Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas
Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas is the first holiday album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The album includes versions of traditional and popular Christmas songs, along with two older country Christmas songs, Willie Nelson's "Pretty Paper" and Eddy Arnold's "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S". It also includes two original songs, "Country Christmas", and "Christmas Long Ago".
Track listing
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" – 3:06
- "White Christmas" – 3:19
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" – 1:52
- "Silver Bells" – 3:09
- "Silent Night" – 2:20
- "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S" – 2:49
- "Please Come Home for Christmas" – 2:33
- "Pretty Paper" – 2:48
- "Country Christmas" – 2:35
- "Christmas Long Ago" – 3:09
- "What Child Is This? " – 3:07
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- George Binkley III – violin
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Roy Christensen – cello
- Al DeLory – piano
- Conni Ellisor – violin
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar, mandolin
- Carl Gorodetzky – violin
- Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass
- Ted Madsen – violin
- Randy McCormick – piano
- Dennis Molchan – violin
- Craig Nelson – upright bass
- Louis Dean Nunley – background vocals
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin
- Tom Robb – bass guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Pamela Sixfin – violin
- Ricky Van Shelton – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Gary Vanosdale – violin
- Kristin Wilkinson – violin
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Curtis Young – background vocals
- Additional background vocals by "5th Avenue".