Now That’s What I Call a Country Christmas

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Winter Wonderland
Darius Rucker2:36
2Away 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)
Brad Paisley24:44
3Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Julianne Hough3:49
4Joy to the World
producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist) and George Strait
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)
George Strait32:28
5Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Lady Antebellum3:30
6I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Brooks & Dunn2:37
7Run Run Rudolph
recording of:
Run Rudolph Run
writer:
Marvin Brodie (songwriter, known for “Run Rudolph Run”) and Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Campbell Connelly, Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1958)
Luke Bryan2:52
8The First Noel
Josh Turner4:21
9Santa Baby
producer:
Blake Chancey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 2007)
Kellie Pickler3:25
10It’s Christmas
Trace Adkins3:16
11Go Tell It on the Mountain
cover recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
lyricist:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work, Jr.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Little Big Town3:46
12The Man With the Bag
recording of:
(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man With the Bag
writer:
Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley and Irving Taylor
publisher:
Morley Music Corp.
Lee Ann Womack2:28
13Christmases When You Were Mine
recording engineer:
Chad Carlson
additional engineer:
Phil Schullo
assistant engineer:
Kyle Ford
producer and mixer:
Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Taylor Swift (in 2008)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Big Machine Records, LLC (not for release label use; please use “Big Machine Records” instead) (in 2007, in 2008, in 2009, in 2010), Big Machine Label Group, LLC (not for release label use) (in 2008, in 2019) and Apollo A‐1 LLC (in 2019)
recorded at:
Quad Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Warner Bros Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Christmases When You Were Mine
writer:
Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter), Liz Rose and Taylor Swift
publisher:
Ole Cake Taker Music, Pain in the Art Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Taylor Swift Music (publisher)
Taylor Swift43:02
14Silver Bells
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer), Kenny Chesney and Norris “Norro” Wilson
cover recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Kenny Chesney24:03
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 30), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 35), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 37)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Gene Autry3.53:06
2Blue Christmas
producer:
Chuck Ainlay
vocals:
Martina McBride
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of “Blue Christmas”)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
Elvis Presley feat. Martina McBride12:27
3Jingle Bells
cover recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Merle Haggard22:19
4O 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 Gill4:05
5Shimmy Down the Chimney (Fill Up My Stocking)
Alison Krauss4:20
6Up on the Housetop
recording of:
Up on the House Top (Christmas song)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin R. Hanby (in 1864)
Reba McEntire22:04
7O Holy Night
Glen Campbell3:53
8What 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 Tucker4:03
9Christmas 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)
Alabama33:37
10Rockin’ 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 Lee42:03
11Kentucky Homemade Christmas
recording of:
Kentucky Homemade Christmas
writer:
Bill Caswell and Kin Vassy (singer and songwriter)
Kenny Rogers4:11
12Hard 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 Parton4.53:35
13A Christmas to Remember
Amy Grant44:15
14Silent Night
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
Johnny Cash2:01
15Holly Jolly Christmas
lead vocals:
Burl Ives
chorus master:
Owen Bradley
instruments arranger:
Owen Bradley
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 12), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 15), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 24), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 40), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 71), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 89) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 94)
recording of:
A Holly Jolly Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Audiam Publishing, Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (in 1964)
Burl Ives42:14

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Release

ASIN:US: B002KREVCY [info]

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part of:NOW That’s What I Call… (USA compilations outside the main numbered series) (order: 16)
Wikidata:Q7065813 [info]