Gentry4:04
16Christmas in Dixie
engineer:
Gene Rice
recorded at and mixed at:
Music Mill in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Christmas in Dixie (in 1982-07)
writer:
Jeff Cook (US country vocalist/guitarist/fiddler, member of Alabama), Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon and Randy Owen
publisher:
Maypop Music (in 1982)
Alabama33:35
17Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
Mickey Guyton3:10
18We Call It Christmas
recording of:
We Call It Christmas (Keb' Mo')
composer:
Keb’ Mo’ and Jenny Yates
Keb’ Mo’3:39
19Christmas in the Country
Sara Storer3:30
20Christmas Time
Kasey Chambers3:04