Christmas (Alabama album)

1985 album by the American band, Alabama

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Christmas

Studio album by

Alabama

Released| September 1985 (1985-09)
Recorded| 1982 (Track 10), 1985 (Other Tracks)
Genre| Country
Length| 37:09
Label| RCA Nashville
Producer| Harold Shedd and Alabama
Alabama chronology
| 40-Hour Week
(1985)  | Christmas
(1985)  | Greatest Hits
(1985)

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Singles from  Alabama Christmas

1. "Christmas in Dixie"
Released: December 6, 1982

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Christmas is the first Christmas album by country band Alabama. The album was released on RCA Nashville in 1985. It was certified double platinum for shipment of 2 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 11, 1996.[2] Since 1991 when SoundScan started to collate sales data, 515,300 copies have been sold in the United States.[3]

The album is Alabama's first Christmas album and includes one of their more popular holiday songs, 1982's "Christmas in Dixie," which charted on two of Billboard magazine's music popularity charts in six different calendar years.[4] "Christmas in Dixie" peaked at No. 35 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart in January 1983, and also reached No. 3 on Billboard's special, year-end, weekly Christmas Singles chart in December 1983.[4]

## Track listing

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1. "Santa Claus (I Still Believe In You)" (John Jarrard, Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, Greg Fowler, Linda Gentry) – 4:07
2. "Joseph and Mary's Boy" (Don Cook, Keith Whitley) – 4:06
3. "Happy Holidays" (Ronnie Rogers, Swain Schaefer) – 3:18
4. "Christmas Memories" (Becky Hobbs, John Greenebaum, Randy Albright) – 3:21
5. "Tonight Is Christmas" (Keith Worsham, Stan Munsey Jr., Don Matthews, Steve Baccus) – 4:19
6. "Thistlehair The Christmas Bear" (Donny Lowery) – 4:06
7. "Tennessee Christmas" (Gary Chapman, Amy Grant) – 3:40
8. "A Candle In The Window" (Susan Longacre, Walt Aldridge, Gary Baker) – 3:51
9. "Homecoming Christmas" (Rogers) – 3:52
10. "Christmas in Dixie" (Mark Herndon, Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry) – 3:37

## Personnel

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### Alabama

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* Randy Owen \- lead vocals, electric guitar
* Jeff Cook \- electric guitar, background vocals, lead vocals (9)
* Teddy Gentry \- bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals (5)

Mark Herndon, Alabama's drummer, does not play on this album.

### Additional Musicians

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* Eddie Bayers\- drums
* Kenny Bell- acoustic guitar
* David Briggs\- keyboards
* Shane Keister- synthesizer, Fairlight
* Farrell Morris- percussion
* Larry Paxton- bass guitar
* Brent Rowan\- electric guitar

Strings performed by the "A" Strings, arranged by Bergen White.

## Chart performance

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Chart (1985)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums  | 8
U.S. Billboard 200  | 75

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[2] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Christmas at AllMusic
2. ^ a b "American album certifications – Alabama – Alabama Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America.
3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
4. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Christmas in the Charts (1920–2004). Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 17\. ISBN 0-89820-161-6.

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Alabama

* Randy Owen
* Jeff Cook

Studio albums|

* Wild Country (1976)
* Deuces Wild (1977)
* Alabama Band No. 3 (1979)
* My Home's in Alabama (1980)
* Feels So Right (1981)
* Mountain Music (1982)
* The Closer You Get... (1983)
* Roll On (1984)
* 40-Hour Week (1985)
* The Touch (1986)
* Just Us (1987)
* Southern Star (1989)
* Pass It On Down (1990)
* American Pride (1992)
* Cheap Seats (1993)
* In Pictures (1995)
* Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997)
* Twentieth Century (1999)
* When It All Goes South (2001)
* Alabama & Friends (2013)
* Southern Drawl (2015)

Holiday albums|

* Christmas (1985)
* Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994)
* Christmas Vol. II (1996)
* Christmas Collection (2006)

Gospel albums|

* Songs of Inspiration (2006)
* Songs of Inspiration II (2007)
* Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites (2014)

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits (1986)
* Alabama Live (1988)
* Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991)
* Gonna Have a Party...Live (1993)
* For Our Fans (1993)
* Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994)
* Super Hits (1996)
* Born Country (1997)
* Super Hits II (1998)
* The Essential Alabama (1998)
* For the Record (1998)
* Legendary (2002)
* In the Mood: The Love Songs (2003)
* The American Farewell Tour (2003)
* The Ultimate Alabama (2004)
* The Essential (2005)
* Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006)
* 16 Biggest Hits (2007)
* Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (2008)
* Mountain Music: The Best of Alabama (2009)
* Setlist: The Very Best of Alabama Live (2010)
* Country: Alabama (2013)
* The Classic Christmas Album (2013)
* Alabama & Friends: At the Ryman (2014)

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* Awards and nominations
* One on One

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