You Just Gotta Love Christmas

You Just Gotta Love Christmas is the eighth and final solo album by former Chicago member Peter Cetera, and his only Christmas album. This album featured some artwork by Cetera's youngest daughter Senna, and his oldest daughter Claire performs with him on "Blue Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland". Alison Krauss performs with Cetera on "Deck the Halls". In a 2017 article, writer David White listed the album among his list of sixteen "essential classic rock Christmas albums."

Track listing

"Let It Snow" – 2:59
"Christmas Song" – 3:36
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" – 3:10
"Blue Christmas" – 3:19
"Deck The Halls" – 3:10
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" – 2:40
"You Just Gotta Love Christmas" – 3:17
"Jingle Bells" – 3:36
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" – 3:01
"Winter Wonderland" – 2:57
"Something that Santa Claus Left Behind" – 3:56
"Alone for the Holidays" – 3:58

Personnel

Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass
Tony Harrell – keyboards, programming
Tom Bukovac – guitars
Bruce Gaitsch – guitars
Kenny Greenberg – guitars
B. James Lowry – guitars
Jerry McPherson – guitars
Mike Brignardello – bass
Craig Nelson – bass
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
Glenn Worf – bass
Greg Morrow – drums, additional programming
Eric Darken – percussion
Jack Gavin – congas
Kirk "JellyRoll" Johnson – harmonica
Jim Horn – saxophones, sax solos
Chris Dunn – trombone
Ben Strano – trombone, trumpet solos
Steve Herrman – trumpet
John Mock – pipes, buron, penny whistle
Chris Carmichael – strings
Claire Cetera – backing vocals on "Blue Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland"
Alison Krauss – backing vocals on "Deck The Halls"

Production

Produced, Written and Arranged by Peter Cetera and Tony Harrell.
Recorded and Mixed at The Hum Depot.
Recording Engineer – Ben Strano
Additional Engineering – Chuck Bracco and Scott Velasco
Mixed by Joe Hardy
Mastered by Mark Chevalier and Jim Demain at Yes Master.
Package Art and Design – Vickey Hanson
Inside Artwork – Senna Cetera